Sources & Bibliography
Reliable sources used in preparing this site
Primary Sources & Museums
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM)
Primary reference for documenting the Nazi Holocaust and its victims
https://www.ushmm.org
- Yad Vashem — World Holocaust Remembrance Center
The world's largest archive of Holocaust documentation, Jerusalem
https://www.yadvashem.org
- Imperial War Museum (IWM)
Primary reference for British military history in both World Wars
https://www.iwm.org.uk
- US National Archives — WWII Photos
Archive of public domain US military photographs and documents
https://www.archives.gov/research/military/ww2
Encyclopaedias & Academic References
- Encyclopædia Britannica — World War II
Comprehensive documented articles on war events, battles, and leaders
https://www.britannica.com/event/World-War-II
- BBC History — World War II
Articles and audiovisual archive from BBC History
https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwtwo
- German Historical Institute — Third Reich
Academic research on Nazism and the war from a German-American perspective
https://www.ghi-dc.org
Additional Online Resources
- United Nations Archives
Documents from the founding of the United Nations following the war
https://archives.un.org
- Library of Congress — World War II
Public domain photographs, documents, and wartime posters
https://www.loc.gov/topics/content.php?subcat=10
- Wikimedia Commons — WWII Images
Public domain and freely licensed WWII images
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:World_War_II
Key Reference Books
- Antony Beevor — The Second World War
Comprehensive and authoritative historical reference, London 2012
https://www.antonybeevor.com
- Herbert Bix — Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan
Pulitzer Prize winner — analysis of Emperor Hirohito's wartime role
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hirohito_and_the_Making_of_Modern_Japan
- Timothy Snyder — Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin
Deep study of WWII mass killings in Eastern Europe
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloodlands