•  www.multied.com/index.html. If you're looking for one site with no-nonsense information on all of America's wars; welcome to History Central: History's Home on the Internet. You can use the drag-down bars to search for the war or time period you are most interested in, but it might be easier to click on the site map header in the column on the left. It will bring up the entire list of offerings at this straightforward text library. You'll find hundreds of articles and essays, beginning with the Revolutionary War and continuing through the days of Desert Storm. (One word of warning; if you haven't turned your pop-up function off, you might want to before you visit here. The ads are plentiful.)

•  www.state.de.us/facts/ushist/revfacts.htm. If you're looking for a comprehensive history of the Revolutionary War, you'll need to visit the site above, use the links recommended at the end of this column, or find a site from another source. I decided to use this "Little Known Facts" page from the state of Delaware as my example from our war of freedom, simply because it absolutely delivers what it claims. Unless you are a serious student of the revolution, or the best Political Trivial Pursuits player ever; I think you'll be surprised by some of the facts you'll learn here. I admit I was.

•  www.worldwar1.com. World War I: Trenches on the Web was improved earlier this year by the addition of a multi-site search facility, accessible throughout its pages. With text offered in French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish as well as English, you get a clue right off the bat they have put some serious work into the attractive and well designed pages. Artwork, illustrations and graphics add interest as do a few of the personal remarks included from Mike Iavarone, who developed and maintains the site.

•  www.euronet.nl/users/wilfried/ww2/ww2.htm. This interesting global look at the powers and the products of the Second World War comes from the Netherlands. Read the introduction for a brief overview of the events leading to the conflict and the participating countries. Then explore the war year by year. The annotated timeline is filled with links to articles, charts, graphics and artwork, all adding to the impressive presentation. (Note: A few of the links are not currently active, but I'd still recommend the site.)

•  www.hist.unt.edu/09w-ame4.htm. Whenever I cover a topic so broad-based and sweeping as this one; I look for a site I can include that offers an extensive (and in the case of controversial subjects hopefully well-rounded) collection of links for anyone with an interest in more than the handful of sites I have room to include. On the topic of American wars, this is such a site. There are hundreds of links, and on those pages more, to bring the total into the thousands, I'm sure. Still, with the site's super organization, finding even specific battles, locations or leaders is a fairly simple process. This is a great reference resource for students and scholars.

Jan Perry is a Kentucky based writer. She welcomes your questions, comments and suggestions at SiteSeer2K@aol.com.