Whitaker Library: World War II Resources: Find sources about World War II

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Encyclopedia of World War II: a Political, Social and Military History by Spencer C. Tucker (Editor); Priscilla Mary Roberts (Editor)
Call Number: Reference 940.5303 E56
ISBN: 1576079996
Publication Date: 2004
Use this encyclopedia to pick a topic and get background information for your research paper.

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Veterans History Project
Listen to WWII veterans tell their story.
The Veterans History Project contains oral history from veterans who served in wars from WWI- Present.
German History in Documents and Images (1500- Present)
Subjects: Primary Documents, History, Religion

Defining Documents in American History: World War II by Salem Press (Editor)
Call Number: 940.53 W919
ISBN: 9781619257375
Publication Date: 2015
Reporting World War II by Library of America Staff; Samuel Hynes (Compiled by); Anne Matthews (Compiled by); Nancy Caldwell Sorel (Compiled by); Roger J. Spiller (Compiled by)
Call Number: 071.3 R425
ISBN: 9781883011048
Publication Date: 1995
Days of Decision: Wartime Editorials from the New York Times by edited by Charles Merz
Call Number: 940.53 D275
Publication Date: 1941
Editorial pieces about WWII that appeared in the New York Times during the late 1930's and early 1940's.
New Yorker Book of War Pieces
Call Number: 940.53 N532
Publication Date: 1947
Articles about WWII originally published in the New Yorker, Sept. 1939-Aug. 1946

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British Pathé
This website has video footage from 1896 to the 1970s.