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TECHNOLOGY & WAR Resources

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General References DoD Dictionary of Military Terms (JP 1-02, Apr 2019)       • 1994 Edition (more detailed)       • Military Planning Time Designators (C-day, D-day, H-hour, etc) Oxford Essential Dictionary of the US Military   • Alt Military Organization Hierarchy of military units including map sympbol, size, and rank of commander.   Although the information is for current organizations, much of it is appicable to military forces throughout the modern era. Maps Miltary History Atlas (US Military Academy) Map Portal (Naval Postgraduate School)        • Miltary Maps History Animated (US wars) The Map As History (multimedia maps) Basic Military Map Symbols Timelines A Walk Back Through Time (Wikipedia) Brief summaries of wars and international crises of interest to this course in reverse chronological order. Wikipedia: List of Wars     • List of Battles US Military Operations E-books Internet Archive Books    • Project Gutenberg    • Scribd A Short History of War: The Evolution of Warfare and Weapons Richard A. Gabriel and Karen S. Metz Carlisle, PA: Strategic Studies Institute, 1992 The Logistics of War Beth F. Scott et al (ed) Maxwell AFB, AL: Air Force Logistics Management Agency, 2000 War, Peace and International Relations: An Introduction to Strategic History   • Alt Colin S. Gray 2007 Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace Robert A. Devine 2000 America in Vietnam Dr. John F. Guilmartin 1991 The Oxford History of Modern War Charles Townshend (ed) 2000 Orchestrating the Instruments of Power D. Robert Worley D. Robert Worley, 2008 Geopolitics of the U.S., Part 1: Inevitable Empire George Friedman Strategic Forcasting Inc. (Stratfor), 2008 Digital History (American History e-Textbook)         • Civil War  • World War I  • World War II  • Vietnam War Steven Mintz (ed) Columbia University US Army Center for Military History: Books Online (by war)    • More CMH Topics  • WW II  • More WW II    • Vietnam War Studies American Military History, Vol. I (CMH e-book)       • Vol. II   (1917-2003) Richard W. Stewart (general editor) Washington: US Army Center of Military History, 2005 American Military History   (HTML) Maurice Matloff (editor) Washington: US Army Center of Military History, 1989 Air Force Historical Studies Office (e-books) Air University Press (e-books) Command Concepts: ... the Practice of Command and Control   (case studies) Builder, Carl H., Steven C. Bankes and Richard Nordin Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1999 The Art of War Sun Tzu Translated from the Chinese by Lionel Giles, 1910 On War Carl von Clausewitz (translated by Colonel J. J. Graham) London: N. Trübner, 1873 Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World, from Marathon to Waterloo Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy, MA (1812-1878) First published in 1851 (with later editions) •  Battle of Marathon, B.C. 490 •  Defeat of Athenians at Syracuse, B.C. 413 •  Battle of Arbela, B.C. 331 •  Battle of the Metaurus, B.C. 207 •  Defeat of Romans under Varus, A.D. 9 •  Battle of Chalons, A.D. 451 •  Battle of Tours, A.D. 732 •  Battle of Hastings, A.D. 1066 •  Joan of Arc's Victory at Orleans, A.D. 1429 •  Defeat of the Spanish Armada, A.D. 1588 •  Battle of Blenheim, A.D. 1704 •  Battle of Pultowa, A.D. 1709 •  Defeat of Burgoyne at Saratoga, A.D. 1777 •  Battle of Valmy, A.D. 1792 •  Battle of Waterloo, A.D. 1815 (Links to individual battles courtesy of the Air War College)

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