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Essential reading and reference for anyone researching a military ancestor, full coverage of websites giving information

About the british armed services Includes websites relevant for researching american, australian and canadian forces here are thousands of websites devoted to all aspects of military history from the Battle of Hastings to the modern Gulf. This unique book helps you find the ones that will help with your research whether you are checking out a soldier ancestor or an airman or researching a naval campaign. It also features sites that are entertaining or controversial. Sections cover the British armed services and their long military history, but the author also describes in detail websites that focus on American, Australian and Canadian forces. A Guide to Military History on the Internet is a companion volume to Pen and Sword's best-selling Trarin~ Your Army Ancestors by the same author.

Simon Fowler is a leading authority on family history and a prolific writer on the subject, particularly on military themes. He is editor of the National Archives' family history magazine Ancestors and a former editor of Family History Monthly. For nearly 20 years he was an archivist at the Public Record Office (now The National Archives). As well as publishing many articles in magazines and journals, he has written several well-known books on family history topics, including Tracing Your First World War Ancestors, Startin~ Out in Local History, The Joy of Family History, Tracing Irish Ancestors, Tracing Scottish Ancestors, Tracing Your Second World War Ancestors and Tracing linir Army Ancestors.