Military Science

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

 

 

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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

 

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

 

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

 

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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

 

 

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.

 

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

 

• 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.

   

• Academic Search Premier
  Academic Search Premier provides full text for nearly 4,600 scholarly publications, including full text for more than 3,500 peer-reviewed journals. Coverage spans virtually every area of academic study and offers information dating as far back as 1975.
  Coverage Dates: 1975 - present
• Military and Government Collection
  Designed to offer current news pertaining to all branches of the military and government, this database offers a thorough collection of periodicals, academic journals, and other content pertinent to the increasing needs of those sites. The Military & Government Collection provides cover-to-cover full text for nearly 400 journals and periodicals and indexing and abstracts for more than 500 titles.
  
• America: History and Life
  America: History & Life is the definitive index of literature covering the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to the present. With indexing for 1,700 journals from 1964 to present, this database is the most important bibliographic reference tool for students and scholars of U.S. and Canadian history. Strong English-language journal coverage is balanced by an international perspective on topics and events, including abstracts in English of articles published in more than 40 languages.
  Coverage Dates: 1964
• Historical Abstracts
  Historical Abstracts covers the history of the world (excluding the United States and Canada) from 1450 to the present, including world history, military history, women's history, history of education, and more. This authoritative database provides indexing of more than 1,700 academic historical journals in over 40 languages back to 1955.
  Coverage Dates: 1955
• NTIS (National Technical Information Service)
  Government sponsored research reports and technical papers from all areas of physical, life and applied science.
  Abstracts and index: 1964-present
  Coverage Dates: 1964 - present

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/