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 second floor preceeding the bound periodicals.
Online Indexes
- Access Newspaper Archive: use to located full text contemporary newspaper coverage from various local location.
- 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
-
JSTOR Titles -- History
Note: JSTOR titles may not contain current 1-5 years of content, and are available on-campus only.
-
J-STOR Titles -- Political Science
Note: JSTOR titles may not contain current 1-5 years of content, and are available on-campus only.
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
- Inside the Vietnam War DVD 288
- Return with Honor DVD 297
- 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
- Coming Home DVD 305
- Full Metal Jacket DVD 169
- 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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