Buckinghamshire Libraries
World War II in the Online Library
You can use the Online Library to help with your homework topics. You can access the
Online Library using a computer in the Library or at home (where you will also need to
enter your library card number) via the link http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/lis - and follow the
links to Free exclusive resources or to Recommended websites. Many of the sources
listed are written for adults, so you may need some help to understand them
Encyclopaedia Britannica Online
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Junior or Student editions (Search under World War)
Times Digital Archive
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Chronicles events as they happened
Coverage of the entire period
Search by name, topic or by date
Gale Virtual Reference Library
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World War II Reference Library
Reference Guide to Holocaust Literature
Oxford Reference Online
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Who’s Who in the Twentieth Century
Oxford Companion to World War II
Oxford Companion to Military History
Timeline – World War II
Who’s Who & Who Was Who and Dictionary of National Biography
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Use Who Was Who to look for people awarded the Victoria Cross or other military honours
Use the Dictionary of National Biography for “The Few” or to find people associated with the Armed
Forces
BucksKey
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History – British History
Children & Young People – Homework & Revision
Children & Young People – Homework by Topic
Other Online Sources
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National Inventory of War Memorials http://www.ukniwm.org.uk/server/nav.002006002
Imperial War Museum Resources Onliine http://www.iwm.org.uk/server/show/nav.24197
Home Sweet Home Front http://www.homesweethomefront.co.uk/
History Learning Site http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/WORLD%20WAR%20TWO.htm
History on the Net http://www.historyonthenet.com/WW2/ww2main.htm
For more information contact the Libraries Reference & Information Service at libref@buckscc.gov.uk