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Pathfinder: World War I
Scope|Subject Headings|Overview Sources|Circulating Books|Periodicals, Journals & Trade Publications|Videos|Web
Sites
SCOPE: When the U.S. entered the war against Germany on April 2, 1917 they were totally unprepared, but after a whole-hearted effort from businesses as well as Americans they emerged as the most powerful country both economically and politically. The U.S. had attained their goal of making the world safe for democracy. (This Fabulous Century, 1910-1920)
The purpose of this pathfinder is to serve as a guideline for students in locating library resources that will provide an in-depth analysis of the topic.
SUBJECT HEADINGS
Books dealing with World War I are listed in the Baddour Library's on-line catalog under the following subject headings:
There are sources located in the Reference Section of the Baddour Library that give a general overview or summary of the topic you are researching. The following is a list of some of the sources available in the library.
OVERVIEW SOURCES
REF D521.H427 2002 Daily Life During World War I
REF E174.P87 1995 Dictionary of American History
REF E 740.7.E53 1996 Encyclopedia of the United States in the Twentieth Century
REF E 174.094 2001 The Oxford Companion to United States History
REF E 174.R43 1991 The Readers Companion to American History
CIRCULATING BOOKS (located upstairs in the library)
Some representative books from the Circulating Collection are:
Ferrell, Robert H. Woodrow Wilson and World War I, 1917-1921. New York: Harper & Row, 1985.
Morrow, John Howard. The Great War in the Air: Military Aviation from 1909 to 1921. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1993.
Rollins, Peter C. & John E. OConnor. Hollywood's World War I Motion Picture Images. Bowling Green, Ohio: Bowling Green State University Popular Press, 1997.
PERIODICALS, JOURNALS & TRADE PUBLICATIONS
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VIDEOS
WEB
SITES
First World
War.com
http://www.firstworldwar.com/index.htm
An excellent website that includes photographs and film footage of battle sites,
memorials, and cemetaries. Summaries, timelines, and essays on battles, people,
literature, and documents are provided.
The World War I Document Archive
http://www.lib.byu.edu/~rdh/wwi/
From Brigham Young University Libraries this site has an
archive with over 1800 photographs. There are also
primary documents of interest such as diaries,
conventions, medical issues.
Updated
02/08/2007
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