Subject Bibliographies by Period

General / Early and Medieval Studies / Early Modern / 19th and 20th centuries / World Wars / Postwar Europe

A. General

Selected subject headings:
History--Bibliography
Europe--Bibliography
History--Europe--[time period]--Bibliography
Europe--History--[time period]
[time period]--History--Sources--Bibliography

Aldcroft, Derek Howard. Bibliography of European Economic and Social History. Second revised edition. Manchester: Manchester University Press; New York: St. Martin's Press, 1993.
SML Reference Z7165 E8 A4 1993 (LC)
Covers writings on the period 1700-1939 relating to continental Europe (including Turkey in Europe, but not Great Britain) in about 9,000 books, journal articles, and a few government reports published mainly in the 20th century. Arranged by region or country within about a dozen topical headings. Author index. (Balay, DC1)

Bibliographie zur Zeitgeschichte. Stuttgart: Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, 1953-.
SML Reference Z6205 B5 (LC)
Quarterly, 1953-1988; Annual, 1989- .
Published as a Beilage to the Vierteljahrshefte für Zeitgeschichte, Jahrg. 1-38, (1985-90) and continued as a section of that publication. Classed arrangement; includes monographs, periodical articles, and dissertations. (Balay, DA169)

Bibliographie zur Zeitgeschichte: 1953-1980. Ed. Thilo Vogelsang and Hellmut Auerbach. New York: Saur, 1982- .
SML Reference Z6204 +B53 (LC)
Contents: Bd. 1, Allgmeiner Teil; Bd. 2, Geschichte des 20. Jahrhunderts bis 1945; Bd. 3, Geschichte des 20. Jahrhunderts seit 1945.
A cumulation of the citations in the Bibliographie zur Zeitgeschichte.

Frewer, Louis Benson. Bibliography of historical writings published in Great Britain and the Empire, 1940-1945. Oxford: B. Blackwell, 1947.
SML Reference Z6201 F74 (LC)
SML Stacks Xb71 947f
LSF AGG F897b

Continued by: Bibliography of historical works issued in the United Kingdom. London: University of London, Institute of Historical Research, 1946-1975.
SML Stacks Z6201 B525 (LC)

Continued by: Taylor, Rosemary. Bibliography of historical works issued in the United Kingdom, 1971-1975. London: University of London, Institute of Historical Research, 1977.
SML Stacks Z6201 T38 (LC)

Henry Adams History Club. A select bibliography of history. Ed. David D. Grose and John R. English. Fourth edition. Cambridge, MA, 1970.
SML Reference Z6201 H37 1970 (LC)
LSF Z6201 H46 1970 (LC)
Designed for "young scholars, graduate students, and intelligent general readers with an interest in history." Sections devoted to Early Modern and Modern European History, with subsections on Intellectual History, Social and Economic History, and Diplomatic History. No annotations.

Holtzmann, Walther and Gerhard Ritter. Die deutsche Geschichtswissenschaft im Zweiten Weltkrieg: Bibliographie des historischen Schrifttums deutscher Autoren, 1939-1945. Marburg: Simons Verlag, 1951.
SML Reference Z6201 H6 (LC)
In two parts: pt.1, Pre-history and ancient history; pt.2, Medieval and modern history. Author index.
Covers German historical writings of the war years and thus helps to supplement the International bibliography of historical sciences... which [was] suspended during this period. (Sheehy, DA10)

International bibliography of historical sciences. Internationale Bibliographie der Geschichtswissenschaften.. Paris: Colin, 1926- .
SML Reference Z6205 I58 (LC)
A very useful selected, classified list of historical publications, interpreted in a wide sense to include political, constitutional, religious, cultural, economic, and social aspects; international relations; etc. Includes references to critical reviews. (Sheehy, DA22)

Interrupted during World War II. To partially fill in the World War II gap, see Palumbo and Holtzmann.

International Committee of Historical Sciences. Bibliographie internationale des travaux historiques publi?s dans les volumes de "melanges," 1880-1939. International bibliography of historical articles in Festschriften and miscellannies. Paris: A. Colin, 1955-1965. 2v.
LSF Xb71 955J
Contents: t.1, 1880-1939; t.2, 1940-1950, avec complements au Tome 1.
Melanges are grouped by country, with a classified index and a name index. Vol. 2 has two additional indexes which combine references to both v.1 and v.2 for the complete 1880-1950 period: one of persons treated in the studies, the other of geographical subjects dealt with. (Balay, DA6)

Palumbo, Pier Fausto. Bibliografia storia internazionale, 1940-1947. Rome: Edizioni del Lavoro, 1950.
SML Reference Z6201 P35 (LC)
Partially fills the period not covered by the International bibliography of historical sciences. A long introductory section outlines the course of historical studies in various countries during and after World War II; the bibliographical listings are by broad period, subdivided by subject. Periodical articles are included, and there are indexes by author and by subject. (Sheehy, DA15)

Richardson, R. C. and W. H. Chaloner. British economic and social history: a bibliographical guide. Third edition. Manchester: Manchester University Press, c1996.
SML Reference Z7165 G8 C43 1996 (LC)

Svensk historisk bibliografi: systematisk forteckning over skrifter och uppsatser som ror Sveriges historia. Uppsala: Appelberg, 1907- .
SML Reference Z2636 S49 (LC)

B. Early and Medieval Studies

Selected subject headings:
Middle Ages--Historiography
Middle Ages--History--Sources--Bibliography
Civilization, Medieval--Bibliography
Middle Ages--Bibliography
Middle Ages--History

Medieval Studies Bibliography (Yale University Library)

C. Early Modern

Bibliographie de la Réforme, 1450-1648; ouvrages parus de 1940 à 1955. Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1958-1982. 8v.
SML Stacks Xm23 958B
Lists books, disserations, and periodical articles published in 14 Western European countries on the Reformation. Arranged by country of publication, then alphabetically by author. Subject indexes.

Bromley, J. S. and A. Goodwin. A select list of works on Europe and Europe overseas, 1715-1815. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1956.
LSF Z2000 B76 (LC)
A short list of books prepared for undergraduates with no annotations. Includes English, French, and German titles. Covers continental Europe only; no listings for British history.

The eighteenth century: a current bibliography. Philadelphia: American Society for Eighteenth Century Studies, 1971- .
SML Reference Z2012 E33 (LC)
A new interdisciplinary work for the eighteenth century. One previous issue appeared in a 1970 issue of Philological Quarterly. Lists books, articles, analyzes festschriften. Some annotations, often long ones.

Yolton, John W. The Blackwell companion to the Enlightenment. Oxford, UK; Cambridge, MA: Blackwell, c1991.
CCL CB411 B57X 1992 (LC)
SML Philosophy Study (Room 609-610) CB411 B57X 1992 (LC)

D. 19th and 20th centuries

Briggs, Asa and Patricia Clavin. Modern Europe, 1789-1989. London; New York: Longman, 1997.
CCL D299 B696X 1997

Bullock, Alan and A. J. P. Taylor. A select list of books on European history, 1815-1914. Second edition. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1957.
LSF Z2000 B85 1957 (LC)
Companion to Bromley above. Does not include British history.

Caldwell, Ronald J. The Era of Napoleon: A Bibliography of the History of Western Civilization, 1799-1815. New York: Garland, 1991. 2 vols.
SML Reference Z5579.6 +C35X 1990 (LC)

Coppa, Frank J. and William Roberts. Modern Italian History: An Annotated Bibliography. New York: Greenwood Press, 1990.
SML Reference Z2358 C67 1990 (LC)

Meyer, Jack Allen. An Annotated Bibliography of the Napoleonic Era : Recent Publications, 1945-1985. New York: Greenwood Press, 1987.
SML Reference Z2179 M49 1987 (LC)

Roach, John. A bibliography of modern history. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1968.
SML Reference Z6204 R63 (LC)
LSF Z6204 R63
Prepared to be used with the New Cambridge Modern History, which unlike its predecessor, the Cambridge Modern History, does not contain bibliographies. Does not completely supersede the bibliographies in the original Cambridge Modern, and should be used in conjunction with them. No annotations. One of the best sources available for the beginning student. Cutoff date is generally 1961. Subject index.

E. World Wars

Selected Subject Headings
World War, 1914-1918-- Bibliography
World War, 1939-1945-- Bibliography

Baxter, Colin F. The war in North Africa, 1940-1943: a selected bibliography. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1996.
SML Stacks Z6207 W8 B36X 1996 (LC)

Bayliss, Gwyn M. Bibliographic Guide to the Two World Wars: An Annotated Survey of English-Language Reference Materials. London; New York: Bowker, 1977.
SML Reference Z6207 E8 B39 (LC)
SML Stacks Z6207 E8 B39 (LC)

Bloomberg, Marty and Hans H. Weber. World War II and Its Origins: A Select Annotated Bibliography of Books in English. Littleton, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 1975.
SML Reference Z6207 W8 B58 (LC)

Chambers, Steven D. Political leaders and military figures of the Second World War: a bibliography. Aldershot, Hants; Brookfield, VT: Dartmouth, c1996. SML Reference Z6207 W8 C48X 1996 (LC)

Enser, A. G. S. A Subject Bibliography of the First World War: Books in English, 1914-1987. Second edition. Brookfield, VT: Gower, 1990.
SML Reference Z6207 E8 E581 1990 (LC)
A topical arrangement of books, including memoirs, published 1914-87. Cross-references are used sparingly. Author and anonymous title indexes; list of subject headings used. (Balay, DA193)

-----. A Subject Bibliography of the Second World War: Books in English 1939-1974. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1977.
SML Reference Z6207 W8 E57 (LC)
Intended as a guide for "both the general reader and the researcher." --Pref. Arranged by subject. Author index.

Continued by: -----. A subject bibliography of the Second World War, and aftermath: books in English, 1975-1987. Second edition. Brookfield, VT: Gower, c1990.
SML Reference Z6207 E8 W58 (LC)
Adds an additional 1,600 titles, including a section under each country on the aftermath of the war. Arrangement is by subject as in earlier volumes and there is alist of headings at the end of the volume. Author index. (Balay, DA200)

Introductory Guide to American Documentation of the European Resistance Movement in World War II. Turin: University Institute of European Studies of Turin, 1975.
SML Reference Z6207 W8 I57 (LC)
SML Stacks Z6207 W8 I57 (LC)

Law, Derek G. The Royal Navy in World War Two: an annotated bibliography. London: Greenhill Books, 1988.
LSF Z6207 W8 L38 1988 (LC)

Noffsinger, James Philip. World War I aviation: a bibliography of books in English, French, German, and Italian: with a price list supplement. Revised edition. Lanham, MD; London: Scarecrow Press, 1997.
SML Stacks Z6207 E8 N64 1997 (LC)

Parrish, Michael. The U.S.S.R. in World War II: an annotated bibliography of books published in the Soviet Union, 1945-1975: with an addenda for the years 1975-1980. New York: Garland Pub., 1981. 2 vols.
SML Stacks Z6207 W8 P37 (LC)

Ranki, Gyorgy. The economics of the Second World War. Wien: Bohlau Verlag, 1993.
SML Stacks D800 R34X 1993

Schaffer, Ronald. The United States in World War I: A Selected Bibliography. Santa Barbara, CA: Clio Books, 1978.
SML Reference Z6207 E8 S3 (LC)

Smith, Myron J. World War II at Sea: A Bibliography of Sources in English, 1974-1989. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1990.
SML Reference Z6207 W8 S572 1990 (LC)

-----. World War II: the European and Mediterranean theaters: an annotated bibliography. New York: Garland, 1984.
SML Reference Z6207 W8 S573 1984 (LC)

The Third Reich at War: A Historical Bibliography. Santa Barbara, CA : ABC-Clio Info. Services, 1984.
SML Reference Z6207 W8 T46 1984 (LC)

Van Hartesveldt, Fred R. The battles of the Somme, 1916: historiography and annotated bibliography. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1996.
SML Stacks D545 S7 V36X 1996

Der Zweite Weltkrieg: Ausbruch, Kampfhandlungen, Kapitulation, Lehren: Auswahlbibliographie zum 50. Jahrestag der Beendigung des Zweiten Weltkrieges. Ed. Christina Lehmann. Dresden: Militarbibliothek, 1995.
SML Stacks Z6207 W8 Z85X 1995 (LC)

F. Postwar Europe

European Cultural Centre. The European bibliography. Ed. Hjalmar Pehrsson and Hanna Wulf. Leyden: A.W. Sijthoff, 1965.
Reference Z2000 E87 1965 (LC)
A bibliography of books, mainly published between 1945 and 1963, on the problems of Europe and efforts to bring about its unification. Good source for information on the Council of Europe and other European federations. Annotated.

Higbee, Joan Florence. Western Europe since 1945: A Bibliography. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 1996.
SML Reference Z2000 H52X 1996 (LC)

NATO: A Bibliography and Resource Guide. Ed. Augustus Richard Norton. New York: Garland, 1985.
SML Reference UA646.3 N224 1985 (LC)
LSF UA646.3 N224 1985 (LC)

Sutcliffe, Anthony. An economic and social history of Western Europe since 1945. London; New York: Longman, 1996.
CCL HC240 S824X 1996 (LC)

Therborn, Goran. European modernity and beyond: the trajectory of European societies 1945-2000. London; Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 1995.
SML Stacks HN377 T54X 1995 (LC)

A note on the annotations:

Balay = Guide to reference books. Edited by Robert Balay. 11th ed. Chicago: American Library Association, 1996.
Shelved at Reference Desk

Sheehy = Guide to reference books. Edited by Eugene P. Sheehy. 10th ed. Chicago: American Library Association, 1986.
Shelved at Reference Desk