Korean War Subject Guide LRC@TCC

Scope: Providing an array of resources on one of America's "forgotten" wars.
Call number areas to browse: DS900-DS916 Korea (history and culture), DS917-DS921 Korean War, DS932 North Korea.
Keywords to search: Korean War, Chosin Reservoir, etc.
Subjects to search (Library of Congress): Korean War 1950-1953; Cold War. Individuals (e.g. Macarthur, Douglas 1880-1964; Truman, Harry S 1884-1972; etc.) Place names (e.g. Korea, Changjin Reservoir, etc.)

Books in our catalog:
Gale Virtual Reference Library (r)
American Caesar, Douglas MacArthur, 1880-1964 (E745.M3M27)
The Bridges at Toko-ri (PS3525.I19B7)
Encyclopedia of the Korean War: a Political, Social, and Military History (REF DS918.E53 2000)
Korea: The Forgotten War (DS918.15.K67 1996)
The Korean Conflict (DS918.K39 1999)
MacArthur ( E745.M3M33 1999)
Retrieving Bones: Stories and Poems of the Korean War (PS509.K67 R48 1999)

Library Resources (r):
History Resource Center: US

History Resource Center: World

Humanities International Complete

Academic Search Complete

Military & Government CollectionAmerica: History and Life Abstract database now offers links to many full-text articles through Project Muse. Tip: Add PROJECT MUSE to keyword, then type in a subject (e.g.KOREAN WAR, etc.) in the default subject box.

Also see our US Armed Forces guide.

Internet Resources:
Korean War 50th Anniversary Brief history, teacher resources, commemorative events schedule, etc.

Korean War Project Serving veterans, families, researchers, and students of military history. Includes KIA-MIA databases and message boards.

Korean War Veterans Memorial Events, history, and related information maintained by the National Park Service.

List of Casualties from the Korean Conflict and Vietnam Conflict State-level lists maintained by the National Archives and Records Administration.

The MacArthur Memorial Information on the general and a special exhibit on the 50th Anniversary of the Korean War.

Korea+50: No Longer Forgotten Documents and other materials available online through the Truman & Eisenhower libraries.

Quotable: "Duty, honor, country: Those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be." -Douglas MacArthur