Guides: HIST/AFST 485: Africa in the World Wars: Secondary Sources

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Subjects: history of the world from 1450 to present excluding the U.S. and Canada. Citations and abstracts for journal articles, books, and dissertations published 1955 – present. Full text for over 349 journals, and 120 books.
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Example Subject Headings

Many of the search terms we would normally use to find materials on these topics may return irrelevant materials. It is hard for the databases to distinguish between World War I and World War II. Likewise, it is difficult to distinguish between African and African American. Below are some searches that try to limit to the intended topics.

Africa During the Wars

World War (1939-1945)--Participation, African

World War (1914-1919)--Participation, African

African Americans During the Wars

World War, 1939-1945 African Americans

World War, 1914-1918 Participation, African American