Christopher Center's Military Holdings
Indexes & Databases
Air Force Professional Reading List
Air Force Online Journals
Military Online Reference Sources

Christopher Center 's Military Holdings

To find books and other materials in the Christopher Center, please use Galileo, our online catalog. Search by author, title, subject or keyword.

To browse the collection, follow this guide for Library of Congress (LC) Classification:

Christopher Center is also a Federal Depository and selects government documents from the Defense Department. Most of these items are also in Galileo.

To browse the Documents collection, follow this guide for Superintendent of Documents (SuDocs) Classification:

Indexes and Databases

Use electronic indexes and abstracts to locate periodical and journal articles. Choose Electronic Indexes (Name list) or (Subject List) from the Research Tools web page to access the electronic versions or use the links below.

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Christopher Center will Interlibrary Loan any books or journal articles that we don't own.

Academic Search Premier
American History & Life
JSTOR
LexisNexis Academic
MarciveWeb DOCS
PAIS International

There are many U.S.Government databases that might also be useful. Some are listed below, but a more complete list is available from the Government Databases & Finding Aids web page.

Index to Military Periodicals - Air University
MERLN  - Military Education & Research Library Network.  Search the combined military library catalogs of all branches of service
OpenNet: DOE Declassified Nuclear Weapons
Scientific & Technical Information Network

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Air Force Professional Reading List

Basic Reading List (2Lt to Capt):
Heart of the Storm. Richard Reynolds, Air University Press
Hostile Skies. James Hudson, Syracuse University Press
Lincoln on Leadership. Donald Phillips, Warner Books
Officers in Flight Suits. John Sherwood, NYU Press
The Right Stuff. Tom Wolfe, Bantam Books
10 Propositions Regarding Air Power. Philip Meilinger, Air Force History and Museums.
This Kind of War. T.R. Fehrenbach, Brassey's
Thud Ridge. Jack Broughton, Baxter Press
Winged Shield, Winged Sword. Nalty (ed.) Air Force History and Museums.
Winged Victory. Geoffrey Perret, Random House


A Few Great Captains. DeWitt Copp, Air Force Historical Foundation (available through Interlibrary loan)

Intermediate Reading List (Maj to LtCol):
Beyond Horizons: A Half Century of Air Force Space Leadership. David Spires, Air University Press
General Kenney Reports. George C. Kenney, Office of Air Force History and Museums
Makers of Modern Strategy. Peter Paret, Princeton University Press
The United States Air Force in Korea. Robert F. Futrell, Air Force History and Museums

Air Power: A Centennial Appraisal. Tony Mason, Brassey's
The First Air War. Lee Kennett, Free Press
Over Lord, Thomas Hughes. Free Press
Rise of the Fighter Generals. Col Mike Worden, Air University Press
Storm Over Iraq. Richard Hallion, Smithsonian Institution Press

Christopher Center will Interlibrary Loan any books or journal articles that we don't own.

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Aerospace Power Journal 
Airman
Citizen Airman
The Combat Edge
Intercom
Leading Edge
U.S. Air Force Online News

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Military Online Reference Sources

Air Force Historical Research Agency
Air War College Internet Gateway
Creativity & Thinking Skills  from Air War College
Dictionary of Military Terms
Joint Electronic Library
Resources for Air Force Historians
Special Studies
U.S. Air Force Fact Sheets
U.S. Air Force Policy Letter Digest
WWW Virtual Library - Military History

Just for Fun

Air Force Humor
Songs of the Air Force

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