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Military & Wartime History (Teaching with Historic Places)

Teaching with Historic Places (TwHP) uses historic places in National Parks and in the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places to enliven history, social studies, geography, civics, and other subjects. TwHP has created a variety of products and activities that help teachers bring historic places into the classroom.

Here you’ll find place-based educational resources relating to military and wartime history. Discover more resources at the Teaching with Historic Places homepage.

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  • Illustration of revolutionary war era men in uniform shaking hands
    Revolutionary War

    Lessons related to the military history of the Revolutionary War

  • Overhead photograph of star shaped fort
    War of 1812 Era

    Lessons related to military history of the War of 1812 and other military actions of the era.

  • Civil War era cannon on green lawn in front of a two story white house surrounded by trees
    Civil War

    Lessons related to the military history of the Civil War

  • Grey scale photograph of ships in a ship yard
    World War I

    Lessons related to the military history of World War I

  • Black and white photograph of an early airplane
    World War II

    Lessons related to the military history of World War II

  • grey scale photograph of a launch control center under construction
    Cold War Era

    Lessons related to the military history of the Cold War Era

  • Photograph from above of the fort built into a cliff side above water
    Non-War Military History

    Lessons related to the military history of the US not related to a major war.

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Last updated: May 16, 2023