World War
II, 1939-1945
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Here are a few subject headings to
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World War, 1939-1945 |
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World War, 1939-1945—Biography |
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World War, 1939-1945—Aerial operations |
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World War, 1939-1945—Aerial operations, American |
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World War, 1939-1945—Campaigns |
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Atomic bomb |
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Hiroshima-shi (Japan)—History—Bombardment, 1945 |
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Nagasaki-shi (Japan)—History—Bombardment, 1945 |
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Manhattan Project |
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Japanese Americans—Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 |
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Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945 |
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Churchill, Winston, Sir, 1874-1965 |
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Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941 |
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Germany—History, Military—20th century |
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Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) |
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Historical Dictionary of
World War II Intelligence |
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Written by Nigel West |
Scarecrow Press, Lanham, MD, 2008
ISBN: 978-0810858220 |
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no: R 940.5485 WES |
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This book tells the emerging history of intelligence during the
war through a chronology, an introduction, a bibliography, and
hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on secret
agencies, operations, and events. |
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1001 Things Everyone Should
Know About World War II |
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Written by Frank E. Vandiver |
Broadway Books, New York, NY, 2003
ISBN: 978-0767905848 |
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no: R 940.53 VAN |
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Historian Frank Vandiver presents key facts about the war that
defined the twentieth century and shaped the world to this day.
Organized chronologically, this book looks at the war with a
global perspective, covering all the warring nations and
examining not only the crucial battlefields but also the
strategy, the technology, and the cultural forces that
influenced the war. |
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Biographical Dictionary of
World War II |
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Written by Mark M. Boatner III |
Presidio Press, Novato, CA, 1996
ISBN: 978-0891415480 |
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no: R 940.530922 B63b |
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single-volume reference contains authoritative accounts of more
than 1,000 key personalities from the war years arranged
alphabetically from Abdul Illah ibn Ali, the regent of Iraq who
was executed by his own people following the war, to Solly
Zuckerman, the British scientist and adviser on strategic
bombing decisions. |
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Historical Dictionary of
World War II: The War Against Japan |
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Written by Anne Sharp Wells |
The Scarecrow Press, Inc., Lanham,
MD, 1999
ISBN: 978-0810836389 |
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no: R 940.5425 WEL |
See location in Online Catalog |
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book traces the conflict from Japan's seizure of Chinese
territory in 1931, through the onset of war with the Western
Allies in 1941, to the use of atomic weapons by the United
States in 1945. It also addresses the aftermath of the war
including the formation of the United Nations and the American
occupation of Japan. |
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Jane’s Fighting Aircraft of
World War II |
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Written by Frederick Thomas Jane
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Military Press, New York, NY, 1989
ISBN: 978-0517679647 |
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no: R 629.133 J2542 |
See location in Online Catalog |
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edition of the classic encyclopedic reference presents more than
1,000 black-and-white photos, line drawings, and data tables for
the many aircraft that took part in WWII. |
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Jane’s Fighting Ships of
World War II |
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Written by Frederick Thomas Jane |
Military Press, New York, NY, 1989
ISBN: 978-0517679630 |
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no: R 623.825 J2541 |
See location in Online Catalog |
| This
edition of the classic encyclopedic reference presents over
1,000 black-and-white photographs, line drawings, and data
tables for the fighting ships of WWII. |
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Japanese American Internment
During World War II: A History and Reference Guide |
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Written by Wendy Ng |
Greenwood Press, Westport, CT, 2002
ISBN: 978-0313313752 |
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no: R 940.5317 NG |
See location in Online Catalog |
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book provides a one-stop history and reference guide to the
Japanese American internment during World War II. |
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Forty Ways to Look at Winston
Churchill: A Brief Account of a Long Life |
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Written by Gretchen Rubin |
Ballantine Books, New York, NY, 2003
ISBN: 978-0345450470 |
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no: B CHU |
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and writer, genius and crank, rider in the British cavalry’s
last great charge and inventor of the tank, Winston Churchill
led Britain to fight alone against Nazi Germany in the fateful
year of 1940 and set the standard for leading a democracy at
war. |
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Ike: An American Hero |
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Written by Michael Korda |
HarperCollins, New York, NY, 2007
ISBN: 978-0060756659 |
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no: B EIS |
See location in Online Catalog |
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book is a biography of Dwight D. Eisenhower, perhaps the only
American general who could command such a difficult coalition,
and win the respect of not only his own soldiers, but also those
of Great Britain and France, and lead them to a triumphant
victory. |
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FDR |
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Written by Jean Edward Smith |
Random House, New York, NY, 2007
ISBN: 978-1400061211 |
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no: B ROO |
See location in Online Catalog |
| Franklin
Delano Roosevelt, more than any other individual, changed the
relationship between the American people and their government.
It was Roosevelt who revolutionized the art of campaigning and
used the burgeoning mass media to garner public support and
allay fears. |
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Adolf Hitler |
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Written by Eileen Heyes |
Millbrook Press, Brookfield, CT,
1994
ISBN: 978-1562943431 |
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no: B HIT |
See location in Online Catalog |
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biography sets the rise and fall of Adolf Hitler against the
backdrop of economic and sociological conditions in Germany
preceding and during World War II. |
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Old Soldiers Never Die: The
Life of Douglas MacArthur |
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Written by Geoffrey Perret |
Random House, New York, NY, 1996
ISBN: 978-0679428824 |
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no: B MAC |
See location in Online Catalog |
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biography is a complete and accurate account of the tumultuous
military career and the failed presidential ambitions of Douglas
MacArthur. |
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General Patton: A Soldier’s
Life |
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Written by Stanley P. Hirshson |
HarperCollins, New York, NY, 2002
ISBN: 978-0060009823 |
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no: B PAT |
See location in Online Catalog |
| Drawing
on archival materials in the US and England, government
documents, family papers, and oral histories, this biography
reveals General George S. Patton as a soldier capable of
military brilliance who may have inspired troops to horrendous
acts. |
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Ernie Pyle's War: America's
Eyewitness to World War II |
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Written by James Tobin |
Free Press, New York, NY, 1997
ISBN: 978-0684836423 |
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no: B PYL |
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| Ernie
Pyle, a World War II journalist, conveyed the triumphs and
tribulations of the common soldier trying to survive a brutal
conflict. From North Africa and Normandy, Anzio and Okinawa --
where he died -- Pyle brought the war home to America. |
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A keyword subject search
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33,402 Full-text References for
"World War II" |
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