World War I


The following resources will help you in your finding first hand accounts of World War I.

 Print Resources

  World War I, by Jennifer D. Keene (940.4 KEE)
Through  letters, diaries, and reminiscences of those Americans who fought or served in World War I, this book explores training and camp requirements for enlistees and recruits; the details of the transport across the ocean of sailors, soldiers, and others being carried "Over There;" and the experiences of African Americans, women, Native Americans and immigrants in "The White Man's Army."  Chapters describe coping with and treating disease and wounds; the devastating amount of death; and for those who came home, the veterans' difficult entrances back into civilian life.

 

 Online Databases

Gale's World History In Context  Moves chronologically from antiquity to the present and geographically around the globe, the events that define, inform and shape world history are covered with a sense of balance. Includes articles from journals, magazines and newspapers; reference works; primary sources; a graphical timeline, research guide, historical maps and images.
Student Resource Center Gold - Offers more than 1,100 full-text periodicals and newspapers, primary sources, creative works, and multimedia, including hours of video and audio clips and podcasts


 Internet Sites

BBC News - The Great War: 80 years on: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/special_report/1998/10/98/world_war_i/197437.stm

BBC News - Veterans [WWI] Tell of War Horrors: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/special_report/1998/10/98/world_war_i/212303.stm

Eyewitness to History - World War I: http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/w1frm.htm

First World War: http://www.firstworldwar.com/index.htm

First World War (Spartacus Educational): http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWW.htm

Heritage of the Great War [photographs]: http://www.greatwar.nl/

Library of Congress - American Memory: Newspaper Pictorials of World War I [extensive collection of photographs]: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/rotogravures/

National World War I Museum: http://www.libertymemorialmuseum.org/

PBS the Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century (see Voices of the Great War for first hand audio accounts): http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/chapters/ch2_overview.html

PHS Social Studies Department - World War I Resources: www.pomperaug.com/departments/social_studies/worldhistory2/ww1.htm

World War I: http://www.teacheroz.com/wwi.htm#docs

World War I [excellent map collection]: http://www.dean.usma.edu/history/web03/atlases/great%20war/great%20war%20index.htm

World War I Document Archive [be sure to check out "Diaries, Memorials and Personal Reminiscence", & "The Medical Front"]: http://www.lib.byu.edu/~rdh/wwi/

World War I - Trenches on the Web: http://www.worldwar1.com/


If you don't find what you're looking for in any of the sites above, try your 
own keyword search using the following tips...

 Internet Search Tips

  1. Type the URL (web site address) of a search directory/engine in the address box: ex: www.yahoo.com, or www.google.com, etc.
     
  2. (Be sure to type the address exactly the way you see it, including any uppercase letters and punctuation).
     
  3. Type in keyword(s). (If your keyword has two parts such as: "World War I", be sure to put quotes around it so that the search engine only finds the Internet sites about the World War I as opposed to all of the sites containing the word world plus all of the sites containing the word war.
     
  4. If you would like to search for something specific about a the World War I, try a combined keyword search by adding a comma, followed by a space and you other search term.  For instance; if I wanted to find out about the causes and consequences of World War I, I would enter the following:
     

     "World War I", causes, consequences
     

  5. Hit Enter on your keyboard, or click on Search, then scan the description of the "hits" (entries) and click on the links that sound best.
     
  6. Be sure to critically evaluate Internet sources.  UC Berkley Library's Evaluating Webpages: Techniques to Apply and Questions to Ask is an excellent source to help you critique the quality of websites in the following areas:
  7. Remember: if you choose to use any information (text or graphics) found on the Internet, online databases, or print material, you must cite every resource you used.  Use the Works Cited Guide to access MLA format.
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