Military Science (SUBJECT GUIDE): Online Resources with Open Access

Official program website.

Official site of the United States Department of Defense. Site content is searchable.

CMH provides historical support and essential background information for decision making, staff actions, command information programs, and public statements by Army officials. It has progressively expanded its role in the vital areas of military history education. The Center's work with Army schools ensures that the study of history is a significant part of the training of officers and noncommissioned officers. It also supports the use of history to foster unit pride and give today's soldiers an understanding of the Army's past.

"MERLN (the Military Education Research Library Network) is a comprehensive website devoted to international military education outreach. It represents a consortium of military education research libraries that work together to provide access to a variety of unique electronic resources for the use of researchers and scholars. MERLN's extensive electronic resources include the following: (1) Military Policy Awareness Links (MiPALs), which provide access to current U.S. Government policy statements on selected key topics, accompanied by additional resources that analyze the topic; (2) Digital collections of full-text papers, lectures, and legislation; (3) Links to worldwide military library catalogs; (4) Links to military journals and publications; and (5) Access (password controlled) to full text ejournals and reference tools."

The Brookings Institution is a nonprofit public policy organization based in Washington, DC. Our mission is to conduct in-depth research that leads to new ideas for solving problems facing society at the local, national and global level.

Jane's Information Group (often referred to as Jane's) is a British publishing company specializing in military, aerospace and transportation topics. It was acquired in 2007 by IHS Inc., and its open-source intelligence databases and publications continue to be produced under the IHS Jane's and IHS brands.

The RAND Corporation is a research organization that develops solutions to public policy challenges to help make communities throughout the world safer and more secure, healthier and more prosperous. RAND is nonprofit, nonpartisan, and committed to the public interest. RAND's research and analysis address issues that impact people around the world including security, health, education, sustainability, growth, and development.

Over 235,000 reports and primary sources related to homeland security policy, strategy, and organizational management. Sources include Federal, state and local governments, international governments and institutions, nonprofit organizations and private sector entities, think tanks, research centers, colleges and universities. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s National Preparedness Directorate, FEMA and the Naval Postgraduate School Center for Homeland Defense and Security.