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Some modern References

aramis

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Depending on the period someone is looking for, there are a large number of references in my military data thread.

http://www.travellerrpg.com/CotI/Discuss/showthread.php?t=29049

Then there is the Center for Military History website.

http://www.history.army.mil/index.html

Aside from the official history of the US Army in World War 2, there is also the history series for previous American Wars, as well as the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the wars in Iraq, and the war in AFghanistan.

Then this is the Combined Arms Research Library Digital Library, where vast amounts of information can be downloaded.

http://cgsc.cdmhost.com/cdm/

The Combat Studies Institute website also has a large number of downloadable books.

http://cgsc.cdmhost.com/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16040coll3

For our Australian members, there is the Australian office histories website, with downloads.

https://www.awm.gov.au/histories/

Then there is HyperWar, World War 2 on the web.

http://ibiblio.org/hyperwar/

Then there is the Marine Corps history website, again covering from the Revolution to Iraq and Afghanistan.

https://www.mcu.usmc.mil/historydivision/Pages/Staff/Publications.aspx#2001

There is the Air Force Historical Research Agency website.

http://www.afhra.af.mil/studies/index.asp

And the US Air Force Historical Support Division website, covering Air Force history up to the present.

http://newpreview.afnews.af.mil/afhso/booksandpublications/titleindex.asp

Downloads are all available from those websites at no cost, and pretty much all documents are in the public domain.

Also, I am perfectly happy to answer any questions regarding reference books in hard copy, as I do have an extensive library on military history covering from the Sumerians to the present. This does include reference material covering logistics and weapons effects.

What all are people interested in?

Presently, I am teaching my class on World War 2, and we are analyzing the decisions made and not made at the Arcadia Conference in Washington, D. C. in December of 1941 through January of 1942.
 
JimMarn said:
Mine must have have been a reprint of the 1963 version as I joined up in 1967.

I see a cost, so is it downloadable ?
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Don't know off hand. I have like 4 or 5 different ones on the shelf from the 70's to the 90's.
 
JimMarn said:
Mine must have have been a reprint of the 1963 version as I joined up in 1967.

I see a cost, so is it downloadable ?
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I would say that the website is selling hard copies. The Bluejackets Manual is not published by the US Navy, but is published by United States Naval Institute Press, a private organization, so it is not in the public domain, but is a copyrighted work.
 
timerover51 said:
I would say that the website is selling hard copies. The Bluejackets Manual is not published by the US Navy, but is published by United States Naval Institute Press, a private organization, so it is not in the public domain, but is a copyrighted work.
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In general I would recommend the USNI site for books of relevant reuse interest to fit Aramis' criteria. It will cost, but can be of direct reuse for Traveller players.

I found a professional reading list by service on the site-

http://www.usni.org/naval-institute-press/reading-lists

Ran across this in the Navy list, How We Fight. Free download, and clearly something the USN is working hard towards having their entire command read. I should think most of it adaptable to Traveller starship operations as both are harsh highly technical warfighting environments. Not sure if this will be accessible to all national domains.

http://navyreading.dodlive.mil/files/2015/08/HWF-Book-Combined-Final-27-Apr-15.pdf
 
aramis said:
Modern References ONLY, please.

Nothing pre-1970.
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Aside from the HyperWar site, all of the websites that I linked to have post-1970 material.

I suspect that the volume on Small Unit Actions in Vietnam would also be of use to Traveller GMs with limited or no military experience, along with Combat Actions in Korea.
 
Bringing up the Ine Givar

A couple of interesting books that may be worth reading-

Terror in the mind of God: The Rise of Global Religious Violence by Mark Juergensmeyer - notable for being printed pre-9/11. Decent way to look at a terrorism through one lens (religion), but in a variety of situations.

Me against my brother: At war in Somalia, Sudan, and Rwanda by Scott Peterson - A perspective into how the Imperium may look at both Tradewar as well as conflicts on lower tech balkanized worlds or in backwater clusters.

Counterinsurgency in Modern Warfare Eds. Daniel Marston & Carter Malkasian - Very nice review of the last 100+ years of the topic.

Blackhawk Down by Mark Bowden - Probably not a bad read for someone totally unfamiliar with the subject.

Unlikely Warriors: The Army Security Agency's Secret War in Vietnam 1961-1973 - Just edges into the post 1970's but I think it's still useful for explanations of how a high tech vs low tech counterinsurgency can work, especially a side of the story that is focused on the "high tech" part of it. My father read it and had nothing bad to say about it - given that it covered his service history in Vietnam that's pretty good.

And lastly,

Outlaws Inc: Under the radar and on the black market wit the world's most dangerous smugglers by Matt Potter - worthy a mention because it's about the "post war not-military" and what happened with all of those Soviet IlyushinIl-76's. Again, a side of things we often don't think about.

Hope this helps!

D.
 
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Quint said:
A couple of interesting books that may be worth reading-

Terror in the mind of God: The Rise of Global Religious Violence by Mark Juergensmeyer - notable for being printed pre-9/11. Decent way to look at a terrorism through one lens (religion), but in a variety of situations.
D.
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Hmm, so if you are religious, you are a terrorist and violent.
 
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