Hot Spots during the Cold War

American History (ABC-CLIO) database

World History: Modern Era (ABC-CLIO)

World at War (ABC-CLIO)

Other history databases from the CCHS Library Databases & eBooks page

Country Reports - start with the 'History' section

World Geography -start with History section

A to Z Maps Online - log in with username 'creek' and password 'bear'

Search term suggestions. Database search: type 'country name' and '_______________'

Within article, click on Control+F buttons & type term in search box

"Vietnam in the Cold War" sample outline with in-text citations and works cited

Print Books:

• Cold War shelf number: 909.825
• Catalog search for 'hot spot'
• Search for books about individual countries
• Civil Wars of the World: Major Conflicts Since World War II REF 303.64 CIV
• Encyclopedia of Conflicts Since World War II REF 909.82 ENC
• Political History of America's Wars Alan Axelrod REF 355.009 AXE
• History in Dispute: The Cold War REF 909.825 HIS V.6 REF 909.825 HIS V.1
• Annals of American History (primary documents) REF 973 ANN multiple volumes

Catalog: (CCHS Library>Catalog)

• Reference books: Consult specialized encyclopedias for your topic or region. Use indexes - sometimes the index is in the last volume of a set.

Examples:

REF 954.003 ENC Encyclopedia of India

REF 304.663 HOR Encyclopedia of war crimes and genocide

• Non-Fiction/Circulating:
• These are circulating books located in the "stacks". Brainstorm possible keywords and search the catalog. Browse the shelves in the non-fiction (stacks) area or the biography section.
• Examples:
• 306.362 GAN Five thousand years of slavery
• B PINOCHET Pinochet : the politics of torture
• Finding eBooks in the catalog - To search for most nonfiction ebooks on your topic, click on: "Electronic Resources" > "Include" in the 'Format' section on the left side of page. Note: many, but not all, ebooks are listed in the catalog.The call number will have "online" before the number.
• Example:
• ONLINE 972.018 SOM Empire of the Aztecs (Online) [electronic resource]

(The books listed as "eBooks" in the format section are available through Overdrive - log in with active directory. Don't download Overdrive books onto school computers - use the "Read" option on school computers)