Military Science & Aerospace Studies
This guide provides resources to support the research needs of Texas State University students in the Military Science and Aerospace Studies (Army and Air Force ROTC) programs, plus provides information for military science and military history research.
The Alkek Library has several print and online resources on military science. In addition to the books in our general collection, we also have several thousand government documents in our Department of Defense collection in the Government Information collection on the 4th Floor of the library.
In light of the recent COVID-19 pandemic:
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Requesting Items Through Interlibrary Loan (ILLiad)
NOTE: Please see the Remote Services LibGuide for updates to ILL services during Spring 2020 & Summer I 2020.
United States Military Websites
Related Agencies and Organizations
New Books and More at the Alkek Library
Remote Course Support
Jodi Brown
Aerospace Studies and Military Science
Your librarian Jodi Brown is available to work with you for solutions to issues with online research and to ensure your students have access to the library resources they need to complete their assignments.
- Research Guides available online
- Aerospace Studies: https://guides.library.txstate.edu/subject-aerospace-studies
- Military Science: https://guides.library.txstate.edu/subject-military-science
- Contact Jodi for a Research Guide tailored to your course or assignment
- eBooks for remote use can be found by searching the catalog and limiting your search to "eBooks": catalog.library.txstate.edu
- Research Databases: https://catalog.library.txstate.edu/search/y
Also consider the following options:
- Embed your librarian into your TRACS or Canvas site so your students can ask questions directly.
If you have questions or suggestions on how the library can support your courses, feel free to contact Jodi at jrb402@txstate.edu
Department of Defense Organizational Chart
Selected General Resources
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A Civilian's Guide to the U. S. Military by Call Number: Online
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Band of brothers (Television program : 2001) by Call Number: D769.347 506th .A57 2002Publication Date: 2001Tells the story of Easy Company, 506th Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army, an elite rifle company that parachuted into France early on D-Day morning, fought in the Battle of the Bulge, captured Hitler's Eagle's Nest at Berchtesgaden, and suffered heavy casualties. Also includes a documentary about the soldiers in Easy Company.
Common Experience 2016-2017
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What It Is Like to Go to War by From the author of the award-winning, best-selling novel 'Matterhorn', comes a brilliant nonfiction book about war In 1968, at the age of twenty-three, Karl Marlantes was dropped into the highland jungle of Vietnam, an inexperienced lieutenant in command of a platoon of forty Marines who would live or die by his decisions. Marlantes survived, but like many of his brothers in arms, he has spent the last forty years dealing with his war experience. In 'What It Is Like to Go to War', Marlantes takes a deeply personal and candid look at what it is like to experience the ordeal of combat, critically examining how we might better prepare our soldiers for war. Marlantes weaves riveting accounts of his combat experiences with thoughtful analysis, self-examination, and his readings--from Homer to 'The Mahabharata' to Jung. He makes it clear just how poorly prepared our nineteen-year-old warriors are for the psychological and spiritual aspects of the journey.Just as 'Matterhorn' isalready being acclaimed as acclaimed as a classic of war literature, 'What It Is Like to Go to War' is set to become required reading for anyone--soldier or civilian--interested in this visceral and all too essential part of the human experience.Call Number: DS559.5 .M358 2011
Subject Librarian
Military Records
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Military Records and IdentificationInformation about requesting military records on USA.gov.