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All good fiction is well researched. So we have gathered together some websites that could be of help when you are trying to work out how far it is from Glasgow to Leningrad or what gun your 1920s private detective is most likely to be using.
 
This is a work in progress so if you know of a particularly useful site, please do let us know via the contact form.  
 
 
People 
Famous last words > www.corsinet.com
Famous people of the 20th Century > 1900s
 
 
Transport

History of steam engines > www.about.com
Modern aeroplanes database > http://www.planepictures.net/
Uboats and submarines > http://www.uboat.net/
 
 
 
Weapons 

Weapons and ammunition > http://gunstribune.com/
Pictures and details > http://www.armory.net/index.cfm
 
 

Geography

Distances to and from major cities > http://fact.is/howfar/
Google maps and satellite photos > http://maps.google.co.uk/
Cultures and customs http://www.countryreports.org/ 

History 

BBC website's history section > http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/
Specific dates in history > http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/
For anyone setting their novel or other work in the 1960's > www.sixtiescity.com
 
 
Food 

Origins of foods > http://www.foodtimeline.org/
 
 
 
 
 
Plants 

Tropical plant database > http://www.rain-tree.com/plistbot.htm
 
 
 
 
Animals

 
 
 
 
 
*There is also a dedicated web forum where you can swap research expertise. Just join the Writers Circle and go here > http://www.mywriterscircle.com/index.php?topic=8649.0