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Where Do I Start?
As a Vanderbilt student you can:
- get help with your research assignments by using Ask a Librarian.
- borrow books and other items from any of the campus libraries (except Special Collections).
- return most items you check out to any library.
- find book drops outside the libraries and at the Commons Center.
- Oxford Bibliographies This link opens in a new windowLiterary guide to significant sources on a variety of subjects. Works as an annotated bibliography and a high-level encyclopedia.
- Oxford Research Encyclopedias This link opens in a new windowLong-form overview articles written, peer-reviewed, and edited by leading scholars. Both foundational and cutting-edge topics are covered in order to develop, over time, an anchoring knowledge base for major areas of research.
Access to selected content only. Some articles may not be available. - Cambridge Histories Online This link opens in a new windowCambridge Histories covering American, British, economic, regional, and general history, language and linguistics, philosophy, religious studies, theatre studies and performing arts, etc.
America in the Cold WarISBN: 9781610692076
Cold WarCall Number: D840 .C645 2012 Central
Oxford Encyclopedia of American Military and Diplomatic HistoryCall Number: E181 .O95 2013 Central REF 4th FL
- Very Short Introductions This link opens in a new window
Concise overviews of hundreds of diverse topics from the abstract (Knowledge) to the concrete (Coral Reefs), written by experts in the field who combine facts, analysis, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make challenging topics highly readable.
- America: History and Life This link opens in a new window
Index of literature covering the history and culture of the United States and Canada. Journal articles, book titles, book reviews, and dissertations.
- Gale Literature: Book Review Index This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive guide to book reviews: cites or links to full-text reviews.
- Historical Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Index of academic historical journals on the history of the world (excluding the United States and Canada) from 1450 to the present, including world history, military history, women's history, history of education, etc.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new windowLarge and important archive for academic journals, books, and primary sources in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Many journals do not have current issues.
- ProQuest This link opens in a new window
Search all ProQuest databases simultaneously. Includes arts, humanities, social sciences, news, and science and technology.
- Readers' Guide Retrospective, 1890-1982 This link opens in a new windowIndex of articles from magazines, including full coverage of the original print volumes of Readers’ Guide to Periodical Literature™. Atlantic Monthly, Century Magazine, Christian Century, Commonweal, Foreign Affairs, Fortnightly Review (London), Good Housekeeping, Harper's, Ladies Home Journal, Literary Digest, The Nation, New Republic, Reader's Digest, Saturday Evening Post, Saturday Review, Scribner's, and Women's Home Companion.
Vietnam War: A Concise International HistoryCall Number: Central Library Stacks; DS557.7 .L378 2008Unlimited User Ebook and One Print Available at Central Reserves.
The Vietnam WarCall Number: Central Library Stacks; DS557.4 .V575 2014One print copy available at Central Reserves.
Vietnam's American War: A HistoryPrint version of 2nd Edition ON ORDER. Unlimited User Ebook Available for 1st edition available.
Henry Kissinger and American Power: A Political BiographyCall Number: Central Library 418A and Stacks; E840.8 .K58 S39 2020Two print copies available, one in Central Reserves.
Sorrow of War : A Novel of North VietnamCall Number: Central Library Stacks; PL4378.9 .B37 N6513 1996Two print copies on reserve and four ebooks available.
If I Die in a Combat Zone: Box Me Up and Ship Me HomeCall Number: Central Library Stacks DS557 .A69 O27 1989One print copy at Central Reserves and Three User Ebook Available
- Vietnam war. Episode one, Déjà vu (1858-1961)Streaming via Academic Video Online.
- Vietnam war. Episode two, Riding the tiger (1961-1963)Streaming via Academic Video Online.
- Vietnam war. Episode three, The River Styx (January 1964-December 1965)Streaming via Academic Video Online.
- Vietnam war. [Episode four], Resolve (January 1966-June 1967)Streaming via Academic Video Online.
- Vietnam war. [Episode five], This is what we do (July-December 1967)Streaming via Academic Video Online.
- Vietnam war. Episode six, Things fall apart (January-July 1968)Streaming via Academic Video Online.
- Vietnam war. Episode seven, The veneer of civilization (June 1968-May 1969)Streaming via Academic Video Online.
- Vietnam War. Episode eight, The history of the world (April 1969-May 1970)Streaming via Academic Video Online.
- Vietnam war. Episode nine, A disrespectful loyalty (May 1970-March 1973)Streaming via Academic Video Online.
- Vietnam war. Episode ten, The weight of memory (March 1973-onward)Streaming via Academic Video Online.
Library Perks
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