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World War II: Bibliography Help

United States in World War II Research Paper Assignment for U.S. History Course

MLA Format Help

For more help on citation format and works cited, the Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) is an excellent source.

Books

Works Cited entry for a book:

Last name, First name. Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication.

 

Example:

Greenberg, Judith. Letters From a World War II G.I. New York: Franklin Watts, 1995.

 

Journal Articles

Works Cited entry for a journal/magazine article:

Last name, First name. "Title of Article." Title of Periodical Volume. Issue (Date): Pages.

 

Example:

Keegan, John. "Six Armies at D-Day." Military History vol 3. no. 2 (June 2013): 45-51.

 

Website

Works Cited entry for a website:

Editor, author or compiler name (if available). Name of Site. Version number. Name of institution/organization affiliated with the site (sponsor or publisher), date of resource creation (if available). Medium of publication. Date of access.

 

Example:

Felluga, Dino. Guide to Literary and Critical Theory. Purdue U, 28 Nov. 2003. Web. 10 May 2006.