Research Guides
History : Military: Articles
A research guide to primary and secondary sources for military history.
Find Military History Journal Articles
- America: History & Life with Full Text This link opens in a new window
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Best database to articles written on American & Canadian history - Historical Abstracts with Full Text This link opens in a new window
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Best database to articles written on modern world history (Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe & Latin America from 1450 onward)
Link your search terms using the AND connector. For example:children and spain and civil war. On the search results screen, use the options on the left toolbar to narrow your search results. To find the fulltext of the article (if not provided directly in the database), click on the "Check for Full Text" button and work your way through the screens. Not all articles will be online, some may only be in print, others may not be available at the UW. Articles from journals which the UW does not own can be requested via Interlibrary loan.
Other Useful Databases
- JSTOR
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- Oxford Bibliographies: Military History
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War/Country/Chronologically Specific Bibliographies
The following sources list articles and other items on specific wars or the military history of a specific country or time period. Some are in print, others online.
- Cumulative bibliography of medieval military history and technology
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- World military history annotated bibliography: premodern and nonwestern military institutions
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- World War II in Asia and the Pacific and the War's Aftermath, with General Themes: A Handbook of Literature and Research
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- World War II in Europe, Africa & the Americas, with General Sources: A Handbook of Literature & Research
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