Research Guides: Military History: Iraq

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Iraq War Topic Page in Credo Reference

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Books

These are just a few of the books available about the Iraq War. To find more, use the Online Catalog to search for keywords such as iraq, war on terrorism, iraq war, etc. Check the "Finding Books" tab of this guide for more help.

Patrolling Baghdad: A Military Police Company and the War in Iraq by Mark R. DePue
Call Number: General Collection: DS79.764 .U6 D34 2007
Never Forget: An Oral History of September 11, 2001 by Mitchell Fink and Lois Mathias
Call Number: General Collection: HV6432 .F565 2002
Ruff's War: A Navy Nurse on the Frontline in Iraq by Cheryl Lynn Ruff
Call Number: General Collection: DS79.76 .R84 2005
A General Speaks Out: The Truth about the Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq by Lt. Gen. Michael DeLong
Call Number: General Collection: DS371.412 .D45 2007
Sister in the Band of Brothers: Embedded with the 101st Airborne in Iraq by Katherine M. Skiba
Call Number: General Collection: DS79.76 .S58 2005
The Encyclopedia of Middle East Wars:the United States in the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, and Iraq conflicts by Tucker & Roberts
Call Number: Reference: DS63.1 .E453 2010 5 volume set

Government Documents

Country Profile: Iraq (2006) by Library of Congress, Federal Research Division

To find more Government Documents, search the Online Catalog and select "government documents" under Location. More information available here.

Maps

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Find a wide variety of maps of Iraq in our A to Z Maps Database.

E-Books

The 9/11 Encyclopedia by Stephen E. Atkins
Call Number: Available in Credo Reference Database
A Political Chronology of the Middle East by 2001
Call Number: Available in NetLibrary
Iraq after the Muslim Conquest by Michael G. Morony
Call Number: Available in ACLS Humanities E-Books database
The Qur'an
The Qur'an
Call Number: Available in Credo Reference Database

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WorldCat

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Military History:Iraq