Military Science

Background Information

Valery.King@oregonstate.edu (Valery King) — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 13:11:22 -0800

Encyclopedias:

Online:

Countries and Their Cultures

In the Valley Reference collection:

Encyclopedia of the North American Colonies REF E45 .E53 1993
United States in World War I: an Encyclopedia REF D510 .U65 1995

In the Valley Library collection:

Encyclopedia of Colonial and Revolutionary America E188 .E63 1990
Encyclopedia of World History: Ancient, Medieval, and Modern D21 .L3 1972
Encyclopedia of the American Military UA 23 .E56 1994
Harper Encyclopedia of Military History from 3500 B.C. to the Present UA23 .E56 1994
US War Machine: An Encyclopedia of Military Equipment and Strategy UA23 .U79 1983

Dictionaries:

Online:

Dictionary of American History 3rd ed.

In the Valley Reference collection:

Dictionary of Concepts in History REF D13 .R49 1986
Dictionary of Military Terms: A Guide to the Language of Warfare and Military Institutions REF U24 .D87 1986
Historical Times Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Civil War REF E468 .H57 1986
Naval Terms Dictionary REF V23 .N6 1988

In the Valley Library collection:

Dictionary of Battles D25 .A2 H2 1971
Dictionary of Wars D25 .A2 K63 1986
Handbook of American Military History E181 .H23 1996

Biographies

Valery.King@oregonstate.edu (Valery King) — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 13:16:30 -0800

Dictionary of American Military Biography U52 .D53 1984
Webster's American Military Biographies REF U52 .W4 1984

Dates & Events

Valery.King@oregonstate.edu (Valery King) — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 13:17:18 -0800

In the Valley Library collection:

American Military History E181 .M18 1973
Civil War Almanac E468.3 .B68 1983
Civil War Day by Day Almanac, 1861-1865 E468.3 .L6
Chronicle of the First World War D523 .G634 1990

In the Valley Reference section:

Chronology of the Modern World REF D209 .W59 1994b
Chronology of the United States REF E174.5 .C63

Locating Primary Sources

Valery.King@oregonstate.edu (Valery King) — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 10:53:54 -0800

Here are some resources for finding primary source material

Early American Imprints (Index) REF Z1215 .E93 [Thousands of documents on fiche]
Guide to Federal Records in the National Archives of the United States DOCS AE 1.108:G94/V
American Memory
Documenting the American South: The Southern Experience in 19th Century America
Historical Text Archive: War
Making of America
National Archives and Record Administration NARA
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
Western Historical Manuscript Collection

Research Guides

Valery.King@oregonstate.edu (Valery King) — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 12:43:59 -0800

In the Valley Library collection:

American Civil War: A Handbook of Literature and Research E456 .A41 1996
Guide to the Sources of British Military History DA50 .G81 1971
Guide to the Sources of United States Military History E181 .G8 1975
Handbook of American Military History: From the Revolutionary War to the Present E181 .G8 1996
Peace and War: A Guide to Bibliographies JX1952 .C381 1983

In the Valley Reference section:

Reference Guide to United States Military History REF E181 .R34 1991

Government Information

Valery.King@oregonstate.edu (Valery King) — Thu, 07 May 2009 08:24:03 -0700

Link to The Valley Library's Government Information page for access to a wide range of resources pertaining to government information.

Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) serves the DoD community as the largest central resource for DoD and government-funded scientific, technical, engineering, and business related information available (full text available) NEW!

LexisNexis Congressional

Offers access to a variety of information by and about the United States Congress. Index of congressional publications: 1789-present

GPO Access
Official information disseminated by the U.S. Government Printing Office, from all three branches of the Federal Government.

GPO Monthly Catalog (online) 1976-present
Comprehensive source for locating U.S. government documents published by the Government Printing Office. Citations to agency reports, congressional hearings, special commissions, statistical reports, et. al.

Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications:
DOCS REF Z1223 .A14 no. (historic)
Precursor to GPO Monthly Catalog (above). Monthly account of government reports and studies from all branches of government.

U.S. Congressional Committee Hearings Index: DOCS REF KF40 .C56 1981
Indexes more recent House and Senate documents.

CIS U.S. Serial Set Index, 1789-1969: REF KF49 .C61 1975
Indexes House and Senate reports by name, subject, number, etc. (also included in LexisNexis Congressional)

Browse Topics: Defense & Military
Includes all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces and anti-terrorism agencies, such as Homeland Security and Military Intelligence. Military topics, such as colonialism, defense spending, military history, and military espionage are also covered.

Searching for Books

Valery.King@oregonstate.edu (Valery King) — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 12:54:22 -0800

OSU Libraries Online Catalog is the primary tool for finding books and periodicals owned by the library, as well as for locating and requesting materials from nearby libraries through its link to the Summit catalog. There are many ways you may search the catalog (Keyword, Author, Title, etc.). Often a more effective searching method than keyword is the Library of Congress subject headings search. When necessary, you must consult the subject heading books (at the Reference Desk) to determine which headings match your subject. Speak to a reference librarian when you need help subject-searching.

Some examples of subject headings in Military Science are:

Air Warfare	Nuclear Ships
Ordnance Naval	Patton, George, 1885-1945
United States--air forces	United States Marine Corps
United States--history--civil war, 1861-1865	United States--history, military--20th century
War--economic aspects--Soviet Union	War of 1812--United States--history--causes
Warships	Weapons--dictionaries
World War, 1939-1945

Journal Articles

Valery.King@oregonstate.edu (Valery King) — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 13:04:57 -0800

Professional journals are an important component of the literature of military science and history. Usually, these periodicals contain articles that present detailed accounts of original research, supported with logical analysis and thorough documentation (charts, graphs, footnotes, bibliographies, etc.). They are essential secondary sources for in-depth research on a particular topic.

Internet Resources

Valery.King@oregonstate.edu (Valery King) — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 13:10:02 -0800

Following is a very brief example of some of the online resources available:

Air & Space Power Journal: http://www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil/airchronicles/apje.html
Military History links at Index of Resources for Historians: http://www.gzg-fn.de/faecher/links/ressourc.htm
US Army War College at Carlisle Barracks: http://carlisle-www.army.mil/usamhi/