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Subject Guide: Military Science - ROTC

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GENERAL INFORMATION

Welcome to the Military Science/ROTC online subject guide!   

A "cross-town" agreement between the University of Delaware and Salisbury University provides the opportunity for SU students to participate in the University of Delaware Army ROTC (Reserve Officer Training Corps) program, now with most classes held on the SU Campus.   

This program provides students the opportunity to take courses in leadership and management through the University of Delaware and as electives to an SU degree. As enrollment targets are met, these courses are being offered on the SU campus for SU credit. Information regarding the program can be found on the University of Delaware Web site at www.udel.edu/armyrotc or from the SU Provost’s Office at 410-543-6020. You may also contact either Lieutenant Engleman or Major Keen

                                             
(Army ROTC link)

This page is currently under construction!  Please stay tuned for future updates!


Books

Dictionaries & Encyclopedias

Brassey’s encyclopedia of military history and biography - Reference | U24 .B73 1994 

Dictionary of American military biography - Reference | U52 .D53 1984 

Encyclopedia of the American militarystudies of the history, traditions, policies, institutions, and roles of the armed forces in war and peace - Reference | UA23 .E56 1994
 


LC Call#'s    http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/lcco  
 

MILITARY SCIENCE – Library of Congress Call Numbers

 

Class U  MILITARY SCIENCE

Subclass U    Military science (General)
Subclass UA  Armies: Organization, distribution, military situation
Subclass UB  Military administration
Subclass UC  Maintenance and transportation
Subclass UD  Infantry
Subclass UE  Cavalry. Armor
Subclass UF  Artillery
Subclass UG Military engineering. Air forces

 

Subclass UG Military engineering. Air forces

UG1-620 Military engineering, UG160-302 Tactics and regulations UG335 Bridges, UG340 Tunnels, UG360-390 Field engineering, UG400-442 Fortification, UG443-449 Attack and defense, Siege warfare UG470-474 Military surveying, topography, and mapping, UG490 Land mines, etc. UG500-565 Technical troops and other special corps, UG570-582 Military signaling, UG590-613.5 Military telegraphy and telephony, UG614-614.5 Military electric lighting, UG615-620 Military motor vehicles

UG622-1435 Air forces. Air warfare, UG633-635 By region or country, UG637-639 Education and training, UG640-645 Military aeronautical research, UG700-705 Tactics, UG730-735 Air defenses, UG760-765 Aerial reconnaissance, UG770-1045 Organization. Personnel management, UG1097 Air bases, UG1100-1435 Equipment, and supplies

UG1500-1530 Military astronautics. Space warfare. Space surveillance, UG1523-1525 By region or country

 

         Subclass UH Other services       

UH20-910 Other services UH20-25 Chaplains, UH201-515 Medical and sanitary services, UH520-(560) Care of sick and wounded. Relief societies, UH600-629.5 Military hygiene and sanitation, UH700-705 Public relations. Press. War correspondents, UH750-769 Military social work Social welfare services, UH800-910 Recreation and information services

 For military history, see D-F

      D = http://www.loc.gov/aba/cataloging/classification/lcco/lcco_d.pdf
   E-F =
http://www.loc.gov/aba/cataloging/classification/lcco/lcco_ef.pdf
 

CLASS V - NAVAL SCIENCE

Subclass V Naval science (General)
Subclass VA Navies: Organization, distribution, naval situation
Subclass VB Naval administration
Subclass VC Naval maintenance
Subclass VD Naval seamen
Subclass VE Marines
Subclass VF Naval ordnance
Subclass VG Minor services of navies
Subclass VK Navigation. Merchant marine
Subclass VM Naval architecture. Shipbuilding. Marine engineering

For naval history, see D-F  
             
     
D = http://www.loc.gov/aba/cataloging/classification/lcco/lcco_d.pdf
   E-F =
http://www.loc.gov/aba/cataloging/classification/lcco/lcco_ef.pdf
  

 

 

 


Databases

Most military journal articles can be accessed from direct links to online journals on the web, (click on this link), but the following SU databases may yield articles on your topic:

MILITARY Oriented Database

Military and Government Collection  Current news of all branches of the military

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GENERAL Databases

Academic Search Complete (This multi-disciplinary database provides full text for more than 4,650 journals, including full text for more than 3,900 peer-reviewed titles.)

ArticleFirst  Indexes articles on business, science, humanities, social sciences, medicine, technology, and popular culture

MasterFILE Premier  Popular interest publications for public library patrons

Newspapers (National) <-- Cross search of all five newspapers:

Baltimore Sun (1990 - current)
Christian Science Monitor (1988 - current)
New York Times (1980 - current)         
Wall Street Journal (1984 - current)        
Washington Post (1987 - current)

NOTE: Older coverage of four of these national newspapers can be found individually under the historical newspaper section (see below)

USA.gov  U.S. government information; menu and keyword searching

HISTORY Oriented Databases

America: History and Life  Literature covering the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to the present

America's Historical Newspapers  Early American Newspapers, Series 1, 1690-1876

Historical Baltimore Sun   (1837-1985, Current coverage at Newspapers National)
 
Historical Documents Series (CQ Press: Primary documents)
 
Historical New York Times (1851-2006, Current coverage at Newspapers National)
 
Historical Statistics of the United States (Cambridge, Millennial Edition)
 
Historical Wall Street Journal (1889-1992, Current coverage at Newspapers National)

Historical Washington Post (1877-1993, Current coverage at Newspapers National)

JSTOR  Collections for Arts & Sciences I, II, III, Business and Botany and Ecology - This database is not a historical database, per se, but many of the journals covered go back to the first published issues which in effect make it a good place to research history over a broad spectrum of topics.  Essentially all fulltext.  MAKE A NOTE OF THIS WEBSITE FOR HISTORICAL RESEARCH (eg. try "Rolling Thunder" and Vietnam)

NewsBank: Archive of Americana This family of historical collections contains books, pamphlets, broadsides, newspapers, government documents and ephemera printed in America over three centuries

U.S. Congressional Serial Set, 1817-1984 Collection of primary source material detailing all aspects of American history (see Armed Forces and Conflicts)


Journals

Department of Defense & other military electronic journals available online
Compiled by the Air Universityof Montgomery Alabama

(Click on the link above to get access to most of these online journals)

 


Class Guides

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Web Sites

General Interest

U.S Constitution  Searchable from GPO ACCESS

Core Documents of U.S. Democracy   From GPO ACCESS:  Includes Declaration of Independence, Federalist Papers, Gettysburg Address, Abraham Lincoln Papers, George Washington Papers, the U.S. Code, Code of Federal Regulations, Congressional Bills, Congressional Record and many more documents . . .

Library of Congress (LOC) American Memory Project - Subject: War, Military - Contains some historical primary sources (photographs, interviews, maps, etc.)

Military Websites (Courtesy of the LSU web site)

Department of the Air Force | Webpage

Department of Homeland Security | Website

    U.S. Coast Guard

 

 
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The library liaison to Military Science is Gaylord Robb,
ggrobb@salisbury.edu | 410-543-6234