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Second Jewish Revolt - Bar Kochba - Information on the second Jewish revolt, also known as the Bar Kochba Revolt after the epithet of the Jewish leader opposing Hadrian.
A Revolt The story of Bar Kochba - a hero or a fool? - Few characters are as enigmatic as Simon Bar Cosiba better known as Shimon bar Kochba. Some call him a hero who, despite the desperate situation, tried to unite the Jewish people and overthrow the oppression of Rome. Others believe he was an egomaniac with almost Messianic illusions of grandeur.
History: Jewish Bar Kochba Revolt - Essay on the second century revolt against the Romans.
The Bar-Kokhba Revolt - Article by Shira Schoenberg on the 132-135 C.E. uprising. From the Jewish Virtual Library.
The Bar Kochba Period - Chapter on the period provides an overview and archeological analysis.

Bar Kokhba - Bar Kokhba (, Son of Kokhba) (also Bar Kochba, Bar Kochva, Bar Cochva) is a name of Simon bar Kokhba, the leader of the Bar Kokhba's revolt, the second (sometimes counted as the third) of the Jewish-Roman Wars.
Simon bar Kokhba - Simon bar Kokhba (Hebrew: שמעון בר כוכבא, also transliterated as Bar Kokhbva or Bar Kochba) was the Jewish leader who led what is known as Bar Kokhba's revolt against the Roman Empire in 132 CE, establishing an independent Jewish state of Israel which he ruled for three years as Nasi ("prince," or "president"). His state was conquered ...
Cave of Letters - The Cave of Letters is a cave located in the Dead Sea area that contained one of the largest caches of ancient documents and personal correspondence ever discovered in the land of Israel. Discovered in 1960 by Israeli archaeologist Yigal Yadin, the cave contained letters from Bar Kochba, leader of the Third Jewish Revolt, as well as other documents from that period.
Betar (fortress) - Betar was the last standing Jewish fortress in the Bar Kochba revolt of the 2nd century AD, destroyed by the Roman army on Tisha B'av.