Books contain summaries of research on a particular topic, such as Mary Watters' Illinois in the Second World War, or personal narratives of events, such as A Soldier's Journal: Diary of a World War II soldier by Frederick H. Cook and Dorothy Cook Thomas. Books can be found using Library online catalogs, such as WestCat and I-Share, or union catalogs such as WorldCat, an index to books, maps and other resources owned by libraries throughout the World. When searching WestCat, I-Share and WorldCat, the subject heading for World War II is:
World War, 1939-1945
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Many books on the topic will be under the following subject headings or their narrower terms. There are a multitude of considerations when discussing World War II, from the United States involvement, to the refuges and genocide of the war, to the economic aspects that affected all parts of the world, including the United States.
Brinkley, Douglas., and David Rubel. World War II: The Allied Counteroffensive, 1942-1945. New York: Times Books/Henry Holt, 2003. Call number: D743 .W6495 2003
Ferris, John Robert, Evan Mawdsley, R. J. B. Bosworth, Joseph A. Maiolo, Michael Geyer, and J. Adam Tooze. The Cambridge History of the Second World War. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2015. Call number: D743 .C25 2015
Lukacs, John. Legacy of the Second World War. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2011. Call number: D743 .L794 2010
Lyons, Michael J. World War II: A Short History. 3rd ed. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice Hall, 1999. Call number: D743 .L96 1999
Zeiler, Thomas W. Annihilation: A Global Military History of World War II. New York: Oxford University Press, 2011. Call number: D743 .Z45 2011
Hartmann, Susan M. The Home Front And Beyond: American Women In The 1940s. Boston: Twayne Publishers. 1982. HQ1420 .H34 1982. Malpass Library Stacks HQ1420 .H34 1982
Hayes, Joanne Lamb. Grandma's Wartime Kitchen: World War II And The Way We Cooked. New York: St. Martin's Press. 2000. Malpass Library Stacks TX715 .H3937 2000
Kimble, James J. Mobilizing The Home Front: War Bonds And Domestic Propaganda. College Station: Texas A & M University Press. 2006. Malpass Library Stacks HG4936 .K55 2006
O'Brien, Kenneth P. and Parsons, Lynn H., eds. The Home-front War: World War II And American Society. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press. 1995. Malpass Library Stacks D769 .H66 1995
Watters, Mary. Illinois In The Second World War. Springfield: Illinois State Historical Library. 1951-52. ILLINOIS. 940.53 WATT - This book has two volumes: V. 1 Operation home front. V. 2. The Production Front.
Zwicky, John F. A State at War: The Home Front in Illinois during the Second World War. 1989. Malpass Library Stacks D769.85.I3 Z94 1989