Historical Primary Sources: Military History

Included in the web archive are U.S. government and foreign government sites as well as sites of public policy and political advocacy groups, educational organizations, religious organizations, support groups for military personnel, anti-war groups, plus some sites for children, and selected news sources.

Documents on the 2003 invasion of Iraq, providing historical background on U.S. policy debates over Iraq dating to the Clinton administration; internal records that detail the Bush administration's decision-making leading to Operation Iraqi Freedom, including the controversial use of false intelligence to justify military action; materials that flesh out the campaign to build domestic and international support for the operation; and documentation covering the first 18 months of U.S.-led occupation.