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Military History/Military Strategies-Tactics Online Resources Best Military History Websites http://besthistorysites.net/military-history/ eLibrary Proquest http://elibrary.bigchalk.com/elibweb/elib/do/login Username VCØØ2ØØ and Password 23219 National Archives of Military Resources: Military History https://www.archives.gov/research/alic/reference/military/american-military- history.html U.S. Army Center of Military History https://history.army.mil/bookshelves.html History of War Resources http://www.tom.pilsch.com/history.html War History Online https://www.warhistoryonline.com/ Web Sources for Military History http://www.americanhistoryprojects.com/downloads/mil-2012.html Foreign Policy Research Institute-American Military Institute https://www.fpri.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/American-Military-History-A- Resource.pdf Teaching History.org-Military History https://teachinghistory.org/history-content/national-resources/19187 Organization of American Historians http://archive.oah.org/magazine-of-history/issues/224/bruce.html Find It Virginia Library of Virginia (eBooks on Military History and Military Strategy) http://www.finditva.com http://www.lva.virginia.gov/about/policies/circ.htm#Regis (sign up for a free e-Card) **** The eBook History Collection with Find It Virginia is an excellent source***** Richmond Public Library eBooks http://richmondpubliclibrary.org Sign up for a free eLibrary card with the Richmond Public Library https://rvalibrary.org/get-card/ Discovery Education http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/ See Dr. Bannister for your Login information Global Security.org Army Field Manuals https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/policy/army/fm/ 3-90/ch1.htm https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/policy/army/fm/ Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain-Marines https://www.marines.mil/Portals/59/MCWP%203-35.3.pdf National Defense Strategy-Department of Defense https://dod.defense.gov/Portals/1/Documents/pubs/2018- National-Defense-Strategy-Summary.pdf RAND Corporation-Military Strategy https://www.rand.org/topics/military-strategy.html https://www.rand.org/search.html?query=military%20strategies Tactics Tutorial- The Art of Battle http://www.theartofbattle.com/tactics-tutorial/ Encyclopedia Britannica http://school.eb.com Username and Password None (school) rpshome/home This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA .

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