World War II

At school or in a public library, begin by using the Computer Catalog (Lemon Bay's OPAC)
to do a Subject Search using the following

Search Terms -
World War, 1939-1945
Narrow your search by adding specific terms. For example:
World War, 1939-1945 -- Medical Care
World War, 1939-1945 -- Economic Aspects
World War, 1939-1945 -- Jews
Names of Individuals (ex. Eisenhower, Roosevelt, Stalin, deGaulle, Tojo, Churchill)

Call Numbers for Books on this subject are usually
940.53 OR 940.54
See Also: Biographies

General Encyclopedias are a good starting place to get basic, background information about a subject. Use the Index (usually the last volume) to locate your subject.
The following sets of encyclopedias are available in our media center:

  • The World Book Encyclopedia
  • Encyclopedia Britannica
  • Compton's Encyclopedia

    • Print Resources - Circulating Books:
    The Bombing of Pearl Harbor - 940.54 RIC
    Prelude to War - 940.53 ELS
    The Oxford Companion to World War II - 940.53 OXF
    Great Battles of World War II - 940.54 MAC
    The Air War in Europe - 940.54 BAI
    Roosevelt and Churchill, 1939-1941 - 940.53 LAS
    World War II: Opposing Viewpoints - 940.54 WOR
    The Holocaust - 940.5 HOL

    Print Resources - Reference Books:
    New Grolier Encyclopedia of World War II - REF 940.54 NEW
    Page One: The Front Page History of World War II, as presented in the New York Times - REF 940.53 FRO
    The 20th Century: An Illustrated History of Our Lives and Times - REF 909.82 TWE
    20th Century America, Vol.3 - REF 973.921
    America in the 20th Century, Vol. 5 - REF 973.9 AME
    Lands and People - REF 910.22 LAN

    Online Databases -
    If you plan on accessing these sites from home,
    be sure to ask the media specialists for the password-you'll need it!
    Grolier Multimedia Online
    eLibrary

    Websites -

    A Brief History of the U.S. Army in World War II - http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/brochures/brief/overview.htm
    World War Two - http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/WW2.htm
    Great Depression and World War II - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/features/timeline/depwwii/wwarii/wwarii.html
    Women's Army Corp - http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/brochures/wac/wac.htm
    World War II: The War Against Japan - http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/AMH/AMH/AMH-23.html
    World War II: The War Against Germany and Italy - http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/AMH/AMH/AMH-22.html
    Second World War Encyclopedia - Biographies - http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/2WWpoliticians.htm
    Iwo Jima: The Full Story - http://www.weathersdesign.com/iwojima.htm

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