Full Description
Written to assist students interested in exploring the vast amount of literature dealing with the war years, 1939-1945, this volume provides annotated bibliographies of a broad sampling of books that will be of interest to high school and middle school students, their teachers and parents. Over 2000 of the best and most current volumes, as well as many out-of-print books available in libraries, are reviewed and categorized. Listings include biographies and autobiographies; fiction and essays; art, music, and movies; and topics such as the origins of the war and its aftermath; aircraft, ships and submarines, land vehicles, and weapons; technology; propaganda; war crimes; and campaigns and battles. Relevant Internet site, museums, organizations, movies, videos, and technical references are also provided. The authors have included some 400 topics for constructivist assignments, research papers, reports, and presentations aligned to the educational standards for social studies. In addition, the book abounds with subjects that encourage critical thinking and analysis such as differing American and German submarines strategies; the role of war production by companies such as Hewlett-Packard and Fisher-Price; the military experiences of authors such as Kurt Vonnegut, Ian Fleming, and J.D. Salinger; the effect of broken codes on the outcome of the war; the daily life of the Filipino people under Japanese occupation as viewed through period newspapers; and the Japanese American internment program. An extensive index provides easy access to the thousands of authors, titles, events, and topics.
Contents
Part 0 Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Definitions Part 0 Introduction Part 0 Acknowledgments Chapter 1 1 Autobiographies, Biographies, and First-Person Accounts Chapter 2 2 Fiction Chapter 3 3 Short Stories Chapter 4 4 African-Americans Chapter 5 5 The Aftermath of World War II Chapter 6 6 Aircrafts, Ships, Submarines, and Vehicles Chapter 7 7 Alternate History Chapter 8 8 Armies, Air Forces, Navies, the SS, and Supply Chapter 9 9 Art and Music, Poetry and Literature, and Movies and Photography Chapter 10 10 Atomic Bomb Research Chapter 11 11 Causes and Origins of World War II Chapter 12 12 Children Chapter 13 13 Combat Personnel Chapter 14 14 Conscientious Objectors Chapter 15 15 D-Day Chapter 16 16 The End of World War II Chapter 17 17 Escapes Chapter 18 18 Espionage Chapter 19 19 Fascism Chapter 20 20 General Reference Chapter 21 21 Hiroshima and Nagasaki Chapter 22 22 Hitler Youth Chapter 23 23 The Home Front Chapter 24 24 Japan Chapter 25 25 Japanese Americans Chapter 26 26 Kamikazes Chapter 27 27 Native Americans Chapter 28 28 Nazis Chapter 29 29 Pearl Harbor Chapter 30 30 Prisoners of War Chapter 31 31 Propaganda Chapter 32 32 The Red Cross and the USO Chapter 33 33 The Resistance Chapter 34 34 Technology and Weapons Chapter 35 35 Theaters of Operations of World War II Chapter 36 36 War Crimes Chapter 37 37 Women Chapter 38 38 Professional References for Educators Part 42 Appendices Chapter 43 A. Technical References Chapter 44 B. Periodicals Chapter 45 C. Electronic Resources Chapter 46 D. Directory of World War II Museums, Memorials, and Other Institutions Chapter 47 E. Topics for Exploration Part 48 Index
