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The Cold War

Library and internet resources for research on the Cold War.

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Formerly Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL). A growing collection of reference books. Subjects include history, philosophy, religion, science, business, careers, literature, law, medicine, education, and more....more.

Dictionaries & Encyclopedias

Check the SLU Libraries Catalog for current availability and the Pius Library location guide for location information.

Encyclopedia of the McCarthy Era by William K. Klingaman
Call Number: E743.5 .K57 1996
Encyclopedia of the Cold War: A Political, Social, and Military History
eBook
Encyclopedia of the Cold War by Thomas S. Arms
Call Number: Ref. D843 .A668 1994
Available in the Pius Library Reference collection, Lewis Annex Level 4 South.
Historical Dictionary of the Cold War by Joseph Smith; Simon Davis; Jon Woronoff (Editor)
Call Number: D843 .S547 2000
Cold War America, 1946 to 1990 by Ross Gregory
Call Number: Ref. E741 .G76 2003
Available in the Pius Library Reference collection, Level 2 South.
Dictionary of American History by Stanley I. Kutler, ed.
ISBN: 0684805332
eBook
Encyclopedia of American History by Gary B. Nash, ed.
Call Number: Ref. E174 .E53 2002
Available in the Pius Library Reference collection, Level 2 South.
Encyclopedia of War and American Society by Peter Karsten, ed.
eBook.
A Dictionary of 20th-Century Communism by Silvio Pons, Robert Service, eds.
Call Number: Ref. HX40 .D5913 2010
Available in the Pius Library Reference collection, Level 2 South.

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Historical Atlas

The Palgrave Concise Historical Atlas of the Cold War by John Swift
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