World War II Research Project Pathfinder

Created By: Mrs. Bailey, 2016 – 2017

This pathfinder was designed to assist you during your research of the major events and key people of World War II. The pathfinder provides you with several different resource options. You can use other resources for your research, but you must evaluate the source to ensure it is accurate, up-to-date, and relevant to your topic. You are required to have a minimum of three (3) sources. If you have questions, your teacher and librarian are here to help.

Library Catalogs: Use to locate print and non-print resources on your topic

Stone Hill Library Catalog: https://lcps.goalexandria.com/researcher?site=shm#_The school catalog is available online at school and from home through the school library information webpage. Use the catalog to find a wide variety of nonfiction resources that relate to your topic.

Suggested Books (Print Sources):

940.53 ALL: Cause and Effect: World War II by John AllenBriefly examines the causes and events that led to World War II, the key events that happened during the conflict, and the after effects of the war on the world -such as contributing to the start of the Cold War.

940.53 ISS: America at War: World War II by Maurice IssermanDetails the history of the United States involvement in World War II from the bombing of Pearl Harbor to the defeat of Germany and the atomic bomb being dropped on Japan forcing their surrender, and the end of the war.

940.53 ADA: Eyewitness Books: World War II by Simon Adams and Andy CrawfordThis book provides an overview of World War II with text supported by actual pictures from the conflict and photographs of war memorabilia

940.54 WOR: World War II Battles and Leaders by Aaron R. MurrayTells the story of key battles of World War II and discusses the role of important figures involved in planning and fighting them. Includes a chronology of the war

and features over 150 photographs, artifacts, maps, charts, diagrams, and combat photographs.

940.53 WOR: World War II: Volumes 1 - 10 by Goiler IncorporatedProvides a detailed account of World War II in Europe, the Pacific, and on the home front. Explains key people, places, and events involved in the conflict. Contains photographs, maps, and other illustrations.

940.53 ROS: The Split History of World War II by Simon RoseThis book present the history of the war from both the Allied and Axis Powers’ perspective. Discusses the events that led up to the war, the war, and its end. It includes photographs, a timeline, and glossary.

Biographical Sources: Will provide information on the people you are researching

940.53 HOW: World War II: Biographies by Kelly King HowesThis book has a collection of biographies of important military and non-military figures from both the Allied and Axis powers of World War II.

Stone Hill Middle School Databases:

Biography in Context: http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/bic1/?p=BIC1&u=lcpsmYour best source for biographical information from reference books by Gale, Inc. Includes pictures, magazine and newspaper articles, videos, audio podcasts, images and links to websites.

Safari Montage: http://sm.lcps.org/SAFARI/montage/login/login.php?This database has videos and multimedia titles available on your topic.

ABC-CLIO American History: http://americanhistory.abc-clio.com/The database provides historical information about America’s involvement in WWII. This is a good database to find information about key people from the United States.

ABC-CLIO World History: http://worldhistory.abc-clio.com/Detailed coverage of history from around the world. It includes primary and secondary sources, such as illustrations, recorded interviews with key figures,

and specialized maps.

Online Websites: This website has been reviewed by the school librarian and is a good source for your research.

BBC History: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwtwo/This database provides a wealth of material about the causes, events, battles, and people of World War II with movies, audio, and animated maps.

Encyclopedias: A good place to start for overview of the topic; provides ideas for additional searches

Scholastic Go! (Formally Groiler Online): http://go-high.grolier.com/sframeContains Grolier Encyclopedia, Encyclopedia Americana, and over 40,000 articles, pictures, maps, sounds, and multimedia resources.

World Book Discover: http://www.worldbookonline.com/wbdiscover/home?subacct=03613

This encyclopedia has read-aloud and translation capabilities, pictures, videos, and easy-to-read articles on WWII.

World Book Student: http://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/Login?ed=wb&subacct=03613

This resource includes World Book Encyclopedia and thousands of additional articles, learning resources, and research tools.

Ready Reference: Easy to find, factual information

REF 940.53 World War II: Almanac by George Feldman This almanac provides extensive background information on the war in an understandable manner; Biographies introduces 30 people of the era; and Primary Sources provides 15 full or excerpted related materials.

REF 940.53 World War II: Primary Sources by Barbara C. Bigelow and

Christine Slovey Provides background and information on major topics about the World War II period, biographies of significant men and women involved in the war, and primary sources such as full or excerpted speeches, diary entries, newspaper accounts and other original documents.

Geographical Sources: Find locations that event occurred.

National World War 2 Museum: http://www.nationalww2museum.org/learn/education/for-students/

National Holocaust Museum:https://www.ushmm.org/learn/students/the-holocaust-a-learning-

site-for-students

Veteran’s of Foreign Wars: (local chapter can help you find a veteran)https://www.vfw.org/about-us

The Smithsonian Museum (https://www.si.edu/) has much information on World War 2; you can search practically any topic and find something. The following was an interview with a WW2 Soldier, 91 year old Ray Halliburton:http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/portrait-american-hero-greatest-generation-180957678/

United States Military Academy Department of History: World War II European Theater

http://www.westpoint.edu/history/sitepages/wwii%20european%20theater.aspxThis resource provides a wide selection of maps which depict the different battles and strategic movements during the war.