World War II: @ the Phoenix Library

Discusses the fashions, fads, politics, advances in medicine and technology, people, and world issues that made the 1940s a unique time in American and world history.

Describes the work of women war correspondents who covered all theaters of World War II from its beginnings in the 1930s to the surrender of Germany and Japan in 1945.

Describes the many roles assumed by women in the U.S. after the country's entry into World War II.

Describes the events and people surrounding the creation of the atomic bomb, and examines the effects of its use during World War II.

Uses detailed analysis, factual contextual information, and historical documents to study the literature of World War II.

Ruth Gruber, special assistant to Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes, tells about her experiences carrying out a mission to bring one thousand Jewish and Christian refugees from Italy in 1944, and discusses her efforts on their behalf once they arrived in America.

Describes America's participation in the Second World War and includes information about life on the home front.

A comprehensive guide to the major people, places, battles, and events associated with World War II.

Contains eyewitness accounts from people who experienced World War II as soldiers and civilians, provides information on the history of events and its aftermath, and includes photographs, maps, time lines, and footage on DVD.

A guide to researching World War II, providing an overview of the research process, and offering advice on where to find information, questions to ask, where to find basic facts, how to select a topic, the types of sources available, organization, and presentation.

Presents the history of the United States participation in World War II, including the role of women and African Americans and the internment of Japanese Americans.

The story of the men who were in Easy Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne during World War II.

Describes and illustrates the uniforms and equipment used by American soldiers who served in Europe during World War II.

Chronicles the wartime experiences of the crew aboard the USS "Billfish," after the submarine was spotted by a Japanese destroyer during their patrol of the Makasar Strait during World War II, and details the actions of diving officer Charlie Rush, which allowed the sub and crew to survive the attack.

Examines the wartime circumstances and reasoning behind Harry Truman's decision to use atomic bombs against Japan in World War II, explores major debates surrounding the decision, and reviews primary source documents that describe Japan and America's behavior during the war's final days.

Recounts events leading up to and surrounding the 1944-45 Battle of the Bulge in Ardennes, France, during World War II, as well as its long-lasting consequences.

A chronologically arranged description of the major battles of World War II in Europe, Africa, and the Pacific.

Canadian World War II pilot Charley Fox, now in his late eighties, has had a thrilling life, especially on the day in July 1944 in France when he spotted a black staff car, the kind usually employed to drive high-ranking Third Reich dignitaries. Already noted for his skill in dive-bombing and strafing the enemy, Fox went in to attack the automobile. As it turned out, the car contained famed German General Erwin Rommel, the Desert Fox, and Charley succeeded in wounding him.

This series presents an unbiased account of the most devastating wars that the world has ever seen. Detailed and highly illustrated with "primary source" documents, students will examine the 20th century’s greatest conflicts through first-hand accounts and powerful archival photographs.

Examines how popular culture during the Great Depression and later during the Second World War influenced the lives of women.

The Encyclopedia of Media and Propaganda in Wartime America brings together a group of distinguished scholars to explore how war has been reported and interpreted by the media in the United States and what effects those reports and interpretations have had on the people at home and on the battlefield.