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HH104 American Naval History

A Library Research Guide intended for USNA Midshipmen enrolled in HH104

Biography Resources

For HH104 assignments focused on military leaders, below are several resources that will aid in identifying specific leaders and provide basic biographical information.

African Americans in the Military (Ref U52.R42 2010)
Amazons to Fighter Pilots: A Biographical Dictionary of Military Women, 2 vols. (Ref U52.A43 2003)
American Military Leaders: From Colonial Times to Present (eBook)

American National Biography
Offers portraits of more than 17,400 men and women from all eras and walks of life - whose lives have shaped the nation.

Biographies in Naval History (NHHC)
Commandants of the Marine Corps (Ref VE24.C65 2004)
Dictionary of Admirals in the U.S. Navy, through 1918, 2 vols. (Ref V11.U7C69 1989)
Famous American Admirals (Ref V62.R48 2002)
Great Lives from History

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
Includes biographies of people who shaped the history of the British Isles and beyond, from the earliest times to the year 2003.

Quarterdeck and Bridge: Two Centuries of American Naval Leaders (Ref E182.Q37 1997)
Also available online.
Who's Who in Naval History: From 1550 to the Present (Ref V61.W54 2004)
Also available online.