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United States Army in World War II
Digital edition of the complete Army history of World War II.
Combined Arms Research Library Digital Library
Search World War II Operational Documents for histories, original maps, copies of orders, and declassified documents. Mix of primary and secondary materials. Full text documents from the US Army Command and General Staff College.
World War II Materials
Online books and archives from the U.S. Army Center for Military History.
US. GOV: Your online guide for government information
Index to print and online resources published by all US government agencies and entities. Search "World War II" to locate a diverse collection of materials.

Proquest Congressional This link opens in a new window
Indexes and abstracts of congressional committee publications, including hearings, committee prints, reports, documents, and public laws. It includes the full text of Congressional reports and documents (1789-1969), Executive branch documents (1789-1942), bills and resolutions (1789-present), hearings (1824-), Congressional Record (1985-1997), CRS Reports (1916-present), Statutes at Large (1789-), bill text (1989-), the Serial Set (1789-), Federal Register (1980-) and the current U.S. Code and the Code of Federal Regulations.

New York Times, Historical, 1851-2020 This link opens in a new window
Full text of the newspaper from 1851-2017.
Times of London Digital Archive, 1785-1985 This link opens in a new window
Full text coverage of the newspaper from 1785-1985.
Daily Mail Historical Archive This link opens in a new window
Full-text articles and images from the Daily Mail (1896-2004) and the Daily Mail Atlantic edition (1923-1931).

The Gazette: Official Public Record
The Gazette covers 1665 to current, providing official notice of news and despatches for Great Britain.

Illustrated London News This link opens in a new window
Online access to the entire run of the ILN. Each page has been digitally reproduced in full color. Articles and captions are full-text searchable. Dates of coverage: 1842-2003.

Life Magazine
Complete run of all issues from the 1930's to 1970's. Excellent source for images and articles that reflect the way the war was viewed as it was occurring.

World War II Materials: Library of Congress Collections
Guide to diverse primary source material in the Library of Congress related to all aspects the conflict from the home front to overseas.
World War II: Resources
Primary resources on the second World War
Experiencing War: Stories from The Veterans History Project
Focused on World War II veterans and first person accounts from all theatres and all branches of the service.