HIST 150: Memoirs of World War II Germany (Fall 2024)

Use can use the Chapter filter to find chapters via the catalog too!

• Keep it simple!
  • Only use a few search terms at once, connected by AND
  • Example: "German women" AND "holocaust" 
• Use nouns (people/place/thing/film) as search terms in the search
  • Example: if the topic is "the impact of Nazi propaganda on German children", use 
    • "nazi propaganda" AND "german children"
• Limit to books and ebooks.
• Use Boolean!
  • women AND germany AND "world war II"
• When you find a book on your topic, open it and pay attention to the subject terms!
  • There is a special subject heading called "World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- Germany"
• Skim books to see why they are in the results.
  • Frequently there will be a chapter in the book that is of interest.   

Key Subject Headings (Primary Sources)

• "Personal Narratives"
• Diaries
• Biography
• Autobiography
• Diaries

Example: a SUBJECT search for "World War 1939-1945" AND "personal narratives" AND German   

Key Subject Headings (Secondary Sources)

• "World War, 1939-1945"
• Germany
• Holocaust
• Germany AND "Politics and government' AND "1933-1945"

If you cannot find any books on your topic, use WorldCat to find books we don't own.
The W&M Libraries will order it via Interlibrary Loan at no charge, and you'll borrow it from us without issue. 
Don't limit yourself to books just in our collection!