A military or military force (n., from Latin militarius, miles "soldier") has seen many different incarnations throughout time. Early armies were most likely men with sharpened sticks and rocks; through time they have included advancements such as men mounting horses, men wielding swords and other metallic weapons, the bow and arrow, siege weapons, the stirrup, to the advance of the musket which form the roots of the armed forces of most nations we know today. In modern times people use motorized vehicles and firearms.
While military can refer to any armed force, it generally refers to a permanent, professional force of soldiers or guerrillas—trained exclusively for the purpose of warfare and should be distinguished from a sanctioned militia or a levy, which are temporary forces— citizen soldiers with less training, who may be "called up" as a reserve force, when a nation mobilizes for total war, or to defend against invasion. The term military is often used to mean an army.
The doctrine that asserts the primacy of a military within a society is called militarism.
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Air Force Institute of Technology Library - Information about the library, access to the online catalog, and research tools, including bibliographies and resource guides.
Air University Library - Curriculum and faculty support services including research resources on the web, access to the online catalog, and bibliographies of print materials. Located on Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama, USA.
Army Management Staff College - Sylvanus Thayer Library - Links to the online catalog and curricular resources arranged by format of resource or by type of organization.
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Combined Arms Research Library - Library information and electronic resources for military science. Supports the US Army Command and General Staff College and the Combined Arms Center at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
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Consortium of Naval Libraries - Charter, news, background information and history of the Consortium.
Map Library, U.S. Military Academy - Campaign maps from atlases developed by the USMA's Department of History for a military history class and cover American and world conflicts from the period of the American Colonial wars through 1993.
Marine Corps University Research Center - Access to the online collections and resources in the archives and library, including student papers and theses, military publications, and other web pages.
Military Librarians Division of the Special Libraries Association - Serves military librarians and librarianship.
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NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) Library - The Library holds a collection of more than 20,000 books and approximately 200 journal titles. The subjects covered are political science, military science, strategy, arms production and disarmament, international organizations, economics, law, computer science, and current affairs.
Naval Historical Center Department Library - Information about the library and its special collections, and access to publications by the library and the NHC.
Naval Postgraduate School Dudley Knox Library - General library information, access to the online catalog and government databases, basic Internet tutorials, and research resources arranged by topic.
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Naval War College Library - General information about the library and links to NWC publications, the online catalog, and external links of interest.
Pentagon Library - Reference sources of military interest, especially Bibliographies, Briefing Guides, and Quick Lists on hot topics including the Balkan conflict, military statistics, and legislative histories.
Pritzker Military Library - Private research library supporting the study of military history and dedicated to the philosophy that all citizens should be knowledgeable about the military and its role in society.
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US Air Force Academy Libraries - Access to the three main libraries (Academic, Community Center, and Medical) and the various collections and field libraries of the USAF Academy.
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US Army Armor School Research Library - Library holdings, information, and links of interest to military users and enthusiasts, including bibliographies of resources for specific battles, access to digital libraries and magazines, and veteran's groups.
US Army Europe Library Program - Supports a command reference center (ULRC), 22 main libraries and 15 branch libraries, which share an online catalog, research databases, and services for military families living in Europe.
US Army War College Library - Library information, access to the online catalog, and bibliographies and current awareness lists of print resources.
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US Coast Guard Academy Library - Access to the online catalog, government documents, and bibliographies of resources, with library information and policies.
US Naval Academy Nimitz Library - Reference resources include subject guides, basic sources such as dictionaries, and help sheets for starting research on the Internet.
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US Naval Observatory Library - Library resources include access to the online catalog, publications from the USNO, and astronomy resources on the Internet.
US Naval Research Laboratory Ruth H. Hooker Library - Subject guides for the sciences, tutorials and research guides for searching the Internet, and access to the online catalog.
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