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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

By category > http://www.famouspeople.co.uk/

Famous last words > www.corsinet.com

Famous people of the 20th Century > 1900s

Transport

Cars > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automobile

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/

Norwegian weapons > http://www.geocities.com/norskevaapen/

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

Timelines > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_timelines

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

Search for plants > http://www.ntbg.org/plants/choose_a_plant.php

Animals

National Geographic > http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/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