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World War II Resources

Selected resources about World War II

Find primary sources about the European and Pacific Theater in WWII

World War II: Fordham Internet History Sourcebook
Find primary documents on the Internet.
World War II Photos
A collection of WWII photographs that has been put online by the National Archives. These pictures range from pictures of the war, the Holocaust, and the Home Front.
World War II Military Situation Maps
This resource contains maps of troop movements on the European Front. These maps have been digitized as part of the American Memory project from the Library of Congress.
World War II Maps - Perry-Castañeda Map Collection - UT Library Online
This website has a collection of WWII maps from both the Pacific and European Front.

Find secondary sources about the European and Pacific Theater in WWII

National Park Service: World War II Warships in the Pacific
This site by the National Park Service has pictures of different American battleships that fought in WWII.

The Pacific by Hugh Ambrose
Call Number: 940.5426 A496p

ISBN: 045123023X

Publication Date: 2010

A book about Marines that fought in the Pacific Theater of war.
Ivan's War: Life and Death in the Red Army, 1939-1945 by Catherine Merridale
Call Number: 940.54217 M551i

ISBN: 0805074554

Publication Date: 2006

This book documents life in the Soviet Union's army.
The GI War Against Japan: American Soldiers in Asia and the Pacific During World War II by Peter Schrijvers
Call Number: 940.54127 S379g

ISBN: 0814798160

Publication Date: 2002

A book that describes the experience of the American solider fighting in the Pacific during WWII.
Retribution by Max Hastings
Call Number: 940.5425 H258r

ISBN: 0307263517

Publication Date: 2008

A book that describes the last year of WWII on the Pacific Front.
Eisenhower by P. G. Boyle
Call Number: **ebook**

ISBN: 9781317888710

Publication Date: 2015

This is a 2 volume biography written about Dwight D. Eisenhower who was the a general in United States Army during WWII, and President of the United States in the 1950's.
Patton by Alan Axelrod
Call Number: 355.0092 A969p

ISBN: 1403971390

Publication Date: 2006

This is a biography written about George S. Patton Jr. who was the a general in United States Army during WWII.
Old Soldiers Never Die by Geoffrey Perret
Call Number: 355.0092 P455o

ISBN: 155850723X

Publication Date: 1997

This is a biography written about Douglas MacArthur who was the a general in United States Army during WWII.

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