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Veteran/Military Students Resources and Services
Online guide to resources and links for veteran/military students
Resources on U.S. Military History
You can access the ebooks and streaming films from anywhere you have an internet connection. If you're interested in any of the print books, either stop by the Library or fill out the Book Loan Request form (online and Lancaster students), and we'll get the book(s) to you.
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The Big Picture: I Am a Soldier (from Films on Demand)This classic episode from the U.S. Army’s "The Big Picture" television series [1951-1964] focuses on the fundamental building block of the Army: the individual soldier. “From everywhere across the nation, I come to become part of the Army that defends America. I must learn to handle the awesome striking power of 20th-century weapons, from rifle to rockets. I must learn to function at 30 degrees below zero or in steaming jungle heat and to travel by foot, or truck, or helicopter, or parachute, or even rocket belt. I learn to be a leader, a teacher, a technician, a linguist, a diplomat in uniform working with free world allies in every corner of the Earth. Today’s global Army has thousands of tasks to perform, and I must be able to do them all. That is my mission, and this is my story.”
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"The Big Picture" Television Series (from Films on Demand)Films on Demand has many episodes available of "The Big Picture," which was a documentary series produced by the U.S. Army Signal Corps Army Pictorial Service from 1951 to 1964. "The Big Picture" covered many different aspects of the military including its history, weaponry, training, cooperation with other nations, and propaganda/promotion. Clicking on the link above will run a search in Films on Demand for videos in this series.
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The American Military: A Narrative History by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781444337365Publication Date: 2014 -
Backbone: History, Traditions, and Leadership Lessons of Marine Corps NCOs by Call Number: 359.9633 DYEISBN: 9781849085489Publication Date: 2011 -
The Black Officer Corps: A History of Black Military Advancement from Integration Through Vietnam by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9780415531894Publication Date: 2012 -
Brothers to the Buffalo Soldiers: Perspectives on the African American Militia and Volunteers, 1865-1917 by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9780826219046Publication Date: 2011Also available in print: 973.068 GLA.
The nickname "Buffalo Soldiers" was used to refer to African-Americans serving in the U.S. military, starting after the Civil War until racial integration of the armed forces in 1948. -
The Buffalo Soldiers: Their Epic Story and Major Campaigns by Call Number: 355.0089 SHEISBN: 9781440829826Publication Date: 2015The nickname "Buffalo Soldiers" was used to refer to African-Americans serving in the U.S. military, starting after the Civil War until racial integration of the armed forces in 1948. -
The Chaplain's Conflict: Good and Evil in a War Hospital, 1943-1945 by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781603444705Publication Date: 2012 -
A Companion to Women's Military History by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9789004212176Publication Date: 2012 -
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Fighting to Serve: Behind the Scenes in the War to Repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" by Call Number: 355.0086 NICISBN: 9781613743720Publication Date: 2012 -
The Historical Archaeology of Military Sites: Method and Topic by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781603442077Publication Date: 2010 -
Killing from the Inside Out: Moral Injury and Just War by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781625646927Publication Date: 2014 -
Maverick Military Leaders: The Extraordinary Battles of Washington, Nelson, Patton, Rommel, and Others by Call Number: 355.009 HarISBN: 9781602393561Publication Date: 2009 -
My Father's War: Fighting with the Buffalo Soldiers in World War II by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9780817317683Publication Date: 2012The nickname "Buffalo Soldiers" was used to refer to African-Americans serving in the U.S. military, starting after the Civil War until racial integration of the armed forces in 1948. -
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Nights in the Pink Motel: An American Strategist's Pursuit of Peace in Iraq by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781591142256Publication Date: 2008 -
Paying with Their Bodies: American War and the Problem of the Disabled Veteran by Call Number: 362.4086 KINISBN: 9780226210094Publication Date: 2015 -
A People's History of the U.S. Military: Ordinary Soldiers Reflect on Their Experience of War, from the American Revolution to Afghanistan by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781595586285Publication Date: 2012Also available in print: 355.009 BEL -
Prisoners of America's Wars: From the Early Repulic to Guantanamo by Call Number: 355.009 CARISBN: 9780231701563Publication Date: 2010 -
Sniper: A History of the U.S. Marksman by Call Number: 356.162 PEGISBN: 9781841769790Publication Date: 2007 -
Torchbearers of Democracy: African American Soldiers in the World War I Era by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9780807833940Publication Date: 2010 -
To What End?: Report from Vietnam (25th Anniversary Edition) by Call Number: 959.704 JUSTISBN: 9781891620775Publication Date: 2000 -
The U.S. Army's First, Last, and Only All-Black Rangers: The 2nd Ranger Infantry Company (Airborne) in the Korean War, 1950-1951 by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9781932714456Publication Date: 2009 -
Walking Point: The Experiences of a Founding Member of the Elite Navy SEALs by Call Number: 359.9 WATISBN: 9780380726486Publication Date: 1998 -
War! What Is It Good For?: Black Freedom Struggles and the U.S. Military from World War II to Iraq by Call Number: Ebook CentralISBN: 9780807835029Publication Date: 2012
