World War 2

Urbana High School Library

World War II

Books & eBooks from UHS Library

Books in Print

• Destiny Catalog – UHS Library has a strong collection of books on WWII – don’t forget to search our Destiny Catalog.

Digital Reference eBooks

• Gale Virtual Reference Library Type in search terms related to your topic.

• World War II Reference Library (from the Gale Virtual Reference Library).

• American Home Front in World War II (from the Gale Virtual Reference Library).

• American Decades 1940-49 (from the Gale Virtual Reference Library).

• American Decades – Primary Sources – 1940-49 (from the Gale Virtual Reference Library).

• The Forties in America A 3 volume full-text reference set covering all aspects of life and culture of the 1920s in the US [the print edition is in the library].

Individual eBooks [print edition is in the library]

• The Great Depression and WWII – A handbook to life in the US from 1929 to 1949.

Web Sites & Digital Resources

Good War War II Links

• eLibrary WW II page  – eLibrary is a subscription database that the school pays for.  This is good overview of WWII and has some excellent sections on key battles  of WWII. 

• Digital History: World War II – A rich and varied resource from the University of Houston.

• PBS The War – Recommended sites – PBS lists various websites covering different WWII related topics.

• WWII resources – Extensive online resources from the National Archives. Also from the National Archives is this great collection of WWII propaganda posters.