US Military

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African American History and the Civil War
http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/history/aa_history.htm

Contains infromation about African-Americans in the Civil War as well as a summary of their service throughout American history.

African-Americans in Military History
http://www.au.af.mil/au/aul/bibs/afhist/aftoc.htm

A detailed bibliography of print resources on African Americans and their service in the United States Armed Forces.

African-Americans in the Armed Forces
http://www.ipl.org/div/pf/entry/48433

This guide is designed for individuals interested in the role African-Americans have played in major American conflicts and their relationship to the United States Armed Forces. It is organized in chronological order by eras. Both print and network resources are included.

American Revolution
http://www.ipl.org/div/pf/entry/78523

This pathfinder includes online and print resources related to the American Revolution. Here you will also find popular locations in public and academic libraries where more resources might be found.

American Women in Uniform, Veterans Too!
http://userpages.aug.com/captbarb/

This somewhat cynical but extremely informative site gives a detailed history of women in the military. It breaks the information down by conflict/war and names the famous women involved in each.

The Aviation Zone
http://www.theaviationzone.com/

"The Aviation Zone is the most comprehensive online resource for military transports, aerial tankers, and fixed-wing gunships, from 1940 to present day. Over 75 different aircraft are represented within, most having distinguished service records and a significant presence in the annals of military airlift history....This site currently contains over 1900 High-Quality images, detailed factsheets with aircraft diagrams, and numerous media files."

Bluejacket.com: U.S. Navy, Marine Corps & Coast Guard History
http://www.bluejacket.com/

This site features essays, pictures, transcriptions of print sources, and graphics regarding the history of the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard. It also has a comprehensive set of links of interest to historians, veterans, and hobbyists.

Defense Technical Information Center/Joint Chiefs of Staff Joint Electronic Library
http://www.dtic.mil/

"A key element of the DoD[Department of Defense] Scientific and Technical Information Program, DTIC is the central Department of Defense facility for providing access to and facilitating the exchange of scientific and technical information." Searchable databases of full-text declassified military technical documents and DoD standards. Joint Chiefs of Staff Joint Electronic Library on same page at: http://www.dtic.mil/doctrine/. Joint Chiefs of Staff page has military-related dictionary and numerous documents on past and current US military operations.

DefenseLINK
http://www.defenselink.mil/

Daily online U.S. national defense news, including articles and photos on military systems.

The Dictionary of American Naval Fighting
http://www.hazegray.org/

This is a web version of the nine-volume print dictionary by the same name that is known as the "foremost reference regarding US naval vessels". This version contains over 7,000 of the ships found in the print version. Each entry includes a detailed history of the ship, the ship's dimensions, and all of the battles the ship was in.

Encyclopedia of American Military Aircraft
http://www.csd.uwo.ca/Elevon/baugher_us/

Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft is organized by type of airplane, such as attack or cargo. Select the type, then scroll down the list to find your airplane. There is also a section for Aircraft of the World.

Historic Context for the African-American Military Experience
http://www.denix.osd.mil/denix/Public/ES-Programs/Conservati...

A lengthy and detailed account of African-American military service through the present. Maintained by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Integration of the Armed Forces
http://www.redstone.army.mil/history/integrate/welcome.html

A chronology of both African-American military service and integration of the Armed Forces.

Naval Historical Center
http://www.history.navy.mil/

"The Naval Historical Center is the official history program of the Department of the Navy. Its lineage dates back to 1800 with the founding of the Navy Department Library by President John Adams. The Center now includes a museum, art gallery, research library, archives, and curator as well as research and writing programs. The Center's origins form a rich history in themselves." This site serves as a gateway to online historical sources concerning the U.S. Navy, including online photographic and art galleries. Topics include contemporary history, early history, naval aviation history, underwater archaeology, and events at the Center.

SearchMil.com
http://www.searchmil.com/

A seach engine restricted to Web pages in the .mil (U.S. military) domain, covering over 1,000,000 pages. Sorts results via popularity and keeps cached versions of indexed pages (both a la Google).

Test and Evaluation Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Definitions with Personal Computer (PC) Annex
http://www.dtic.mil/doctrine/jel/doddict/acronym_index.html

Very large file (nearly 1MB) of US miltary abbreviations and acronyms with their expansions.

U.S. Army Center of Military History
http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/

This site is an essential starting point for research in American military history. It offers a number of online reference texts and documents, online finding aids for US Army archives, FAQs, links to other relevant sites, and a how-to page for people seeking historical information about American military history.

U.S. Army Military History Institute
http://carlisle-www.army.mil/usamhi/

"MHI serves as the primary research facility for the historical study of the US Army in order to foster a greater understanding of the Army's role in our nation's history and in its future." Includes an extensive collection of military history bibliographies, and links to relevant sites.

U.S. Department of Defense
http://www.defenselink.mil/

This website is the main site for the United States Department of Defense. It includes news related to the Dept. of Defense and links to the agencies and military areas (Army, Navy Airforce, etc.) and currently a section on the War on Terror.

U.S. Navy
http://www.navy.mil/

United States Navy official website. Includes information about Navy ships, ranks, history, recruitment, etc.

United States Marine Corps Webpage
http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/mcn2000.nsf/homepage?readform

General information about the Marine Corps, along with news, history and traditions, leadership, and an image gallery.

Why is the Colonel Called "Kernal"? The Origin of the Ranks and Rank Insignia Now Used by the United States Armed Forces
http://www.history.navy.mil/trivia/trivia04.htm

This short book from the Sacramento Air Logistics Center Office of History provides both word and historical origins for the rank used in the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Coast Guard.

Yahoo! News Full Coverage: U.S. Armed Forces News
http://news.yahoo.com/fc?tmpl=fc&cid=34&in=us&cat=us_armed_f...

Features current news stories related to United States armed forces. Also links to news sources, opinions & editorials, magazine articles, video sources, and related Web sites.