The following
selective list of print and online resources has been compiled by McGovern Library staff as a starting point for research on the Vietnam War. It is
not a complete listing of related materials held by McGovern Library or
available online, but is intended to serve as a guide to some of the
Library's resources, and as a pointer to a variety of electronic resources.
Encyclopedias And Reference Sources
Print sources available
in McGovern Library:
- Columbia Guide to the Vietnam
War REF. DS557.5 .A54 2002
- Encyclopedia
of the Vietnam War REF DS557.7 .E53 1996
- Encyclopedia
of the Vietnam War REF DS557.7 E53 1998
- Historical
Atlas of the Vietnam War REF DS557.7 .S93 1995
- Viet
Nam, Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand REF G8000 1967.N3 [Contemporary
Map}
- Encyclopedia
of Prisoners of War and Internment REF UB8000 E.53 2000
Senator
George S. McGovern Collection
- Senator
McGovern's Congressional career spans the Vietnam War years.
For information on material in the collection contact:
Laurie Langland
University Archivist
Dakota Wesleyan University
1201 McGovern Avenue
Mitchell, SD 57301
605-995-2134
lalangla@dwu.edu
Online Resources
Indexes
Print* indexes
available in McGovern Library:
- Essay
and General Literature Index
- International
Index to Periodicals/Social Science & Humanities Index
- Use
"Military Service, Compulsory,"
"United States - Armed Forces," "Vietnam (Democratic
Republic)," "Vietnam (Republic),"
"Vietnamese War, 1957-," etc.
- New
York Times Index
- Use
"Vietnam," "US Armament," etc.
- Reader's
Guide to Periodical Literature
- Use
"Americans in Vietnam," "Conscientious Objectors
," "Medical Relief Work - Vietnam (Republic)," "Prisoners
of War," "Refugees, Vietnamese,"
"United States - Armed Forces - Forces
in Vietnam," "Student Demonstrations,"
"United States - Foreign Opinion -Vietnamese Refugees"
"United States - Foreign Relations - Vietnam (Republic),"
"Vietnam (Democratic Republic)," "Vietnam
(Republic)," "Vietnamese Crisis, 1964,"
"Vietnamese War, 1957-,"
etc.
- Social
Sciences Index
- Use
"Cambodia - Claims vs. Vietnam (Republic)," "Cambodian
Conflict," "Communism - Vietnam (Republic),"
"Economic Assistance, American - Vietnam (Republic),"
"International Conference on Vietnam," "Military
Assistance, America - Vietnam (Republic)," "Military
Service, Compulsory," "United States - Foreign
Relations - Vietnam (Republic)," "Vietnam,"
"Vietnamese in Cambodia," "Vietnamese
in Thailand," "Vietnamese War,
1957-," etc.
*Note:
Contemporary (1961-1975) print indexes will be especially useful in
locating articles on this topic. The majority of the library's print
indexes are located on the Mezzanine shelving overlooking the
Periodicals area. The New York Times Index is shelved at the
end of the Periodical shelving.
Online Indexes
-
EBSCO
Fulltext Databases: abstracts,
citations and full text articles
- Search Subject
terms and select headings using "Vietnamese Conflict," "Tonkin
Gulf," "Vietnam," "Tet Offensive," "Operation
Tailwind ," "My Lai Massacre," etc.
- Search the
People index for names such "Lyndon Johnson," "Richard Nixon," "Robert
McNamara ," and combine the Index and Subject searches using
Search History.
- LexisNexis
Primary Sources in U.S. History
- Subject term
search using "Vietnam Conflict"
- Proquest
: abstracts, citations and full text articles
- Keyword
searches for "Vietnam War" or specific names and/or places
such as "Ho Chi Minh Trail," "Lyndon Johnson," etc..
Periodicals
Use indices
to locate articles in print journals held by the library.
Videos
Non-Fiction
- Chicago
1968 VT 915
- Cold
War Vol. 4 VT 1544
- Cold
War Vol. 6 VT 1546
- Vietnam:
a Television History VT 1041-1047
- Vietnam,
The War the Divided America VT 851
Fiction/Drama
- Apocalypse
Now VT 210
- Born
on the Fourth of July VT 1110
- Platoon
VT 1187
- We Were
Soldiers DVD 042
Searching the
Library Catalog
- Subject-heading
keyword searches: "Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975," "Vietnam
History," or names of contemporary figures such as "Lyndon
B Johnson," "John F Kennedy," "Richard Nixon,"
etc.
- Keyword
searches combining terms such as "Vietnam" or "Vietnam War"
with "prisons," "Vietnam War," "MIA," "Army,"
"Air Force," etc.
- Limit
by publication year to see the most recently published resources.
Online Books/Documents
Statistics
Legislation
-
THOMAS -- US Congress on
the Internet
- Use
"Vietnam War" for text searches of recent legislation and to locate
items in the Congressional Record.
Websites
Military Archives
and Sources
Associations,
Archives, Libraries, etc.
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