**Remember to input alternative spelling for names to yield more results as there are many translated/transliterated resources e.g Mao Zedong & Mao Tsetung
Online databases and resources from the American perspective and American-translated material.| Name | Description | Timeline | Search function/ Special notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Intelligence Agency Library | CIA’s repository of documents that are made available in accordance to the Freedom of Information Act. | No specified range. | From the main library page, click on the "Freedom of Information Act Electronic Reading Room" located on the left. From this page, you can conduct a simple search or an advanced search (which will show you which collections they have). |
| Digital National Security Archive | A collection of various databases covering US perspective during the Cold War. Covers the entire duration of the Cold War and beyond from 1945 to 2010. High profile events during the Cold War like the Korean War, Cuban Missile Crisis and Gulf War, as well as less well-known events/ concepts like Kissinger’s role in US dipto find out about significant happenings in that year. lomacy and the Nicaraguan conflict are also covered. | 1945-2010 | Search effective by conducting an advanced search where you can filter based on keywords you want/ do not want i.e "American" AND "Soviet" or "American" NOT "Soviet." |
| Wilson Center Digital Archive | An archive of declassified documents from all over the world. | No specified range. | Filter based on “theme” to explore several Cold War topics e.g Cold War History and Nuclear History. The theme “Cold War History” has a convenient timeline which the user can toggle to find out about significant happenings in that year. |
| U.S. declassified documents online USDDO | Collection of declassified federal records including material from presidential libraries and other key organisations like the CIA, FBI, and Atomic Energy Commission. | No specified range. | Streamline results by selecting documents characteristics i.e source institution and classification of documents. |
| U.S. intelligence on Europe, 1945-1995 | Declassified government documents from the U.S. describing American intelligence efforts in Europe, including Eastern Europe. | 1945-1995 | Access documents by date (year) under the "Content" tab. Click on the "Background" tab to get a better overview of U.S. intelligence efforts for each Eastern European state. Refer to the footnotes to look for relevant documents. |
| U.S. intelligence on the Middle East, 1945-2009 | American intelligence on the Middle East spanning the time period of the Cold War to the U.S Global War on Terror. | 1945-2009 | Access documents by date (year) under the "Content" tab. Click on the "Background" tab to get a better overview of U.S. intelligence efforts during each high-profile conflict in the Middle East. Refer to the footnotes to look for relevant documents. |
| American proxy wars Korea and Vietnam : global perspectives, 1946-1975. | Contains documents detailing the Korean and Vietnam conflict during the Cold War. Includes translated and English-language materials curated by an organisation that eventually came under the CIA. | 1946-1975 | You can navigate the materials using the 1. Suggested searches (key themes regarding each conflict), 2. Traditional simple search, or 3. Advanced search. |