The Great War in Europe

Exploring your topic: encyclopedias, companions, and more

5 volumes.
Maps, images, introductory essays, chronology, glossary, historiography, bibliography, and documents.
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The United States in the First World War: An Encyclopedia

Companion to World War I

Longman Companion to the First World War

Explore topics with the help of the bibliographical survey on pp. 281-300. See the sections on Biographies and Memoirs or The Soldier's Experience.
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Oxford Companion to Military History

See entries related to the Great War.
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Encyclopedia of European Social History

See The World Wars and the Depression (volume 1) and Process of Social Change: War and Conflict (volume 3)
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The Dictionary of the First World War

Almanac of World War I

The Pivotal Conflict: A Comprehensive Chronology of the First World War, 1914-1919

The Routledge Atlas of the First World War

World War I: A Visual Encyclopedia

World War One Source Book

Find inspiration for a topic by browsing the library's book collection in the catalog or on the shelves.
Most books on the Great War are shelved in Falvey West in the sections D501-D680.
Books on the Great War in the library's collection.

Biographical sources

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Online

British National Dictionary
Search by name or discover people by theme:
General Officers of the First World War
National Service League
War Poets
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American National Biography Online

Biographical resource on more than 18,000 people from all eras who have influenced and shaped American history and culture.
Each entry has a bibliography with primary and secondary sources.
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Who Is Who in World War I

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Find published biographies and autobiographies in the library's catalog with a subject or author search.

Examples:
subject search - Tirpitz, Alfred von, 1849-1930
author search - Pershing, John J., 1860-1948

Find more biographies and autobiographies with the help of WorldCat. Request books via interlibrary loan. Look for the "Borrow from another library" link.

Surveying the critical literature

Falvey Library Catalog

Books and book chapters in the Library's print collection are an important source of critical literature. Take advantage of the different search options available in the library's catalog. Start with a keyword search and use the hyper-linked subjects to further narrow your search results. Facets can also be used to limit search results. Topic, region, era, and language are some of the available facets.

Sample keyword search: Ludendorff AND "total war"
Sample subject search: "chemical warfare" AND 1914
Sample subject search: "trench warfare" AND 1914
Sample subject search: women AND germany AND 1914
Sample subject search: 1914 AND "social aspects" AND britain

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WorldCat (OCLC)

Find books that are not owned by the library and request them via interlibrary loan. Titles owned by Falvey Memorial Library are tagged, those not held by Falvey can be requested through interlibrary loan with the "Borrow from another library" link. WorldCat uses the same Library of Congress subject headings as the Library's catalog. Use the Export feature to download selected references into RefWorks.
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Historical Abstracts (Ebsco)

An annotated research index to the history of the world (excluding the United States and Canada) from 1450 to the present. Includes references to journal articles, book reviews and dissertations. Use the FindIt button to link out to the library's holdings. A simple keyword search, such as women and "home front," is often a good start. Search results can then be narrowed by subject, language, or format. References can be exported in a number of ways: print, save, e-mail and/or export into a RefWorks account.
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America: History and Life (Ebsco)

An annotated research index to the history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. Includes references to journal articles, book reviews and dissertations. America: History & Life has the same interface as Historical Abstracts and works exactly the same way. Both indexes can be searched simultaneously by clicking on Choose Databases at the top of the search screen.
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ABSEES- American Bibliography of Slavic + East European Studies (EBSCO)

The American Bibliography of Slavic and East European Studies indexes publications about East-Central Europe and the former Soviet Union. Sources indexed include journals, books, dissertations, online resources and selected government publications published in the U.S. and Canada.
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Cambridge Histories Online

A complete collection of the Cambridge histories series. The collection includes The Cambridge Modern History, vol. 12: The Shifting Balance of World Forces, 1898-1945, The Cambridge Social History of Britain (3 vols.), The Cambridge Economic History of Europe (8 vols.), and The Cambridge History of Russia (3 vols.).
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Humanities Full Text (EBSCO)

An annotated research index to scholarly journals in the humanities. Includes some full text journals.
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Dissertations and Theses Full Text (ProQuest)

A comprehensive collection with over 2.4 million dissertations and theses included from around the world. Each dissertation published since July 1980 includes a 350-word abstract written by the author. Bibliographic citations are available for dissertations dating from 1637, and full text is available from 1997 on.
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For further indexes of scholarly journals please consult the Subject Guides page on the Library’s homepage or ask for advice.

Primary sources

Falvey Library Catalog

Primary sources can be found in a wide variety of formats and resources. The catalog is a good starting point. Include keywords that describe primary sources such as correspondence, diaries or sources in the search box. Use WorldCat to find additional primary sources and request them via interlibrary loan.

Sample subject search: "personal narratives" AND 1914 AND american
Sample subject search: soldiers AND Britain AND diaries AND 1914
Sample subject search: 1914 AND war AND sources
Keywords that describe primary sources include letters, correspondence, documents, sources, personal narratives, diaries, journals, memoirs, interviews, speeches, addresses ...

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British Periodicals Collection I (ProQuest)

Consists of more than 160 journals spanning the late 17th through early 20th centuries, and covering a range of topics such as literature, philosophy, history, science, the fine arts and the social sciences.
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Readers’ Guide Retrospective: 1890-1982 (EBSCO)

Indexes the most popular general-interest periodicals published in the United States and reflects the history of 20th century America. Does not include full text, but the FindIt button will link to the library's holdings.
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The Times Archives 1785-1985

Complete archive of the Times of London from 1785 to 1985. Use the Advanced Search option to limit by time period.
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Historical New York Times (ProQuest)

Complete archive from 1851 to the present with the exception of the most current two years. Includes classified ads, comics and cartoons, photos, maps, graphics, obituaries, editorials and commentary.
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OpinionArchives

Search the full text of America's leading journals of opinion, including Harpers Magazine, The New Republic, The Nation, Commentary, Scientific American, NACLA, Commonweal, American Spectator, National Review and The New York Review of Books.
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World War I Document Archive

The archive is international in focus and intends to present in one location primary documents concerning the Great War.
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The War of the Nations

Portfolio in Rotogravure Etchings from the New York Times
Falvey Library, Special Collections: D522 .W28 1919
Also available online: World War I Rotogravures, 1913-1919
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Citing your sources

Documenting Sources, Chicago Style

Research and Documentation Online.
Sample bibliography.
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Chicago-style Citation Quick Guide

Available free online.
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Chicago Manual of Style Online

The 16th edition of the standard style manual used by writers and editors of scholarly books and journals.
Also available in print at the information desk.
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RefWorks

Never type a bibliography again! RefWorks will help you easily gather, manage, and store bibliographic citations for all types of information, as well as generate footnotes and bibliographies.
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The Great War in Europe

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Exploring your topic: encyclopedias, companions, and more

Biographical sources

Surveying the critical literature

Primary sources

Citing your sources

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