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.
http://www.wzo.org.il/en/resources/view.asp?id=84

The Bar Kochba Period
Chapter on the period provides an overview and archeological analysis.
http://www.yahweh.org/publications/sjc/sj26Chap.pdf

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.
http://ancienthistory.about.com/cs/barkochbarevolt/

The Bar-Kokhba Revolt
Article by Shira Schoenberg on the 132-135 C.E. uprising. From the Jewish Virtual Library.
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Judaism/revolt1.html