| Encyclopedia of War and American Society | A three-volume resource by SAGE Reference exploring the effects of war on the U.S. Effects discussed cover both direct and indirect impact, and both during after the conflict. This encyclopedia is useful for scholarly explanations of concepts related to war, especially in the U.S. context.
| 20th century wars | Find items using a simple search, or click on the “Entries A-Z” to browse through terms. |
| Refugees, relief and resettlement forced migration and World War II | A collection of primary documents like government records, refugee reports, and material from relief organisations documenting the situation of refugees from Europe, Asia, and North America between 1935 to 1950 (before, during, and after WWII)
| 1935-1950 | Click on the “Collections” to access material. Although there are only six topics, each has a few hundred manuscripts. To search within collections, click on the desired collection and conduct a simple search. Alternatively, click on “View all documents” and then filter by date (if you know the date of the event/ document you are looking for.) |
| Secret files from World Wars to Cold War | This database covers private intelligence files from The National Archives U.K between 1873 to 1953. It sheds light on four prolific conflicts across the 20th century (WWI, WWII, Korea War and the beginnings of the Cold War), with a specific focus on WWII.
| 1873-1953 | Find materials by doing a quick search, advanced search, or exploring via themes. |
| The encyclopedia of war | A comprehensive encyclopedia of warfare from the ancient past to the present. It provides explanations and summaries of key conflicts, characters, and concepts associated with warfare. | Not specified | Users can choose to browse by topic (segmented into areas/concepts/personnel), or by alphabet (A-Z).
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| Service newspapers of World War Two | A compilation of articles and magazines produced for soldiers on service during and slightly after WWII. Resources are taken from various archives from both Allied and Axis power camps. These materials offer a rare insight into the experience of war for servicemen during WWII. | WWII | To search the collection, click on newspapers > list view to streamline results based on date, newspaper title, and country. |
| The First World War portal, Modules I-IV | A collection of primary source material about WWI in four themes. The collection covers a range of perspectives: civilians, armed forces, and governments, using a variety of mediums: oral interviews, military files, and rare documents. | WWI | A step-by-step guide of how to use the database can be found under “Help.”
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| Foreign Office files for Japan, 1919-1952 | A collection of material from the National Archives UK about Japanese relations with Southeast Asia and the superpowers between 1919 to 1952. | 1919-1952 | The collection is organised into three sections: “Japanese Imperialism and the War in the Pacific,” “Japan and Great Power Status,” and the Occupation of Japan.
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| Food and drink in history | A repository of historical materials about food and drink through the ages. | Earliest document date back to the 1500s, while latest documents are from the 2000s. | Explore the documents through themes, such as food and war, and filter further by document type.
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