88th LINKS

88th Links

Note: These links are place in no particular order.


Links to Venders

World War Two Reenacting Consumer Guide Consumer Guide that lists and rates WW2 Venders. Very Helpful

At The Front Great source for gear

Pitch-a-Tent A place for WW2 reproduction tentage.

EP Saddlery Has Holster's.

Army Tents Sells Army tentage, some of it WW2 vintage.

National Capital Historical Sales I have talked to this person and he seems very good to deal with. Will be buying some stuff from him.

Bayonet Inc. Another source for gear.

Garcia Aviation

World War Two Impressions Good site, but exspensive.

Militaria-On-line A list of dealers A-Z

Notched Dog Tags for Reenactments World War Two Dog Tags

FAO Radios Website for the FAO Schwartz Handie-Talkie Radios

Army Surplus Warehouse Has all sorts of modern and collectable surplus items

M1940 Dog Tag Chain A reproduction of the early war Dog Tag chains

Military Specialties Inc.

Castle Keep Some US Gear

Lucky Forward Militaria Lots of US stuff

Internationl Military Antiques Has some hard to find gear

Reproduction Paperwork Has repro Paybooks and ID cards amoung other US paperwork. Run by the 13th Infantry Division

What Price Glory Mostly British some US

Stewarts Military Antiques

Historic Reproductions Has early war Ration Reproductions amoung other things

Prairie Flower Leather Co. T-handle shovel parts and some other WW1 gear.

Explosive Reproductions K-ration crates and many other items

Fair Radio World War Two Radio/Phone Equipment

Military Marketplace Basically, mail order militaria

World War Two Ration Technologies Great site for information and kits to make WW2 Rations. Can't wait for there C-ration crate kit!

Hogans Quartermaster Depot WW2 C and Early War K-rations. Lots of other neat goodies too!

Butler Military Videos Sells Infantry Division Historical Videos.

Victrola Repair Service Need parts or needles for that looted Victrola? Go here!

Micheal Perriers Militaria

Ohio Ordnance Works Sells reproduction weapons

Battle Zone Books Has thousands of military history titled books!

Joe Swansons Motion Picture Blanks Inc. Great place for WW2 blanks

Phone: Call between 8a.m.-5p.m. Mon-Fri. 928-757-5851 Fax:928-757-9689

Motion Picture Blanks E-mail Address: E-mail

Vintage Video Sells World War Two US Army Videos

Irac Inc. Replica Machine Guns

Valkyrie Arms Sells reproduction Grease Guns and weapons

AEF Supply WW1 Reenacting Gear, some of which is period correct for WW2 Reenactng

Foxhole Radio Sells Foxhole radio kits

Norman D. Landings Militaria Creater of the impossible-to-find-book Doughboy to GI

Pegasus Productions Mostly British Paperwork, sells WW2 Italian related items.

Military Stencils Stencils, mostly for vehicles.

Go Army Navy Surplus A surplus store that has some WW2 collectables.

Gun Parts Corp The name says it all

Rapco Parts Company Sells World War Two Paints

SM Wholesale Some WW2 apperal

Motion Picture Props Sells props left over from Motion Pictures

Military Collectors Exchange A place where you can find places that sell Military Gear in your area.

Collectors Armoury Sells 1920s-40s Lighters

Phoneix Models Hs various WW2 models for sale plus some life-sized WW2 era grenades

Top Pots A place to buy M1 Helmets and get to ones restored!

Old Guns World War Two Militaria

Omahas Orginal GI Surplus

American Patrol Based in Europe

Sportsman Guide Check out there GI Surplus Catalogue for some great WW2 items!

Spectacle Accoutrements Sells WW2 era glasses, for all you hardcore reenactors!

E-bay One of the best places to look for and buy rare WW2 items. Also a good place to pick up equipment in general.

World War Two Auctions An auction site dedicated to just militaria

Replicas Replicas of some WW2 Weapons

Old Barn Auctions Old Barn Auctions, located in Findlay, Ohio

Schipperfabrik Some WW1 American items.

Deutsch Optis Sells Military Binoculars and some militaria

Blank Guns Blank guns directly from Germany!

Fulton Armory Parts and Pieces for M1 Garands/Carbines

Chestnut Ridge Parts and Pieces for M1 Garands/Carbines

Northridge International World War Two Militaria

War House Trading Post World War Two Militaria; out of the UK

Western Stage Props Blank Ammo/Blank Shotgun Ammo

Moore Militaria Vietnam Militaria; has some WW2 gear for sale.

E-gun Parts Sells Gun parts (for military parts click on US Military )

Ron Germain Ron Germain WW2 Radio Sales

Hamilton Watch This company made the watches for GIs in the war. They have 2 styles that are correct. Click on "Collection", then "Sport."

My typewritter Vintage typewritters

Vintage Sports Shop Vintage Sports Equipment for sale

Sports Artifacts Sports Artifacts for sale


Historical Links

Actual 88th;350th Pictures A site that has actual pictures of the 88th; 350th RCT

Italian Theator Pictures Pictures taken in Italy (some are of the 88th)

Cpt. Roeder's stand About his stand at Battle Mountain. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions.

350th RCT Information More 350th (Battle Mt. Regiment) Info!

Skylighters World War Two Photo Collections

Women Come to the Front Women War Correspondants

Grunts. Net A wonderful source for obtaining all sorts of information on US Military History!

Rat Patrol Radio A WW2 Era net radio station (Live 365)

The Signal Collection A colletion of of Photos of Signal Corps equipment

Seabee Cook A good website that has a load of historical info and pictures of Field Kitchens, and Military Cooking.

World War Two Dog Tag Info Before getting your reproduction dog tags, make sure you go here first!

US Army Quartermaster Museum Lots of info on WW2 here!

Dog Tag info Dog tag info here!

How to Build a Foxhoel Radio Foxhole Radio Info

SPAM in World War Two all about "the meatball that didn't pass a physical"

Big Ordnance A website devoted to "The Big O".

The Jitterbug How to do the "Lindy Hop"

Military Radio Info A VERY good site for info on radios and their make up! Kind of hard to navigate.

Olive-Drab A military Information Source

Military Stove Info Includes an on-line manual on Coleman 530 series of stoves!

How to Build a fox-hole radio Nuff said

Fox-hole radio Info

Pictures of WW2 Equipment Various pictures of a lot of WW2 gear

World War Two Rank All about WW2 Rank

World War two Ration Info All about WW2 Rations

K-Ration History All about K-rations

D-Ration History A very good article From the 29th Infantry Division

1940s Movies All about films during the War Years

Songs in History Songs from Colonial America through the 1960s. Has a songs about World War Two.

Signal Corps Pictures Search through a database of WW2 Pictures

Hard Scrabble Farm A great site with lots of WW2 info

Dog-Faced Reenacting Good site with info on WW2. Has a free k-ration box you can print!

Dans WW2 Equipment Site Good site on WW2 Equipment. *It is still underdevelopment

Radio Equipment Everything you could possible want to know about WW2 Radio Equipment and parts!

World War Two Nomenclature All about that noise.

The Grenade Recognition Manual Website site all about Grenades!

World War Two Combat Medic All about the WW2 Medic

Red Cross Clubmobile Women and the Red Cross

Rifle Sling Info All about rifle sings, including the World War Two Styles.

1940s Condom Package A scanned in Copy of a 1940s Durex condom package. Great for those hardcore types!

Red Cross Museum Has actual 1940s Red Cross instructions on how make GI Red Cross Clothing! Absolutely Free!

Weapon Photos/Information A site that has some WW2 era information and photos

EE-8 Info EE-8A/B Information

Signal Corps Info Good Signal Corps info, got to dig for it.

World War Two Libery List Has scanned in Army Information

Storm Pages A site with WW2 Info. From mortars to TO/E charts, this site has it. Plus German/Russian/Brit/Jap info too!

USS Chiwawa A historical Site about the USS Chiwawa

SMU A collection of World War Two photos, and info.

Cards in World War Two Popular Card Games in the 1940s. (BTW Craps was the Armed Forces #1 game)

Old Time Radio Shows Information about old time radio shows

World War Two Reenactment Videos Reenactment Videos!

The Last Patrol A website about Bring home the USS Oliver Hazard Perry

World War Two Historical Information A website that has a LOAD of various Wrld War Two historical info!

Wilson Sports Historical Information about Wilson Sports. Good information about 1940s sports equipment

GI Jive Connection Information on Dancing

US Army Maps of the Italian Campaign Nuff, said.


WW2 Vehicles Info

Army Jeep Parts A place to get (Duh!) Army Jeep Parts!

Jeep Restoration THE place for info on jeeps and restoring them

Military Radio and Vehicle Locator A site helps you to find radios and vehicles in your area

Military Vehicle Broker and Appraisal Service A place to buy vehicles, based in Ohio

Beach Wood Canvas Canvas and parts for your military or civilan vechicle.


World War Two Organizations

Veteran History Project Trying to collect as much veteran info as possible, not only from WW2 but from Korea, Vietnam and Desert Storm.

WWII Vehicle Museum WW2 Museum located in Hubbard Ohio

Reenactor.Net A very good site that has articles on WW2 and WW2 Reenacting. I suggest you get on the e-mail list.

Tactical Studies Group They put on events in this area.

Pacific Northwest Historical Group

Reenactment News A good site that lists units, vendors and events for all time periods!

88th Infantry Division Association The actual site for the veterans group.

Beyond the Blue Horizon About the 88th in Trieste and TRUST. Good stuff!

100th Infantry Division Association 100th ID Veterans Group. Anyone interested in the 100th ID or WW2 stories should come here!

World War II Vehicle Museum and Learning Center Located in Hubbard, Ohio

Armed Forces Celebration Not really a reenacting unit. Its a webpage about the event.

National Registry of Living Historians A group wanting to get reenactors registared so they are available for movies, events, talks, schools etc.


Veteran Stories

Pvt. Browns Journal at Anzio

A Platoon Leader in Pattons 3rd Army Nothing further needs to be said.

Arnold Brown a shavetail in WW2

Bob Gallaghers WW2 Experiences Stories about being in an anti-aircraft battery in the 3rd Army

A soldiers story C Co. 134th. 35th Infantry Division

World War Two Experiences on the Home Front and the 103rd on the Battlefields Good veteran site with lots of WW2 Info. I suggest you read "Papas War". Its a good first-hand account of the 103rd.

Oral History of a WW2 Veteran A veteran shares his WW2 POW experience.

Bucks War All about the 8th Infantry Divison


World War Two Reenacting Units

88th Infantry Division (Italy) 88th Reenactors actually located in Italy!

4th Armored Division Good group out of Ky. Run the Knob Creek Events. If you wish to belong to the ETO, contact them.

5th Rangers 5th Ranger unit out of KY. They also belong to the ETO. And a great unit to boot!!

90th Infantry Division/ 315th Medical Battalion Out of the Cleveland/Penna, Ohio area.

9th Infantry Division based out of Indiana, check out there Veteran Stories link!

45th Infantry Division

4th Infantry Division; Military Police Platoon All I gotta say is it's about time!

3rd Squad Reenacting unit in Eastern Ohio.

83rd; 329th RCT Reenactors

329th Glider Riders! Out of the Ohio/MI area

C COMPANY 1ST BATTALION 327 GIR 101AB LIVING HISTORY GROUP Airborne Unit out of Indiana.

5th Gebirgsjaeger Division Great Axis Mt. Unit. Out of Ohio

1st Fallschirmjager Division The only re-created axis unit, that the real 88th Infantry Division fought.

10th SS Panzer Division; Frundsberg Axis unit out on the East Coast!

Army Film and Photographic Unit A living History unit dedicated to Film and Photos

1st Canadian Parachute Battalion

90th US Infantry Division A unit from Germany!

29th US ID A unit from "across the pond" in UK

Strictly G.I. Group out of Europe. Pretty good website!


Other Links

These are links that have little or nothing to do with WW2.

Fort Erie Loads of 1812 Reenacting info here!

18th/19th Century Sutler Links A collecion of links related the above mentioned centuries.

Quicken All sorts of information about Stocks and Companies, to help you invest better and smarter!

Business Wire Your one-stop source for news related to business.

USA Radio USA Radio, a very unique Net Radio Station. Lots of interesting shows are aired.

BadMovies. Org! A great site for all your B-grade movie needs!

WW2 Warhammer 40K A World War Two Mod for Warhammer 40k!

Imperial Guard a link to a great site on the best Warhammer 40k army around... THE IMPERIAL GUARD

Games Workshop The one and only place for Warhammer 40k armies and gear!

Glass City Games A place in Toledo, OH were we go to get our 40k stuff. *** No Link Yet!

Internet Movie Database A great place for reviews and info on TONS of movies!

Day of Defeat The site for Day of Defeat. A World War Two Half-life Mod.

Invasion 1944 A World War Two mod for codemasters Operation Flashpoint. Looks like it will be the best WW2 mod out there!

The War of 1812, Fort Meigs Since I also am a War of 1812 Reenactor I figured putting this site up would be ok. The link is for Fort Meigs, located in my hometown, Perrysburg, OH. Currently under construction. Events should will be held in April 2003. The 88th will definitly be attending Muster on the Maumee.

Mr. Farb!

Big Reenactors!

Peter Pan Reenactment The first and only unit who does Peter Pan.

College Humor! Funny stuff for all ya'll college Kids

14th Ohio Local Civil War Reenactment Unit

OHIO VALLEY CIVIL WAR ASSOCIATION Civil War Association for Ohio

Mixed Drinks.Com Get all your Mixed Drink info here. A staple of College life!

Web Tender Another place for Mixed Drink info!

NFL.com The mainpage for the NFL. GO BROWNS!

The Cleveland Browns Homepage The mainpage for the Browns!

The Tampa Bay Bucs Homepage The mainpage for the Bucs!

Folk Music From England, Wales Scotland etc. Good for Impressions.

Arena Football League The mainpage for AFL. Go Fury and Rage!!

Thomas B Fordham Foundation Our has some Education Majors and this website is a good place to get information on teaching.

1980s Arcade Game Online Play your favorite 1980s game online for free!!

Top Ten Silliest Historical Sites in America About historical markers that have no historical base what-so-ever

Fun Flash Games Fun Flash Games!

Civil Defense Museum AWESOME site, devoted to all that cool Civil Defense surplus stuff

Federal Citizen Information Center

Government Guide Government Guide to all sorts of stuff.

Government Liquidation Government Surplus Auction Site

BROCK CENTENARY About the battle of Queenston Heights.

Soundboards A great place for all the sound-bytes of your favorite movie actors!

Popular Sons in US History Mostly 18th adn 19th Century Songs, in a MIDI format.

Doughboys! The American Solider in World War I How can you understand World War Two, if you don't know much about World War One? Go here! Good info on World War one solider.

Company of Military Historians These guys are the cream of the crop and there information is often cited in other books. I'm sure if you look you can find World War related articles.

Center of Military History The website for the government run center. Good place to start. Has very informative books one can buy.

Track of the Wolf A Black Powder/Muzzleloader and Early American sutler

Thunder Ridge Tool Page Same as the above.

Crazy Crow Same as the above.