Most representative works on World War II published in English and some key works in German are listed. A few books and articles in French, Dutch, Polish, Russian, Italian, Spanish, Finnish, and Japanese have also been included. References are listed under the following topics: General works and subsidiary topics; early war crimes, war criminals, and war crimes trials (pre-World War I and World War I); World War II war crimes; the holocaust; concentration camps; World War II war criminals; World War II war crimes trials in Asia; the Nuremberg international military tribunal; and American military tribunals. Other topic categories are allied military tribunals and national trials, the Adolf Eichmann trial, the Vietnam War and war crimes trials, and miscellaneous post-World War II wars and armed conflicts. References encompass 1918-1984 and include monographs, government documents, dissertations, and periodical articles. Appendixes contain charts, tables, and lists. Also provided is a survey of sources, and the introduction contains a review of the historical background and document sources.