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International Conflicts and Wars

The information in this guide brings together the works that relate to international conflicts and wars involving multiple countries. Please see the American History Wars guide for information on how America was involved in these and other conflicts.

 

Reference Books

General Sources

  • Encyclopedia of World History: War. 2008. 2 volumes. Reference 355.003 G13W
    With over 400 entries, this set covers wars all through history from ancient times to present. Includes 300+ images, a chronology, and maps.
  • Regional guide to international conflict and management from 1945 to 2003. 2004. Ref 909.82 B45r
  • Dictionary of wars. 1986. Ref904.7 K79d
  • Dictionary of battles. 1981. Ref 904.7 H21h

 

World War I

  • Encyclopedia of World War I: A Political, social, and military history. 5 volumes. 2005. Ref 940.3 W927w
  • Chronicle of the First World War. 2 volumes. 1990. Ref 940.3 G78c
  • The Dictionary of the First World War. 1995. Ref 940.3 P82d

 

World War II

  • Encyclopedia of World War II: A Political, social, and military history. 5 volumes. 2005. Ref 940.53 E564e
  • The Encyclopedia of the Third Reich. 1997. Ref 943.086 E56e
  • The Encyclopedia of Jewish life before and during the Holocaust. 3 volumes. 2001. Ref 940.5318 En19S
  • Encyclopedia of the Holocaust. 4 volumes. 1995. Ref 940.5318 E56e
  • The Holocaust encyclopedia. 2001. Ref 940.5318 H741
    An impressive one-volume alphabetical collection of essays on all things regarding the Holocaust. Authoritative authors, including academics, Jews and non-Jews, as well as eyewitnesses contribute to the broad scope and state of the art research of this work.
  • The Pictorial history of the Holocaust. 1990. Ref 940.5318 P58A
  • World War II in the Pacific: An Encyclopedia. 2001. Ref 940.5425 W927w
  • The Pacific war encyclopedia. 2 volumes. 1998. Ref 940.54 D92p
  • World War II: America at war, 1941-1945. 1991. Ref 940.53 P77w
  • Biographical dictionary of World War II. 1996. Ref 940.53 B66b

 

Cold War

  • The Cold War. 2 volumes. 2001. Ref 909.82 C688c
  • Encyclopedia of the Cold War. 1994. Ref 909.82 A73e

 

Korean War

  • The Korean War: An Encyclopedia. 1995. Ref 951.904 K84k

 

Vietnam War

  • Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War: A Political, social, and military history. 3 volumes. 1998. Ref 959.7 E56en

 

Perisan Gulf / Middle East Conflict

  • Encyclopedia of the Persian Gulf War. 1995. Ref 956.8044 G98e
  • Encyclopedia of the Arab-Israeli conflict: A Political, social, and military history. 3 volumes. 2008. Ref 956.9405 En19A
  • Encyclopedia of the Palestine problem. 2 volumes. 1991. Ref 956.94 N14

 

American Wars

Please see the American History guide for more information on America's wars.

  • Political history of America's wars. 2007. Main Collection 355.00973 Ax22p
    This could well be "the first reference work to explore the legislative, social, and policy aspects of America's major wars, rebellions, and insurrections. This new volume weaves together important primary source documents, informative biographies, and in-depth essays to provide coverage of the political antecedents, events, and consequences of America's wars, from the American Revolution to Operation Iraqi Freedom."

 

Finding Books in our Library

Search the Online Catalog for specific aspects of World War I - causes, effects, moral aspects, battles, etc. Terms to keep in mind (or to use to get started):

  • history AND "world War I" as subject keywords (choose from drop-down box next to boxes where you type in these terms; see picture below) or as keywords (the default option)

OR

  • "world war, 1939-1945" as subject keyword (choose from drop-down box next to boxes where you type in these terms)
  • Add this limit: Format=Book (drop-down) OR choose a Collection from the drop-down menu on the Bottom Right (i.e., Main, Reference, Electronic Books, etc.)
  • Also, keep in mind other names for wars: The Great War, the War to end all wars, etc.


The library has a variety of e-books, many related to history, which you can read online. If you find a book that interests you, click on the "Check for Copies" link (it will have the call number displayed--click there) this will let you know if it's on the shelf or currently checked out.

If it is an E-book, you should have the option to click link, which will open a new window and allow you to view the book.

You can look for the L.C. Subject links within an individual book's record. If you click on one that seems relevant, such as "World War, 1914-1918 -- United States." or as "World War, 1939-1945.," it will create a new search of only those titles in our collection with the exact same subject heading.

If you'd like to find books and other resources that we do not have in our library, use WorldCat, a combined catalog for thousands of libraries around the world.

 

eBooks

ACLS Humanities E-Book Collection
This collection is specifically focused on History and Geography. All books you find through this search are readable online. We have a link to this from the Library's Databases page, in addition to right here.

 

Journals (electronic)

(The library has access to a number of history journals - search the List of Journals, Magazines and Newspapers using term "history" and browse through those journal titles.)

 

Databases (finding articles)

 

Web Resources

Here are some sample web sites from the plethora of sources out there on the web.  To find more reliable web sites on any of the wars, search Google using your terms and add "site:.edu". The Site: part will dictate that only educational sites can appear in the results, this brings up digital archives and other multimedia (and plain text) sites that universities have developed.

World War I

  • World War I: Trenches on the Web
    Provides maps, details, narratives, photo archives, media files, biographies, etc. about World War I. Also has a reading list of over 100 titles related to the War, statistics, casualty rates, and other things.
  • First World War Index
    This site, created in the UK, is an excellent source for a variety of information and documents related to World War I. Near the bottom of the page is a list of other web sites that could be useful.
  • PBS's The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century
    A companion to the PBS show, the site features maps and battle sections, dramatized audio files of letters and documents from the war, streaming archival video footage filmed during the war, and interviews with historians about the impact the Great War is having still. Well-designed and easy to use, this site has a lot to offer.
  • BBC's World War I
    To get a British perspective on the War to end all Wars, the BBC has created this portal to a number of other online resources, essays, documents, etc. Very interesting and informative.

World War II

  • World War II Timeline
    An excellently presented site with maps, documents, timelines, biographies, and more regarding the second World War. Has an extensive and impressive bibliography of works related to the topic, as well, and links divided up by subject.
  • World War II: Documents from the Avalon Project of Yale University
    If you're in need of primary documents, this site has them digitized and ready for viewing. They are listed by title of document, as well as searchable.
  • World War II from the Internet Modern History Sourcebook of Fordham University
    An impressive collection of documents and other information, divided into sections such as Lead Up to War, War in Europe, War in Asia, and After the War. Also has separate sections on Fascism in Europe, Nazism, and the Holocaust (accessible from the Home page).

Korean War

  • Korean War
    Dedicated to information on the Korean War, this site offers brief descriptions for all countries involved in the war, for special operations, for books on the subject, for aircraft and other aspects of the air war, and a time line of events and operatives.
  • American Radioworks' Korea: The Unfinished War
    To fully grasp the ongoing tensions between the United States and North Korea, it is important to understand the war that ended fifty years ago this summer. John Biewen and Stephen Smith of American RadioWorks examine the often-overlooked war that helped define global politics and American life for the second half of the 20th century. Listen to the hour long radio broadcast or read the entire transcript online.

Vietnam War

  • The Vietnam Project (Texas Tech Univ.)
    This site, dedicated to the education and research of the American expercience in Vietnam, has three main functions: collection and preservation of pertinent source material; education through exhibits, classroom instruction, educational programs, and publications; and encouragement of scholarly research through exchanges, publishing of noteworthy research, symposia, and financial support.
  • The Wars for Viet Nam: 1945-1975 
    This site, developed around the course materials for Robert Brigham's senior seminar on the Viet Nam War at Vassar College, offers students an opportunity to examine some of those sources, including numerous official documents. Brigham was the first American scholar given access to the Vietnamese archives on the war in Hanoi. Included here are his translations of some of the Hanoi documents, offered for examination and study.

 



Other Research Tools

  • Credo Reference
    A conglomeration of specialized dictionaries and encyclopedias that allows you to search for definitions and encyclopedia articles, as well as develop ideas for expanding or refining a research strategy.
  • Oxford Reference Premium Online  
    Oxford University Press produces a number of extremely useful reference materials, many of which they have made available here. You can search by keyword, but you can also choose particular subjects and from there, particular books within which to search. This willl provide you with all sorts of background and broad spectrum information on a particular topic.
  • Biography Resource Center  
    Find background information about people, authors, famous personalities, and others. Search by first or last name. 


Citation Help

One of the least favorite aspects of research papers are the citations, documenting the sources where you gleaned your information. To make that a little easier, the Library offers a few resources.

  • The Citation Style Guide is a place where you can find call numbers for print Style Manuals and Handbooks, as well as online help from several different universities around the States. Check it out and see if it helps!
  • RefWorks
    is a Citation Management program. Fully available online, and linked from the Library's home page, it allows you to keep it all ELECTRONIC. Download your citations from the various databases you're using into RefWorks. This program will create the Works Cited page for you with little effort. In a database, look for the option to EXPORT - that is where you'll find this gem of a program.
  • Automatically Generated Citations can be found in our Library Catalog (to the right of the item on the Results page), as well as in most EBSCO databases (like Academic Search Premier, PsycINFO, Communications and Mass Media Complete, etc.). Most databases either provide an instant citation in a couple of different styles, or they allow Exporting to RefWorks (see above). Ask a Librarian for more help in managing your citations and creating your bibliographies and works cited pages faster.
  • WorldCat.org
    "Cite this item" within individual item record lists the citation in APA, MLA, Chicago and more.
  • The Writing Center is also a solid resource. Available in the Library, this is run by the English department. If you'd like face-to-face help individually with citing or any aspect of writing and editing your paper, the Writing Center is the place to go. For more information, see their page on the Portal, or you can contact them at writingctr@taylor.edu.

 

Created by Lana Wilson, Reference Librarian

Last revised November 04, 2009 - 05:02 AM