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On leave until Dec. 2023. For assistance in History, contact CMU Librarian Ashley Werlinich, liaison librarian for English, Drama, and temporary liaison for History. For assistance in Modern Languages, use our general feedback forms.

Subjects: History, Language & Linguistics, Religion, Women's Studies

Welcome!

This guide is to help support Professor Mark Hauser's course The American Soldier: A Social History of the U.S. Military. For assistance with any of these databases and links, please contact a librarian!

Library presentation for class (must be logged in to CMU)

Background

Use these resources to gain additional context on a particular topic, to clarify facts, etc. Longer encyclopedia articles may illustrate major issues in a particular topic, and usually include a bibliography of relevant resources.

You can also search the CMU catalog for other encyclopedias or background sources.

The Oxford Illustrated History of World War II by Richard Overy
Call Number: ebook
ISBN: 9780199605828
Publication Date: 2015-06-01
Entries take us from the genesis of war, through the action in the major theatres of conflict by land, sea, and air, to assessments of fighting power and military and technical innovation, the economics of total war, the culture and propaganda of war, and the experience of war (and genocide) for both combatants and civilians, concluding with an account of the transition from World War to Cold War in the late 1940s.
The SAGE Encyclopedia of War: Social Science Perspectives by Paul Joseph (Editor)
Call Number: ebook
ISBN: 9781483359892
Publication Date: 2016-11-01
Views war through the lens of the social sciences, looking at the causes, processes and effects of war and drawing from a vast group of fields such as communication and mass media, economics, political science and law, psychology and sociology.
A Companion to World War II, 2 Volume Set by Thomas W. Zeiler (Editor); Daniel M. DuBois (Editor)
Call Number: ebook
ISBN: 9781405196819
Publication Date: 2013-01-14
Explores the many cultural, social, and political contexts of the war. Essay topics range from American anti-Semitism to the experiences of French-African soldiers. Also includes a collection of original historiographic essays that include cutting-edge research, examinations of the war from the bottom up through the experiences of different social classes, and covers the causes, key battles, and consequences of the war