The site uses thumbnail photos to highlight some articles and sections. Users can easily locate the different sections of site from the menu buttons and hyperlinks. Within most sections is an additional navigational menu. The articles are divided into categories covering eyewitness accounts, great battles and others. The archive is updated weekly so the number of articles found at the site will grow quickly.
Articles are also cross-referenced and can be found from the index or via the search engine.
By choosing a topic from the index, users will see a brief introduction to the article and have the option of reading the full text online. In addition to archived material, the site also updates its selected features weekly. These showcase the most recent additions to the site and coincide with the most recent issues of the magazines featured at the site. This is a great resource for history teachers. It could also supplement current events and social studies classes.