Aerade - Gateway to quality Aerospace and Defence resources on the Internet 
http://aerade.cranfield.ac.uk/
Aerade is an Internet gateway managed by Cranfield University which provides access to over 30,000 high quality Internet resources relating to aerospace and defence. It includes links to bibliographies, data, full-text articles and documents and journals all of which have subject descriptions compiled by information specialists. Typical subjects covered include: defence, weapon technology, information warfare, military hardware, missiles and aeronautics and space design. The database may be searched by subject keyword or browsed. The entries are arranged by NASA classification and the Military Science Index.
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Art of war by Sun Tzu
http://www.asksam.com/eBooks/artofwar/
This is a searchable eBook version of the classic military text the Art of war by Sun Tzu which was written in the 6th century. The text covers military strategy and warfare tactics. This version was ttranslated from the Chinese by Lionel Giles and contains his commentaries. It is accesible from the Ask.Sam website.
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Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
http://www.belfercenter.org/
Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs (BCSIA) is based in the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. It conducts research into the intersection between science, technology and international affairs, covering such areas as international security, weapons, strengthening democratic institutions and intrastate conflict. The website provides details of ongoing research, and access to a selection of recent international affairs news articles and publications.
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Causes of war: Air University bibliography
http://www.au.af.mil/au/aul/bibs/causeswar09.htm
This site contains the full-text of a bibliography compiled by staff from the Air University. It provides a specialist listing of books, US government documents and journal articles which discuss the causes of war. These include philosophy materials on the philosophy of war as well as general discussions of specific 20th/ 21st century conflicts There are links to many full-text resources accessible free of charge via the Internet. Other materials require a subscription. Users should check the top of the page for information on when it was last updated.
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Combined Arms Research Library digital collections
http://www.cgsc.army.mil/carl/contentdm/home.htm
This is the CARL website. It provides free access to a large collection of US digitised military documents held by the Combined Arms Research Library. Collections include: Second World war operational plans, School of Advanced Military Studies Monographs, Master of Military Art and Science theses, Stability Operations and Support Operation reports. A full range of military history, strategy and policy topics are covered, including logistics, tactics and involvement in specific conflicts (Korean war, Vietnam War and Afghanistan). Each database may be searched or browsed. Full bibliographic records are provided.
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defence-all mailing list archive
http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/defence-all.html
The defence-all mailing list is a UK based academic mailing list hosted by JISCMail. It covers a wide range of tiopics relating to defence and national security. Postings containing information on defence related conferences, publications and research. It is possible to read all messages from 1999 onwards via the website. Instructions on signing up to the list are also provided.
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Department for War Studies, Kings College
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/schools/sspp/ws
A specialist multi-disciplinary research institution based at Kings College, London. Its website provides information on its remit, courses and research which cover a wide range of areas relating to international security, conflict, military strategy and war. Recent staff publications are listed on the website.
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DOD Dictionary of Military Terms
http://www.dtic.mil/doctrine/jel/doddict/
The official US Department of Defence Dictionary of Military Terms is updated annually by Joint Doctrine Division, J-7, Joint Staff. It consists of two databases: the DOD Dictionary and the Joint Acronyms and Abbreviations master database. Terms may be browsed alphabetically, or searched by keyword. There is a separate section for terms related to NATO.
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ERGOMAS
http://hem.passagen.se/itl/
This is the website of ERGOMAS (European Research Group on the Military and Society) a grouping of social science researchers who focus on all aspects of relations between the military and society. Its website provides information on the purpose of the group, current research and activities.
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Ethics of war, peace and terrorism multimedia resources
http://ethics.sandiego.edu/Resources/PhilForum/Terrorism/index.asp
This useful directory of web resources is maintained by Lawrence M. Hinman a Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Values Institute at the University of San Diego. It provides access to an excellent of links to academic resources related to the philosophy of war. These include clasic online texts, articles, military ethics case studies and some online documentaries. Most resources are free. Topics covered include miltary ethics and just war theory.
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Facts on International Relations and Security Trends
http://first.sipri.org/
Facts on International Relations and Security Trends (FIRST) is an excellent free database of factual and statistical information for members of the public which is maintained by SIPRI (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute ) and the ISN (International Security Network) It covers a vast amount of areas relating to all aspects of international security and military affairs. This includes coverage of armed conflicts, wars, military expenditure and the arms trade, arms holdings, weapons stockpiles, the strength of military forces, holdings of weapons of mass destruction, energy security and human rights indicators. Users may select country files or browse chronologies. Also provided are country maps, chronologies and statistical indicators.
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Geneva Centre For Democratic Control of the Armed Forces
http://www.dcaf.ch/
The Geneva Centre For Democratic Control of the Armed Forces (DCAF) is a research body which promotes the structuring of military civilian relations on democratic lines. Its website provides details on the purpose of the body and its current activities. It includes access to the full-text of all DCAF Occasional Papers and DCAF Policy papers published since 2002 and abstracts of all its monographs. Other features of the site include a comprehensive Information Resources section. This contains an extensive links library, a legal database of publicly avaiable national laws relating to security sector legislation and a digital catalogue which comprises a searchable database of several thousand abstracts of related journal articles, conference proceeedings and reports as compiled by DCAF staff. Topics covered include all forms of security sector regulation, materials relating to the Iraq Gulf war, police reform, legal aspects of security sector governance, the accountability of intelligence services, nuclear weapons governance, parliamentary oversight of security forces, security sector governance and refrom in Africam, the Middle East and South East Europe.
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Glossary of defense acquisition acronyms and terms
https://dap.dau.mil/aphome/das/Pages/DAUOnlineGlossary.aspx
This site provides free access to the full text page glossary which was published by Defense Acquisition University Press. It provides definitions of terms, abbreviations and acronyms in use by the United States Department of Defense and its agencies.
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Haithi Trust Digital Library
http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls
The HathiTrust is a collaboration of about 13 leading American research libraries (members of the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC)who are working to provide a shared repository for their online digital collections. Members include: California Digital Library; Indiana University; Michigan State University; Northwestern University; The Ohio State University; Penn State University; Purdue University; University of California Berkeley. Items available include books, eprints, journal articles. Out of copyright materials are in full text, other licensed materials may offer abstracts only. All subject areas of the humanities, social sciences and sciences are covered. They include substantial American political, social and economic history texts.The database may be searched by subject keyword. It was launched in 2008 and its under a process of expansion and development.
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Hoover Institute
http://www.hoover.org/
The Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace at Stanford University is a center for advanced study in domestic and international affairs. Contains an overview of the institute, it's research programs, publications and information on the Hoover library and archives. Also provided is access to the full-text of its annual reports from 1996 onwards, recent essays in public policy and weekly essays on topics including social welfare and international affairs issues.
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Inter-University Seminar on Armed Forces and Society (IUS)
http://www.iusafs.org/
The Inter-University Seminar on Armed Forces and Society (IUS) is a forum for the interchange of information and scholarship about research which focuses on civil-military relations. Main members are American universities. Its website provides information on its aims, membership and activities. It includes conference listings, and information about its journal Armed Forces and Society. Non members can search the archive of the journal and access abstracts, but full text is for subscribers only.
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International Association for Counterterrorism and Security Professionals
http://www.iacsp.com/
The International Association for Counterterrorism and Security Professionals(IASCP) is an international organisation for professionals working in the field, one of whose aims is to make publically available information about the nature and extent of threats from terrorist groups. Its website offers information about the aims of the organisation and its current and forthcoming activities. It also includes some press releases, message boards and details about its online courses and publications such as Counter Terrorism & Security the magazine for Law Enforcement,
Government and Military. Material focuses on the needs and role of the counterterrorism professional.
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International Institute for Strategic Studies
http://www.iiss.org/
The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), founded in 1958, is an independent centre for research, information and debate on the problems of conflict. Contains information about the Institute, its research programme, press releases and details and summaries of publications. These include strategic surveys of weapons, tables, listings of its Adelphi Papers series and tables of contents from its journal 'Survival'.
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International Relations and Security Network
http://www.isn.ethz.ch/
International Relations and Security Network (ISN) is an electronic clearinghouse for resources and institutions in the field of international relations and security studies. All resources are described formally and by content, and organized in a subject, regional, institutional and current events listing. The resources are also searchable by keywords. ISN is run by the Center for Security Studies and Conflict Research at the ETH Zurich.
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International Security Information Service, Europe
http://www.isis-europe.org/
This security information service "facilitates parliamentary and inter-institutional dialogue and provides policy input to strengthen common approaches to conflict prevention, crisis management, peace building, arms control and disarmament. " It provides contacts, conference reports, working groups, briefing papers and details of projects and useful links including to offices in Belgium, Germany and the United Kingdom.
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International Society of Military Sciences
http://www.isofms.org/pagina/home.html
International Society of Military Sciences is an association of major national military science organisations which was founded in 2008. Mmembership includes : Austrian National Defence Academy, The Royal Military College of Canada, the Royal Danish Defence College, The Finnish National Defence University, the Netherlands Defence Academy, the Norwegian Education Command, the Swedish National Defence College, and the Baltic Defence College. Its website provides information on the aims of the organisation, its membership and activities. This includes details about conferences and working groups covering such topics as war studies, military history, military technology and weapons, ethics and war, security and defence. There is a directory of links to member organisations.
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Jane's Defence Weekly
http://jdw.janes.com/
Jane's Defence Weekly is a leading weekly journal which focuses on the discussion and analysis of all aspects of defence and military affairs, including equipment, technology, international security and the organisation of the armed forces. The full contents of the newsletter is available by subscription only. However, the site site does offer free access to a small section of the most recent headlines.
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Jane's Information Group
http://www.janes.com/
Website of a leading supplier of commerical database supplier which specialises in providing access to electronic databases and intelligence services covering defence, security, transport, public safety and law enforcement. Subscribers may access full text ejournals, reference works, papers and reports. major collections include intelligence centres for: defence equipment and technology; defence forecasts; the defence industry and markets; military and security assessments; terrorism and insurgency. Full lists of titles and prices available from the website. Non-subscribers can obtain free access to recent headlines
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MERLN: Military Education and Research Library Network
http://merln.ndu.edu/
The MERLN website is maintained by the National Defense University Library in Washington, D.C. It represents a consortium of leading US military education and research libraries, providing free access to an extensive range of their on-line services. These include: links to worldwide military library catalogs; full text lectures, electronic collections of papers and reports. A key service are the Military Policy Awareness Links (MiPALs), which provide links to current U.S. Government policy statements on selected key topics, (such as military science topics and current security crises. All areas of military science, strategic and international relations are covered.
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Military dictionaries: Lexicool.com
http://www.lexicool.com/online-dictionary.asp?FSP=C04&FKW=military
The Lexicool site is run by an international team of linguists and IT specialists based in France, headed by Sebastian Abbo.It provides free access to a searchable directory of over 7,000 freely available online bilingual and multilingual dictionaries and glossaries. This section links to military dictionaries. They include terminologies, bi-lingual glossaries of terms and thesauri. Topics covered include NATO sources, Civil-military relations. They include official NATO publications Searches may be entered by language(s), subject, or title/keyword. Search results provide the number of entries and links to the online dictionaries. The site also provides a directory of translation and interpreting courses, a listing of translator and interpreter associations worldwide
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