Military, naval, and aerospace studies
Military, naval, and aerospace studies concern theoretical and applied studies of war and peace in the use, training, management, and professional development of armies, navies, air forces, and related services. The subject also addresses needs of active-duty and reserve-component personnel and veterans. See the military (ROTC) track in the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets.
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Military & Government Collection from EBSCOhost
Military & Government Collection from EBSCOhost
The Military & Government Collection database indexes citations, abstracts, and full text from journals, news sources, primary source documents, legislative acts and proclamations, and other publications covering all aspects of the military. Full text presented in HTML and PDF. You can limit to peer-reviewed sources. 1975-present.
Air University Library's Index to Military Periodicals (AULIMP)
Air University Library's Index to Military Periodicals (AULIMP)
The Air University Library's Index to Military Periodicals (AULIMP) is a subject index to citations of significant articles, news items, and editorials from English language military and aeronautical periodicals. 1988-present.
CQ Press Electronic Library
CQ Press Electronic Library
CQ Press Electronic Library allows searching across multiple CQ Press ebooks, periodicals, and analytical reports on all aspects of American government, politics, history, public policy, and current affairs. Major document types included are court case summaries, chronologies, floor votes in Congress, election analyses, legislative analyses, maps, and primary sources. Most full-text content is presented as HTML web pages, though tables and PDFs are also included. 1700s-present.
National Defense University Digital Collections
National Defense University Digital Collections
Keyword-searchable and browseable archive of the free online books, journals, working papers, and policy briefs published by the US National Defense University. Also includes links to official US national strategy documents and other documents dealing with military policy. Some linked materials are not accessible to non-NDU users. 1984-present.
CIAO - Columbia International Affairs Online
CIAO - Columbia International Affairs Online
Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO) is a comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs. It publishes a wide range of scholarship that includes working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, proceedings from conferences, books, journals, and policy briefs. Most full-text content is presented as HTMl web pages. 1991-present.
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