| Lead Me, Follow Me, or Get Out of My Way: Rethinking and Refining the Civil-Military Relationship |
Sep 2012 |
64 pages |
| Authors:
Mark R Shulman; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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 | This monograph explains why robust civil-military relations matter and discusses how they are evolving. Without meaningful and reliable civilian control of the military, governments lose some measure of control over the destiny of their nations. In extreme circumstances, a lack of civilian control can even lead to a coup d'etat. Part I discusses A More Perfect Military: How the Constitution Can Make Our Military Stronger, by Diane Mazur, a book ... |
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| Capacity Building in the Operational Environment: Stories and Lessons Learned |
Sep 2012 |
196 pages |
| Authors:
Scott A Beal; Abigail Q Billington; Michael P Lerario; ARMY RESEARCH INST FOR THE BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES FORT BRAGG NC
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| Building Partner Capacity (BPC) has emerged as a crucial, non-kinetic process for sustaining operational success, particularly in Afghanistan. As of this writing, there was no definition for BPC in U.S. Army documents that offered a clear and accurate representation of capacity building, as we found it during our research. Nor were there published field manuals specific to or systematic analyses of BPC. These knowledge and information gaps provided the impetus ... |
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| Auditory Spatial Perception: Auditory Localization |
May 2012 |
162 pages |
| Authors:
Tomasz R Letowski; Szymon T Letowski; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
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| Research into human auditory localization acuity and factors that compromise this acuity is an ongoing research program at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory. Although there is a wealth of information in the professional literature about the physical, physiological, and psychological underpinnings of auditory localization, the specific theoretical concepts, localization error metrics, and data collection methodologies found in various books and articles are quite diverse and frequently poorly described, making generalizations ... |
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| A Framework of Organizational Empowerment for Strategic Military Leaders |
22 Mar 2012 |
52 pages |
| Authors:
Matthew F Rasmussen; AIR WAR COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| Army culture and the leadership doctrine of Mission Command hold potential for empowerment. Senior leaders champion the need for empowered units, leadership books recommend that leaders should empower their subordinates, and there is a general sense that empowerment is a desired condition. However, in the hierarchical and patriarchal culture of the United States Army, how do leaders foster empowered organizations and how do we measure empowerment? As we move into ... |
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| Children of Military Service Members Resource Guide |
Jan 2012 |
54 pages |
| Authors:
DEFENSE CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH AND TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY ARLINGTON VA
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| The Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury (DCoE) is committed to building resilience, maximizing recovery and promoting reintegration for our nation s warriors and their families in all areas related to psychological health and traumatic brain injury. As part of that vision, DCoE recognizes that children of military service members may demonstrate mental and emotional health needs associated with their parents deployment, rehabilitation or reintegration. ... |
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| Highlights in the History of U.S. Army Dentistry |
Jan 2012 |
58 pages |
| Authors:
John E King; Samuel A Passo; Nolan A Watson; ARMY DENTAL COMMAND FORT SAM HOUSTON TX
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| Experience is valuable to improving performance in every field. History serves as the community record of experience, and within the military community it is valued as one of the instruments of situational analysis. Published records of military dental history are very few, and dentists frequently focus on dentistry s vast and growing scientific information pool, to the neglect of military history (experience.) To this date, there are only three published ... |
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| Sustainability and National Security |
Jan 2012 |
509 pages |
| Authors:
James Hartman; Kent Butts; Brent Bankus; Steven Carney; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA CENTER FOR STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP
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| In a world that has finite resources and is increasingly experiencing high competition for these resources, the military has embraced sustainability as both a vital strategic security element and as a mission enabler. This book addresses how security organizations throughout the world are or could be approaching sustainability. Military forces must have the land, air, water, and energy/fuel to train and operate today, and into the future. How can these ... |
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| Old Books Bring New Life to the Brick and Mortar Library |
Jan 2012 |
35 pages |
| Authors:
S Bosken; NAVAL OBSERVATORY WASHINGTON DC
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| If all the library books and journals can be viewed on your desk top, why come to the physical library? The USNO Library tried to bring the patrons inside the library. One method was to rotate rare book displays each month. As the library holds a fabulous collection of ancient astronomy books, including Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, and Newton, we have abundant resources. The presentation will highlight the varied displays and ... |
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| Self-Development for Cyber Warriors |
10 Nov 2011 |
35 pages |
| Authors:
Gregory Conti; James Caroland; Thomas Cook; Howard Taylor; MILITARY ACADEMY WEST POINT NY
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| Aggressive self-development is a critical task for the cyber warfare professional. No matter the quality, formal training and education programs age poorly when facing the relentless advance of technology and agile adversaries. Self-development serves as a continuous complement to formal training and fosters the currency and depth of expertise a world class cyber workforce demands. Our purpose with this paper is to help each of us, beginner or expert, identify ... |
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| Expeditionary Combat Support System: Root Cause Analysis |
Oct 2011 |
64 pages |
| Authors:
Benjamin S Aronin; John W Bailey; Ji S Byun; Gregory A Davis; Cara L Wolfe; Thomas P Frazier; Patricia F Bronson; INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES ALEXANDRIA VA
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| We performed a root cause analysis on the Air Force's Expeditionary Combat Support System (ECSS) program, an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) program that has undergone a critical change due to schedule slippage. Our purpose was to find the root cause of both that schedule slip and the program's reported cost growth-although to date there is no approved baseline for this program. We visited with the sponsor at the Air Staff, ... |
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| Corruption/Anti-Corruption in Afghanistan: A Selected Bibliography |
Sep 2011 |
16 pages |
| Authors:
Lenore K Garder; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Corruption impedes the process of creating stability and providing good governance within the country of Afghanistan. Strategic leaders must be familiar with this topic in order to assist with anti-corruption efforts. The purpose of this bibliography is to introduce some of the resources readily available at the U.S. Army War College or on the Internet about corruption and anti-corruption efforts in Afghanistan. It is not a comprehensive listing, but is ... |
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| A History of the Organizational Development of the Continental Artillery during the American Revolution |
10 JUN 2011 |
166 pages |
| Authors:
William C. Pruett; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| This thesis contends that the Continental artillery in the American Revolution, despite its ad hoc beginning and wartime challenges, gradually developed into a professional organization by the end of the war. Rather than providing an operational history of the organization, the thesis focuses on the growth of the organization over time in terms of its cultural beginnings, its doctrinal development, and the leadership and career paths of some of its ... |
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| Water Scarcity: A Selected Bibliography |
JUN 2011 |
22 pages |
| Authors:
Greta H. Andrusyszyn; ARMY WAR COLL LIBRARY CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Water scarcity is an emerging topic in security and conflict studies. This selected bibliography highlights some of the concerns, including border disputes, effect on food supply, and the shared responsibility for the future of water resources. Not a comprehensive listing, this selected bibliography is intended to be a starting point for research. With certain exceptions, the materials in the bibliography are dated from 2006 to the present. All items are ... |
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| Air and Space Power Joumal. Volume 25, Number 3, Fall 2011 |
Jan 2011 |
133 pages |
| Authors:
AIR AND SPACE POWER JOURNAL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| The Air and Space Power Journal (lSSN 1554-2505), Air Force Recurring Publication 10-1 , published quarterly, is the professional journal of the United States Air Force. It is designed to serve as an open forum for the presentation and stimulation of innovative thinking on military doctrine, strategy, force structure, readiness, and other matters of national defense. Topics discussed in this issue include: Air Force Personnel Recovery as a Service Core ... |
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| We Were Deans Once ... and Young: Veteran PME Educators Look Back |
Jan 2011 |
10 pages |
| Authors:
Jr Forsyth James W; Richard R Muller; AIR UNIV MAXWELL AFB AL AIR FORCE RESEARCH INST
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| The publication of a book chapter titled Professors in the Colonels World by Daniel J. Hughes, a retired Air War College professor, began a debate regarding the quality and future of professional military education (PME) in the US Air Force. The chapter sparked a lively exchange on journalist Tom Ricks s widely read Foreign Policy blog The Best Defense. Among his most serious charges, Hughes claims that Air Force PME ... |
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| In Defense of Freedom: Protection of Human Rights at Home and Abroad |
Oct 2010 |
44 pages |
| Authors:
Frances K Scott; AIR FORCE ACADEMY COLORADO SPRINGS CO LIBRARY
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| This Special Bibliography Series, Number 111 , In Defense of Freedom: Protection of Human Rights at Home and Abroad, was developed by Social Sciences Bibliographer and Reference Librarian Frances K. Scott in support of the 52nd annual Academy Assembly to be held at the Air Force Academy, 19-22 October 2010. Each year, beginning in 1959, the Air Force Academy sponsors the Academy Assembly as a forum for college students to ... |
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| The National Cryptologic Museum Library |
SEP 2010 |
5 pages |
| Authors:
Eugene Becker; CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY WASHINGTON DC CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF INTELLIGENCE
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| Last year, a widely published German technical author, Klaus Schmeh, e-mailed the library of the National Cryptologic Museum from his home in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. He needed information for an article on the Kryha cipher machine, a device popular in the 1920s. Librarian Rene Stein found articles about the machine but, even more useful, she found unpublished correspondence between Alexander von Kryha, the machine's inventor, and a German who had invested ... |
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| The Google Library Project: Is Digitization for Purposes of Online Indexing Fair Use Under Copyright Law? |
27-Nov-2009 |
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| Authors:
Kate M Manuel; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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 | The Google Book Search Library Project, announced in December 2004, raised important questions about infringing reproduction and fair use under copyright law. Google planned to digitize, index, and display snippets of print books in the collections of five major libraries without the permission of the books' copyright holders, if any. Authors and publishers owning copyrights to these books sued Google in September and October 2005, seeking to enjoin and recover ... |
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| Building the Bridge from War to Peace: Defining Interagency Roles in Rebuilding a Nation |
Nov 2009 |
39 pages |
| Authors:
Frances K Scott; AIR FORCE ACADEMY COLORADO SPRINGS CO LIBRARY
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| This Special Bibliography Series, Number 110, Building the Bridge from War to Peace: Defining Interagency Roles in Rebuilding a Nation, was developed by Social Sciences Bibliographer and Reference Librarian, Ms. Frances K. Scott, in support of the 51st annual Academy Assembly to be held at the Air Force Academy, 6-9 October 2009. Convened annually since 1959, the United States Air Force Academy's Academy Assembly is an undergraduate student conference sponsored ... |
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| The Google Library Project: Is Digitization for Purposes of Online Indexing Fair Use Under Copyright Law? |
06-Jul-2009 |
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| Authors:
Kate M Manuel; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The Google Book Search Library Project, announced in December 2004, raised important questions about infringing reproduction and fair use under copyright law. Google planned to digitize, index, and display snippets of print books in the collections of five major libraries without the permission of the books' copyright holders, if any. Authors and publishers owning copyrights to these books sued Google in September and October 2005, seeking to enjoin and recover ... |
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| Peacekeeping: A Selected Bibliography |
Jul-2009 |
36 pages |
| Authors:
Jeanette M Moyer; ARMY WAR COLL LIBRARY CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| American military, diplomatic, and humanitarian personnel participate in peacekeeping efforts around the world. Now in the fifth revised edition, Peacekeeping: A Selected Bibliography is meant to provide a starting place for research on peacekeeping's expanding role in world affairs. It lists references for readings about peacekeeping in general, highlights special issues and concerns, and addresses past and present operations in the following areas: Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Central and ... |
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| The Google Library Project: Is Digitization for Purposes of Online Indexing Fair Use Under Copyright Law? |
05-Feb-2009 |
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| Authors:
Kate M Manuel; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The Google Book Search Library Project, announced in December 2004, raised important questions about infringing reproduction and fair use under copyright law. Google planned to digitize, index, and display snippets of print books in the collections of five major libraries without the permission of the books' copyright holders, if any. Authors and publishers owning copyrights to these books sued Google in September and October 2005, seeking to enjoin and recover ... |
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| Strategic Studies Quarterly. Volume 3, Number 2, Summer 2009 |
Jan-2009 |
153 pages |
| Authors:
B C Saltzman; James W Jr; Forsyth; AIR UNIV MAXWELL AFB AL
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| Contents of this volume include an editorial titled, Stay Out: Why Intervention Should Not Be America's Policy. Feature Articles in this Strategic Studies Quarterly cover the following topics The Effects of Pakistan's Nuclear Weapons on Civil-Military Relations in India; India's Military Aviation Market: Opportunities for the United States; Saving Darfur: Seductive Analogies and the Limits of Airpower Coercion in Sudan; Coercive Engagement: A Security Analysis of Iranian Support to Iraqi ... |
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| Strategic Studies Quarterly. Volume 3, Number 1, Spring 2009 |
Jan-2009 |
153 pages |
| Authors:
AIR UNIV MAXWELL AFB AL
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| The Strategic Studies Quarterly is an Air Force-sponsored strategic forum for military, government, and academic professionals. Featured articles in this publication include: Policy and Purpose: The Economy of Deterrence; Waging Deterrence in the Twenty-First Century; On Nuclear Deterrence and Assurance; Stabilization, Peacebuilding and Sustainability in the Horn of Africa; Resurrecting the Icon: The Enduring Relevance of Clausewitz's On War and various book reviews. |
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| Navy Professional Reading Program: Results of the 2007 Survey |
Nov-2008 |
99 pages |
| Authors:
Zannette A Uriell; J S Johnson; NAVY PERSONNEL RESEARCH STUDIES AND TECHNOLOGY MILLINGTON TN
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| In 2007, the Navy instituted the Navy Professional Reading Program (NPRP), designed to empower Sailors to grow professionally by improving critical thinking and stimulating discussion through professional reading. The program includes 60 books across 6 subject areas and 5 career states. Toward the end of the first year of implementation, a survey was conducted to look at reading habits of Navy personnel as well as opinions of the NPRP. Results ... |
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| A Unified General Framework of Insurgency Using a Living Systems Approach |
01-Jun-2008 |
108 pages |
| Authors:
Shanece L Kendall; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This thesis develops a unified general framework of insurgency. The framework is unifying in that it includes all the physical and social science formulations of insurgencies and both contemporary and historical insurgencies. It is general in that it describes all insurgencies rather than a specific one. This thesis first redefines the definition of insurgency in the context of the twenty-first century and addresses the military, political, social, and economic elements. ... |
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| Iraq: Reconstruction Assistance |
24 MAR 2008 |
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| Authors:
Curt Tarnoff; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| A large-scale assistance program has been undertaken by the United States in Iraq since mid-2003. To date, nearly $45 billion has been appropriated for Iraq reconstruction. On December 26, 2007, H.R. 2764, the FY2008 Consolidated Appropriations Act, was signed into law (P.L. 110-161). Although it specifically rejects most regular or supplemental economic assistance to Iraq under the State/Foreign Operations appropriations, it provides about $2.1 billion in reconstruction assistance, mostly for ... |
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| Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and the Military: A Selected Bibliography |
01-Mar-2008 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
Lori M Sekela; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Over the past several years, the topic of military mental healthcare has received renewed attention, both inside and outside the Armed Forces. This selected bibliography focuses on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and its presentation in military personnel. Included are references to books, documents, periodical articles, multimedia, and web sites related to this topic. A separate section concentrates on PTSD in members of the military and its relationship to age, gender, ... |
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| Strategic Vision: A Selected Bibliography |
01-Mar-2008 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
Jeanette Moyer; ARMY WAR COLL LIBRARY CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Strategic Vision is an enduring theme at the U.S. Army War College. Compiled in support of this theme, this selected bibliography reflects books, documents, periodical articles, and a number of web sites. Please note that the majority of references to military-related materials on vision may be found in the third part of the bibliography titled "The U.S. Military and the Future." With a few notable exceptions, the materials in this ... |
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| Military Review. Volume 85, Number 1, January-February 2008 |
Feb-2008 |
132 pages |
| Authors:
ARMY COMBINED ARMS CENTER FORT LEAVENWORTH KS MILITARY REVIEW
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| Military Review is published bimonthly by the U.S. Army, CAC, Fort Leavenworth, KS. It presents professional information, but the views expressed herein are those of the authors, not the Department of Defense or its elements. This issue discussed topics such as military operations in Africa, Iraq and Afghanistan, humanitarian assistance programs, protection of arts and antiquities in wartime, international law and slavery, organized crime and narco-terrorism in Mexico, conflict in ... |
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| Improving Non-Lethal Targeting in COIN |
Jan-2008 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
Ian Strebel; UNIV OF MILITARY INTELLIGENCE FORT HUACHUCA AZ
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| The control of information is strategically decisive in counterinsurgency, according to John Nagl in Counterinsurgency Warfare: Theory and Practice. Information is the main weapon that insurgents use to gain the vital support of the populations in which they operate. In many cases information control is nothing more than portraying certain events in a calculated way. It may include spreading propaganda, twisting facts, or blatantly spreading untruths. While this type of ... |
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| Psychology of Terrorism |
14-Dec-2007 |
222 pages |
| Authors:
Randy Borum; UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA TAMPA DEPT OF MENTAL HEALTH LAW AND POLICY
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| In compiling this annotated bibliography on the psychology of terrorism, the author has defined terrorism as acts of violence intentionally perpetrated on civilian noncombatants with the goal of furthering some ideological, religious or political objective. The principal focus is on nonstate actors. The task was to identify and analyze the scientific and professional social science literature pertaining to the psychological and/or behavioral dimensions of terrorist behavior (not on victimization or ... |
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| Dismantling Terrorism: Developing Actionable Solutions for Today's Plague of Violence |
NOV 2007 |
43 pages |
| Authors:
Frances K. Scott; AIR FORCE ACADEMY COLORADO SPRINGS CO LIBRARY
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| This bibliography presents books, government documents, reports, and journal articles on various aspects of terrorism. The bibliography is divided into the following sections: causes and origins of terrorism, geographical distribution of terrorist groups, terrorist financing, terrorist groups and networks, the psychology of terrorism, prevention of terrorism, remedies for terrorism, terrorist violence, and bibliographies and reference works. |
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| U.S. National Security and Strategy: A Selected Bibliography |
OCT 2007 |
38 pages |
| Authors:
Jeanette M. Moyer; ARMY WAR COLL LIBRARY CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The study of U.S. national security and strategy is embedded in the core of the curriculum of the U.S. Army War College (USAWC). Compiled as a springboard into the research and understanding of an intertwined subject area, this selected bibliography reflects books, documents, periodical articles, and web sites relating to this topic. With a few notable exceptions, the materials in this bibliography are dated 2004 to the present. For older ... |
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| Jointness: A Selected Bibliography |
AUG 2007 |
27 pages |
| Authors:
Virginia C. Shope; ARMY WAR COLL LIBRARY CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| This selected bibliography lists references for readings on Jointness, an enduring theme of the U.S. Army War College. A revised and updated version of the library's earlier bibliographies on jointness, it focuses on aspects of the United States Armed Forces such as joint operations, joint logistics, interservice cooperation, interservice rivalry, joint communications, joint training, and the Goldwater-Nichols Act. With the exception of some important older titles, most of the books, ... |
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| IPB: Predicting an Unpredictable Enemy Why We do it? Why the S2 can't do it? What the Staff Should |
MAR 2007 |
52 pages |
| Authors:
Michael D. Acord; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| The purpose of this study is to determine why intelligence officers acting as battalion S-2 have difficulty predicting the enemy. It hypothesizes that two causes: lack of experience of the principal officers conducting IPB and inadequate emphasis on the staff's role in IPB have cascading effects that prevent staffs and commanders from mastering the planning process (which inevitable effects execution). The study explores several fundamental questions. First, why predict at ... |
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| Multinational Operations: A Selected Bibliography |
FEB 2007 |
17 pages |
| Authors:
Jeanette M. Moyer; ARMY WAR COLL LIBRARY CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| This selected bibliography focuses on the special challenges of Multinational Operations, such as command arrangements, interoperability, intelligence sharing, multilateralism, and cultural diversity. It does not include general descriptions of multinational operations and exercises. With the exception of some important older titles, most of the books, documents, articles, and online resources cited are dated 2001 to the present. All items in this bibliography are available in the U.S. Army War College ... |
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| Countries of the World and International Organizations: Sources of Information |
08 JAN 2007 |
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| Authors:
Barbara S. Torreon; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| This report provides a selection of materials for locating information on foreign countries and international organizations. In the general information section, it presents sources giving an overview of politics, economics, and recent history. A specialized information section cites sources on human rights, immigration, international organizations, military strengths, terrorism, and other topics. Included are titles of some of the most frequently consulted bibliographic sources that are available for use in many ... |
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| Post Conflict Reconstruction: A Selected Bibliography |
JAN 2007 |
27 pages |
| Authors:
Jeanette M. Moyer; ARMY WAR COLL LIBRARY CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| American military, diplomatic, and humanitarian personnel continue to participate in postconflict reconstruction efforts around the world. This selected bibliography lists references for readings about postconflict reconstruction in general, as well as describing the aftermath of war in the following countries: Afghanistan, Bosnia, Haiti, Iraq, Kosovo, and Somalia. With the exception of some important older titles, most of the books, documents, articles and online resources cited are dated 2003 to the ... |
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| Human Dimensions of Strategic Leadership: A Selected Bibliography |
DEC 2006 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
Jeanette M. Moyer; ARMY WAR COLL LIBRARY CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| "Human Dimensions of Strategic Leadership" is one of the enduring themes of the U.S. Army War College (USAWC) curriculum. This selected bibliography lists references for readings on various elements of that theme, and directly relates to the study of strategic leadership. Particular attention was devoted to military leadership. With the exception of some important older titles, most of the books, documents, articles, and online resources cited are dated 2003 to ... |
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| Militant Ideology Atlas: Research Compendium |
NOV 2006 |
362 pages |
| Authors:
William McCants; Jarret Brachman; Joseph Felter; MILITARY ACADEMY WEST POINT NY COMBATING TERRORISM CENTER
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| The Combating Terrorism Center (CTC) at West Point has dedicated many of its resources this year to understanding the Jihadi ideology through the words of its adherents. In its "Harmony and Disharmony" report, the CTC exposed the organizational weaknesses of al-Qaida using its own internal documents. CTC's "Jihadi Imagery Report" cataloged frequently used images in Jihadi propaganda. The translation of Abu Bakr Naji's "Management of Savagery" focused new attention on ... |
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| Harnessing the Heavens: National Defense through Space |
NOV 2006 |
32 pages |
| Authors:
Elwood L. White; AIR FORCE ACADEMY COLORADO SPRINGS CO LIBRARY
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| This "Special Bibliography Series," Number 106, *Harnessing the Heavens: National Defense Through Space," was developed by History Bibliographer and Reference Librarian Mr. Elwood L. White, in support of the 21st Triennial (previously biennial) Military History Symposium to be held at the Air Force Academy, 1-3 November 2006. This bibliography lists a selected portion of the McDermott (Cadet) Library's holdings on national defense through space. While it includes books and journal ... |
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| Diagnosis and Treatment of Combat Related Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. An Abstract Bibliography |
OCT 2006 |
20 pages |
| Authors:
Newell Cathy A.; DARNALL ARMY HOSPITAL FORT HOOD TX
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| Information with reference to the diagnosis and medical treatment of combat related Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is constantly being updated. Many PTSD related complaints are treated in our medical facilities everyday and this new information is vital to the knowledge base of our providers. This abstract bibliography lists books, web documents, journal articles, and internet sites related to this topic. The majority of items cited date from 2000 to ... |
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| North Korean Civil-Military Trends: Military-First Politics to a Point |
SEP 2006 |
68 pages |
| Authors:
Ken E. Gause; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Unlike the study of other authoritarian regimes, first the Soviet Union and more recently China, which have given rise to a cottage industry of analysis on all aspects of things military, the same cannot be said of the Korean People's Army (KPA), the armed forces of the Democratic People s Republic of Korea (DPRK). In the small world of Pyongyang watchers, articles and books devoted to the KPA are few ... |
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| Operational Manning Considerations for Spartan Scout and Sea Fox Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USV) |
SEP 2006 |
94 pages |
| Authors:
Matthew Richter; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND PUBLIC POLICY
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| This research was conducted in association with Naval Warfare Development Command (NWDC) requests to update Unmanned Vehicle Tactical Memorandum TM-3-22-5-SW. The research identified and discussed significant USV manning considerations such as source ratings and manpower qualities to pilot, operate sensors, support USV electronics, and the manpower implications associated with various weapons systems alternatives. In addition, this research described several existing and notional USV tactics, as well as a discussion about ... |
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| Adits, Caves, Karizi-Qanats, and Tunnels in Afghanistan: An Annotated Bibliography |
30 NOV 2005 |
86 pages |
| Authors:
Robert L. Hadden; ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER ALEXANDRIA VA TOPOGRAPHIC ENGINEERING CENTER
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| This bibliography on the caves, tunnels, and other geological features of Afghanistan was begun in September 2001. The work brings together selected citations from a variety of different cartographic, geological, and speleological resources and specialized library collections. Publication dates range from 1830 to 2005. Resources cover books, journal articles, newspaper articles, reports, and maps from a variety of government and private library and geological information centers in Arabic, English, French, ... |
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| Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and the Military: A Selected Bibliography |
11 NOV 2005 |
17 pages |
| Authors:
Lori Sekela; ARMY WAR COLL LIBRARY CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Due to current military engagements in Iraq and Afghanistan, there has been a renewed interest in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and its presentation in military personnel. This bibliography lists citations for books, documents, articles, audiovisuals, and Internet sites related to this topic. Specifically, the cited items focus on PTSD resulting from combat exposure in current and past military engagements and peacekeeping operations. The majority of the items cited are dated ... |
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| Supplement to Vietnam 1964-1973: An American Dilemma |
OCT 2005 |
97 pages |
| Authors:
Elwood L. White; AIR FORCE ACADEMY COLORADO SPRINGS CO LIBRARY
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| This bibliography is a supplement to the Special Bibliography Series, Number 80, compiled in 1990 to support the 14th Military History Symposium. It is primarily intended as a listing of scholarly works completed since 1990 on the Vietnam War, although some works prior to that date are included. The bibliography is selected from the holdings on that war housed in the McDermott library, United States Air Force Academy, and includes ... |
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| Lethal Autonomous Weapons -- Ethical and Doctrinal Implications |
14 FEB 2005 |
35 pages |
| Authors:
Michael A. Guetlein; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| The use of unmanned autonomous weapons (robots and other unmanned weapon systems) on the battlefield is rapidly expanding. Autonomous weapons will influence the way in which the United States wages battles in the future. They are the springboard for a transformation that will eventually result in a Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA). However, there is a reluctance to arm them, which would exploit their full potential. Critics often cite the ... |
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| Intelligence Professionalism in the Americas (profesionalismo de inteligencia en las americas) |
NOV 2004 |
586 pages |
| Authors:
Russell G. Swenson; Susana C. Lemozy; JOINT MILITARY INTELLIGENCE COLL WASHINGTON DC
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| Numerous individuals contributed directly and indirectly to the development and completion of this supranational project. It is impossible to name them all, but those who deserve special mention are Major Clif Prat, (U.S. Army) and senior DIA official Rix Mills, both of whom contributed substantially to the accurate translation of South American varieties of Spanish. U.S. State Department foreign service officer and distinguished JMIC faculty member Jon Wiant volunteered his ... |
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