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Researching Wars
Here are some recommended resources (books and websites) for wars the United States has been involved in.
Use the listed call numbers to locate the items. Books may be on the second floor in the Reference Collection or third floor in the Circulating Collection.
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- Subject Search in Library Catalog: United States -- History, Military
- Call Number Area: E181 (browse shelves online)
Books
America's Military Adversaries: From Colonial Times to the Present by Call Number: REF E181 .F83 2001 (2nd floor)
Black Faces of War: A Legacy of Honor from the American Revolution to Today by Call Number: E185.63 .M67 2011 (3rd floor)
The Enemy in Our Hands: America's Treatment of Enemy Prisoners of War, from the Revolution to the War on Terror by Call Number: UB803 .D689 2010 (3rd floor)
It's My Country Too: Women's Military Stories from the American Revolution to Afghanistan by Call Number: UB418.W65 B448 2017 (3rd floor) & eBook (click title)
A People's History of the U. S. Military: Ordinary Soldiers Reflect on Their Experience of War, from the American Revolution to Afghanistan by Call Number: E181 .B535 2012 (3rd floor) & eBook (click title)
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- Subject Search in Library Catalog: United States -- History -- French and Indian War, 1755-1763
- Call Number Area: E199 (browse shelves online)
Books
Empires at War: The French and Indian War and the Struggle for North America, 1754-1763 by Call Number: E199 .F78 2005 (3rd floor)
The French and Indian War: Deciding the Fate of North America by Call Number: E199 .B67 2006 (3rd floor)
The War That Made America: A Short History of the French and Indian War by Call Number: E199 .A595 2005 (3rd floor)
Websites
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- Subject Search in Library Catalog: United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783
- Call Number Area: E201 - 298 (browse shelves online)
Books
The American Revolution: A Concise History by Call Number: E208 .A425 2011 (3rd floor) & eBook (click title)
Liberty Is Sweet: The Hidden History of the American Revolution by Call Number: E209 .H655 2021 (3rd floor)
Our First Civil War: Patriots and Loyalists in the American Revolution by Call Number: E210 .B736 2021 (3rd floor)
Theaters of the American Revolution: Northern, Middle, Southern, Western, Naval by Call Number: E230 .M37 2017 (3rd floor)
Websites
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- Subject Search in Library Catalog: United States -- History -- War of 1812
- Call Number Area: E351.5 - 364.9 (browse shelves online)
Books
The Rockets' Red Glare: An Illustrated History of the War of 1812 by Call Number: E354 .H525 2011 (3rd floor)
The Weight of Vengeance: The United States, the British Empire, and the War of 1812 by Call Number: E357 .B53 2012 (3rd floor) & eBook (click title)
When Britain Burned the White House: The 1814 Invasion of Washington by Call Number: E356.W3 S66 2014 (3rd floor)
Websites
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- Subject Search in Library Catalog: Mexican War, 1846-1848
- Call Number Area: E401 - 415.2 (browse shelves online)
Books
Eagles and Empire: The United States, Mexico, and the Struggle for a Continent by Call Number: E404 .C55 2009 (3rd floor)
A Wicked War: Polk, Clay, Lincoln, and the 1846 U.S. Invasion of Mexico by Call Number: E404 .G79 2013 (3rd floor)
Websites
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- Subject Search in Library Catalog: Civil War, 1861-1865
- Call Number Area: E461 - 655 (browse shelves online)
Books
The Cause of All Nations: An International History of the American Civil War by Call Number: E469.8 .D69 2015 (3rd floor) & eBook (click title)
How the Slaves Saw the Civil War: Recollections of the War Through the WPA Slave Narratives by Call Number: eBook (click title)
Websites
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- Subject Search in Library Catalog: Spanish-American War, 1898
- Call Number Area: E714 - 735 (browse shelves online)
Books
Diary of a Dirty Little War: The Spanish-American War of 1898 by Call Number: E715 .R75 2000 (3rd floor)
The Spanish-American War: A Documentary History with Commentaries by Call Number: eBook (click title)
Websites
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- Subject Search in Library Catalog: World War, 1914-1918
- Call Number Area: D501 - 680 (browse shelves online)
Books
Websites
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- Subject Search in Library Catalog: World War, 1939-1945
- Call Number Area: D731 - 838 (browse shelves online)
Books
World War II: The Definitive Visual History: From Blitzkrieg to the Atom BombCall Number: D743 .W6753 2009 (3rd floor)
Websites
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- Subject Search in Library Catalog: Korean War, 1950-1953
- Call Number Area: DS918 - 921.8 (browse shelves online)
Books
Websites
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- Subject Search in Library Catalog: Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Call Number Area: DS557 - 559.9 (browse shelves online)
Books
A Vietnam War Reader: A Documentary History From American and Vietnamese Perspectives by Call Number: eBook (click title)
Websites
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- Subject Search in Library Catalog: Persian Gulf War, 1991
- Call Number Area: DS79.72 (browse shelves online)
Books
The Gulf War Chronicles: A Military History of the First War with Iraq by Call Number: DS79.72 .L68 2008
Websites
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- Subject Search in Library Catalog:
- Call Number Area:
- Iraq - DS79.76 (browse shelves online)
- Afghanistan - DS371.4 (browse shelves online)
Books
Afghanistan War: A Documentary and Reference Guide by Call Number: DS371.412 .W33 2018 (3rd floor) & eBook (click title)
Counter Jihad: America's Military Experience in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria by Call Number: E897 .W55 2017 (3rd floor)
