Iraq War  Tags: ugl_subject_guide iraq_war gulf_war operation_iraqi_freedom ugl  

Books are another valuable resource in any research paper or project. Books (as opposed to articles) generally possess the following characteristics:

• Longer in length
• Good sources of background and historical information
• Often contain footnotes and lengthy bibliographies

Use the following online catalogs to search for books using the above subject headings as search terms:

• UIUC Online Catalog Searches for items in the UIUC campus libraries.
• I-Share Searches for items in more than 80 academic libraries in Illinois, including UIUC.
• WorldCat Searches for items in libraries throughout the world.

Suggested Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) to use as search terms for this topic include:

Iraq War, 2003
Persian Gulf War, 1991
Iraq-Kuwait Crisis, 1990-1991
War on Terrorism, 2001-
United States--Military Relations--Iraq
United States--Armed Forces--Iraq
Iraq--Military Relations--United States
Iraq--Politics and government 1991-2003
Hussein, Saddam, 1937-