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American Naval History

Battles and Wars

British Military History

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U.S. & General History

U. S. Marine Corps

U. S. Military History

World War II

Bibliographies identify sources on a subject and can be very helpful and time saving in history research. Always check for bibliographies in the books or articles you use. In addition, listed here are examples of specialized bibliographies which may be useful.

Online Bibliographies

This links to online bibliographies on a variety of topics, including many military campaigns and battles, military leaders, and countries:

Printed Bibliographies

While the ones below are in Reference, many bibliographies are in the general collection and can be checked out.

AMERICAN NAVAL HISTORY BIBLIOGRAPHY SERIES

An author, Myron Smith, has compiled a series of bibliographies on naval history, organized through chronological time periods as follows. This set can be extremely helpful for many naval heritage topics.

**Bibliographies by Myron Smith**
Title	Call Number
American Naval History Bibliography Series Vol. 1: Navies in the American Revolution Vol. 2: The American Navy, 1789-1860 Vol. 3: American Civil War Navies Vol. 4: The American Navy, 1865-1918 Vol. 5: The American Navy, 1918-1941	Ref E182.S575
World War II At Sea: A Bibliography of Sources in English Vol. 1: The European Theater Vol. 2: The Pacific Theater Vol. 3: General Works, Naval Hardware, and the All Hands Chronology	Ref D770.S52 1976
World War II At Sea: A Bibliography of Sources in English, 1974-1989	Ref D770.S53
The United States Navy and Coast Guard, 1946-1983	Ref VA58.4.S65

**BATTLES AND WARS (excluding World War II, listed below)**
Title	Call Number
America and the Indochina Wars, 1945-1990: A Bibliographic Guide	Ref DS550.B78 1992
A Bibliography of the United States Navy and the Conflict in Southeast Asia, 1950-1975	Ref DS557.A6M346 1991
The Inchon Landing, Korea, 1950: An Annotated Bibliography	Ref DS918.2.I5E3 1994
Iraq Wars Bibliography, by Edwin Moise, Clemson University
The Korean War: An Annotated Bibliography	Ref DS918.E36 1998
The Pusan Perimeter, Korea, 1950: An Annotated Bibliography	Ref DS919.E39 1993
The Spanish-American War: An Annotated Bibliography	Ref E715.V46 1990
The Spanish-American War: Historical Overview and Select Bibliography	Ref E725.C73 1998
The United States in the Vietnam War, 1954-1975	Ref DS558.P43 1986
United States Naval Forces in Desert Shield and Desert Storm: A Select Bibliography	Ref DS79.72.B76 1993
Vietnam War Bibliography, by Richard Jensen, University of Illimois
Vietnam War Bibliography, by Edwin Moise, Clemson University
The War of 1812: An Annotated Bibliography	Ref E354.S65 1985
The War of the American Revolution	Ref E208.B55 1984
The Wars in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos, 1945-1982: A Bibliographic Guide	Ref DS557.7.B8 1984
World War I in the Air: A Bibliography and Chronology	Ref D600.S55

**BRITISH MILITARY HISTORY**
Title	Call Number
British Military History (A Supplement to The Guide to the Sources of British Military History)	Ref DA50.H54 suppl
British Naval History Since 1815	Ref DA70.R37 1990
English/British Naval History to 1815	Ref DA 70 .R375 2004
A Guide to the Sources of British Military History	Ref DA50.H54

**SHIPS**
Title	Call Number
Battleships and Battle-cruisers, 1884-1984	Ref V815.S64 1985
U. S. Aircraft Carriers: A Bibliography	Ref V874.3.L69 1986
U. S. Submarines: A Bibliography	Ref V858.L69 1986

**UNITED STATES AND GENERAL HISTORY**
Title	Call Number
American Foreign Relations Since 1600: A Guide to the Literature (2 vols.)	Ref E183.7.G8 2003
American Historical Association’s Guide to Historical Literature (2 vols.)	Ref D20.A55 1995
Books About Early America: 2001 Titles	Ref E188.A495 1989
Revolutionary America, 1763-1789: A Bibliography (2 vols.)	Ref E208.G46 1984
United States History: A Selective Guide to Information Sources	Ref E178.B57 1994

**UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS**
Title	Call Number
An Annotated Bibliography of U. S. Marine Corps History	Ref VE146.C66 1986
Creating a Legend	Ref VE23.M63

**UNITED STATES MILITARY HISTORY**
Title	Call Number
American Military History: A Guide to References and Information Sources	Ref E181.B54 1995
American Naval History: A Guide	Ref E182.C653 2000
A Guide to the Sources of United States Military History (1 vol., plus 4 suppl.)	Ref Z1249.M5G83
Women in the United States Military, 1901-1995: A Research Guide and Annotated Bibliography	Ref UB418.W65F75 1996

**WORLD WAR II**
Title	Call Number
The Battle of Midway: A Bibliography (From the Naval Postgraduate School)	Ref D774.M5 H89 2001
Battles of Coral Sea and Midway, 1942: A Selected Bibliography	Ref D774.C63S5628 1991
The Central Pacific Campaign, 1943-1944: A Bibliography	Ref D767.9.W8C66 1990
Index to Contemporary Articles of the World War II Era, 1939-1949	Ref D 743 .B44 2005
Pearl Harbor, 1941: A Bibliography	Ref D767.92.S65 1991
The War Against Japan, 1941-1945: An Annotated Bibliography	Ref D767.9.S27 1989
World War II and Its Origins: A Select Annotated Bibliography of Books in English	Ref D743.B56
World War II in Asia and the Pacific and the War’s Aftermath with General Themes	Ref D767.W67 1998
World War II in Europe, Africa and the Americas with General Themes	Ref D743.42.W67 1997
World War II: The European and Mediterranean Theaters	Ref D756.S547 1984

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