Military Studies

Books

Oxford Reference Online: Military History
Dictionaries and encyclopedias including the Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military.

SIPRI Yearbook Ref UA10 .S69 View HOLLIS record
Data and information about military expenditures, arms production, weapons suppliers,armed conflicts, etc.


Databases

Armed Conflict Database
Excellent source of information on armed conflicts worldwide from 2000 to the present. Contains timelines and data.

Digital National Security Archive
This collection provides more than 43,000 of the most important declassified documents that led to key policy decisions in the post-World War II era.

DTIC Online
A searchable database for full-text U.S Department of Defense research publications. Includes technical reports, dissertations and Congressional testimony. (Free Resource)

Jane's Defence Magazines Library
Access to the full-text of Jane's defense magazine titles including Defence Industry, International Defence Review, Intelligence Digest, and Islamic Affairs Analyst.

Military & Security Periodicals
Full text of journals about Russian military and security issues.

Military and Government Collection (EBSCOhost)
Full text of more than 300 journals. Some of the publications in this database are Global Security Review, Military Technology, Combat Edge, and Joint Force Quarterly.

National Technical Information Service (NTIS)
"largest central resource for government-funded scientific, technical, engineering, and business related information available today"


Military Research Centers

Center for Army Lessons Learned
CALL collects and analyzes data from current and historical sources, including Army operations and training events, and produces lessons for military commanders, staff, and students. (Free Resource)

Center for New American Security
CNAS is concerned with national security and defense policies. Publication can be found by topic and author. (Free Resource)

International Institute for Strategic Studies
The IISS conducts research and provides information on international strategic issues for use in policy development. (Free Resource)

Military Education Research Library Network
Links to Military Policy Awareness Links, providing access to current U.S. Government policy statements and digital collections of full-text papers, lectures, and legislation. (Free Resource)

NATO Centre of Excellence. Defence Against Terrorism (COE-DAT)
COE-DAT provides defense against terrorism training and education to NATO member countries and others. It also publishes weekly and monthly reports on global terrorism issues and activities. (Free Resource)

Strategic Studies Institute
This institute conducts research and analysis to support the U.S. Army War College curricula and provide direct analysis for Army and Department of Defense leadership. (Free Resource)


Other Research Guides

Penn State Libraries Military Studies Research Guide
This guide is designed to facilitate research in Military Studies, which is roughly defined as the technique, psychology, practice and other phenomena which constitute war and armed conflict. It emphasizes reso