What is the historical connection, if any, between the Phoenicians and the Philistines (of the Old Testament)?

You might start here Phoenician Encyclopedia: A Bequest Unearthed, Phoenicia and the Phoenicians, Punic, Canaanites -- Encyclopedia Phoeniciana although like most web sites you need to cross check the data to make sure you are not being led astray.

Also see , say, Philistines in the Bible

In general Google, Yahoo etc. the subject. Also check out the local library's encyclopeadia.