Resource Guide:
World War II – Pacific
Selected Call Numbers
Call numbers are the shelving locations for each item. Browsing in the following areas of the library will help you find materials for your topic.
| Topic | Call Number |
|---|---|
| History World War II (1939-1945) | D 731-838 |
| Japan History | DS 833-891.5 |
| Submarine warfare | V 210-214.5 |
| United States Navy | VA 49-395 |
| Naval history | E 746 |
| Military history | E 745 |
| Military Science Atomic warfare Atomic weapons | U 263-264.5 |
Selected Subject Headings
Subject headings are selected terms to represent a topic. Searching subject headings in the library catalog will bring the most complete list of results. Below are some example subject headings. More subject headings can be located in the red books at the reference desk.
- World War, 1939-1945–Japan
- World War, 1939-1945–Women–Japan
- World War, 1939-1945–Surrenders–Japanese
- World War, 1939-1945–Atrocities–Japan
- World War, 1939-1945–Hawaii
- World War, 1939-1945–Australia
- World War, 1939-1945–Oceania
- World War, 1939-1945–Aerial operations, Japanese
- World War, 1939-1945–Air operations–American–Burma
- World War, 1939-1945–Campaigns & battles
- World War, 1939-1945–Campaigns–Pacific Area
- World War, 1939-1945–Concentration camps–Japan
- World War, 1939-1945–Jungle warfare
- World War, 1939-1945–Medical care–Philippines
- World War, 1939-1945–Military life–American–Guam
- World War, 1939-1945–Pacific Area–Chronology
- World War, 1939-1945–Personal narratives, Japanese
- World War, 1939-1945–Underground movements–Philippines–Mindanao
Selected Materials at the Von Canon Library
Below are some selected materials in the library with their shelving locations. Browsing in the listed areas of the library will help you find more materials for your topic.
| Title | Call Number |
|---|---|
| Unbroken : a World War II story of survival, resilience, and redemption | D 805 .J3 Z364 |
| Prisoners of the Japanese : POWs of World War II in the Pacific | D 805 .P16 D38 |
| A tragedy of democracy : Japanese confinement in North America | D 796.8 .A6 R64 |
| Sensao : the Japanese remember the Pacific War | D 767 .S39513 |
| War without mercy : race and power in the Pacific war | D 767.9 .D69 |
| The marine’s war; an account of the struggle for the Pacific | D 767 .P7 |
| General Marshall’s victory report on the winning of World War II | REMOTE D 743 .M3x |
| The great Pacific victory from the Solomons to Tokyo | REMOTE D 767 .C28 |
| Hiroshima : the world’s bomb | QC 773 .R67 |
| A world at arms : a global history of World War II | D 743 .W424 |
| Japan’s comfort women sexual slavery and prostitution during World War II | e-Book |
| Internationalizing the Pacific | e-Book |
| Flyboys : a true story of courage | D 804 .J3 B73 |
| Factories of death : Japanese biological warfare, 1932-1945 | DS 777.533 .B55 H37 |
| Horror in the East : Japan and the atrocities of World War II | DS 777.533 .A86 R44 |
| Michi’s memories the story of a Japanese war bride | e-Book |
| The Bridge on the River Kwai | DVD PN 1997 .B748 |
| Surviving Bataan and beyond | e-Book |
| Hiroshima in history and memory | D 767.25 .H6456 |
| One man’s war : diving as a guest of the Emperor | D 805 .J3 S46 |
| Writing ground zero : Japanese literature and the atomic bomb | PL 726.82 .H52 T74 |
Selected Research Databases
The following databases are specifically useful for your topic. You can search them individually on the databases page.
Selected Journals and Magazines
The following journals supply articles to the library’s databases. YOu can see if a specific journal supplies articles to our databases by searching the journal title on the library journal page.
- World War II
- Pacific Historical Review
- Pacific Review
- Japanese Studies
- Asia-Pacific Journal
- Journal of American History
- Journal of War and Culture Studies
- War and Society
- War Crimes Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity
- War in History
- Military Affairs
- Journal for Military History
- Military History
Selected Websites and Digital Archives
The following websites are librarian-evaluated to provide trustworthy information for your topic. They include digitized collections connected to your topic.
- War of our fathers.com photos of the Pacific Theater
- Naval History and Heritage Command
- Life magazine photos World War II
- The Pacific War photographs of Pfc. Glenn W. Eve
- Kamikaze Images
- World War II Documents (Avalon Project – Yale)
- Rutgers Oral History Archives
- Online World War II Indexes & Records
- World War II Records (National Archives)
- World War II Military Situation Maps (LOC)
- Letters from World War 2 Online
- WWII Operational Documents
- Manzanar War Relocation Center Photographs
- FSA/Office of War Information Photographs
- Interviews Following the Attack on Pearl Harbor
- Pearl Harbor Attack Hearings
- National World War II Museum
- WWII Archives
- Library of Congress Veterans History Project
- Government Documents from World War II (SMU)
- Perry-Castañeda Map Collection World War II maps
- Military History Encyclopedia on the Web