HIS231L World War II Research Guide

From the Bletchley Park Trust

These recordings are powerful personal accounts of the Holocaust from Jewish survivors living in Britain. This collection contains interviews from two oral history projects, the "Living Memory of the Jewish Community" and the "Holocaust Survivors' Centre Interviews".

Primary source materials on the World War II incarceration of Japanese Americans

Provides digital access to text, images, audios, and videos.

From the "History of Germany" section of EuroDocs. Provides access to text, images, audios, etc. Includes a copy of Schindler's list.

History through the eyes of those who lived it

Search for photos, film, art, documents, artifacts, audios, and books

IWM is unique in its coverage of conflicts, especially those involving Britain and the Commonwealth, from the First World War to the present day. Provides for the study and understanding of the history of modern war and 'wartime experience'. Regarded as essential sights of London, Cambridgeshire, and Greater Manchester.

Example of content: After the Day of Infamy: "Man on the Street" Interviews Following the Attach on Pearl Harbor

This project collects, preserves, and makes accessible the personal accounts of American war veterans so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand the realities of war. Look for the entries with the link "View Digital Collection".

Oral histories

From the government's national archive for England, Wales, and the United Kingdom.

Narrow search by topics such as "Home Front", "Royal Air Force and Other Air Services", or view an alphabetical list of Research Guides such as "Royal Air Force Combat Reports 1939-1945". FYI--Narrow your search by "Show Only Guides with All Records Online".

Browse digital collections of oral histories; and photos of Europe, the home front, an army nurse in the Pacific, the 5th army in Italy, naval battles, Normandy, etc.

Issued by various U.S. government agencies, these posters represent the government's effort, through art, illustration, and photographs, to pull the American people together in a time of adversity for the country and its population.

Examples: "State of Deception: The Power of Nazi Propaganda", "Deadly Medicine: Creating the Master Race", and "Life in Shadows: Hidden Children and the Holocaust"

Text, photos, and audio recordings on the topics: "1939-1941", "Pearl Harbor", "Europe & D-Day", "Home Front", "Pacific Theater" and "Post-War World". From the UMKC University Libraries and the Truman Presidential Museum and Library.

This project was established at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) in 1998. Documents the contributions of women in the military and related service organizations since World War I. Includes photographs, letters, diaries, scrapbooks, oral histories, military patches and insignia, uniforms, and posters, as well as published works.