World War II

HIS 3420 - World War II

Reading history and seeing it too. An amusing sidelight of the latest chapter in London’s history is this lad who, according to the British caption, sits amid the ruins of a London bookshop following an air raid on Oct. 8, 1940 in London, reading the “History of London.” (AP Photo)

Call Numbers specific to World War II and relevant regions

Here are call number ranges associated with the Second World War. These ranges are not necessarily exhaustive, but are highly relevant to resources you will be using:

D - History (General)

These Library of Congress classifications are for the history of the countries of regions associated with them. Browse the Booth Library bookshelves for histories of these countries and regions. 

DA Great Britain
DAW Central Europe
DB Austria - Liechtenstein - Hungary - Czechoslovakia
DC France - Andorra - Monaco
DD Germany
DE Greco-Roman World
DF Greece
DG Italy - Malta
DH Low Countries - Benelux Countries
DJ Netherlands (Holland)
DJK Eastern Europe (General)
DK Russia. Soviet Union. Former Soviet Republics - Poland
DL Northern Europe. Scandinavia
DP Spain - Portugal
DQ Switzerland
DR Balkan Peninsula
DS Asia
DT Africa
DU Oceania (South Seas)
DX Romanies