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Command Study 9, Chapter 5. Counterinsurgency: Answer to a Challenge (open access)

Command Study 9, Chapter 5. Counterinsurgency: Answer to a Challenge

This booklet is the fifth chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about the state of defense in the United States during the Cold War. This chapter provides "a general understanding of the nature of insurgency and counterinsurgency" (p.1). It includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of suggested readings for further study.
Date: November 1962
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Command Study 9, Chapter 6. Counterinsurgency in Modern Practice (open access)

Command Study 9, Chapter 6. Counterinsurgency in Modern Practice

This booklet is the sixth chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about the state of defense in the United States during the Cold War. This chapter discusses how the principles of insurgency and counterinsurgency "have been applied, and are being applied, in actual practice in some specific campaigns since World War Two" (p. 1). It includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of suggested readings for further study.
Date: February 1963
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Command Study 10, Chapter 1. The Evolution of Democracy (to 1776) (open access)

Command Study 10, Chapter 1. The Evolution of Democracy (to 1776)

This booklet is the first chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel. This chapter focuses on the development of democracy in the Western world and includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of suggested readings for further study.
Date: June 1963
Creator: United States. Air Force. Continental Air Command.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Current Study 11, Chapter 3. The Republic of China (open access)

Current Study 11, Chapter 3. The Republic of China

This booklet is the third chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about the Cold War's impact on world affairs. This chapter discusses "the progress made by the Republic of China since 1949, the problems it has overcome, its status today, and its prospects for the future" (p. 2). This booklet includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: October 1963
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Current Study 11, Chapter 2. The Evolution of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) (open access)

Current Study 11, Chapter 2. The Evolution of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO)

This booklet is the second chapter of Current Study 11, a staff development course about the Cold War's impact on world affairs. This chapter discusses the development of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) and includes background information, observations, review questions, a list of readings for further study, and three appendices.
Date: December 1963
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Command Study 13, Chapter 2. Counterguerrilla Operations (open access)

Command Study 13, Chapter 2. Counterguerrilla Operations

This booklet is the second chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about counterinsurgency. This chapter discusses "the complexities of counterguerrilla warfare and its interlocking tactics and politics" (p. 2). It includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: December 1964
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Current Study 11, Chapter 1. The Sino-Soviet Dispute (open access)

Current Study 11, Chapter 1. The Sino-Soviet Dispute

This booklet is the first chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about the Cold War's impact on world affairs. This chapter discusses the conflict between China and the Soviet Union and includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: March 1964
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Current Study 10, Chapter 4. The Subcontinent of South Asia (open access)

Current Study 10, Chapter 4. The Subcontinent of South Asia

This booklet is the fourth chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about the challenges posed by the Cold War. This chapter discusses several countries in South Asia and includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: May 1963
Creator: United States. Air Force. Continental Air Command.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Command Study 13, Chapter 1. The Concept of Counterinsurgency (open access)

Command Study 13, Chapter 1. The Concept of Counterinsurgency

This booklet is the first chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about counterinsurgency. This chapter discusses "the nature, causes, and environment of insurgency, the implications for free world security, U.S. responsibilities toward the developing countries, and the overall U.S. policy for countering insurgency" (p. iv). It includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: November 1964
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Current Study 12, Chapter 4. Portugal (open access)

Current Study 12, Chapter 4. Portugal

This booklet is the fourth chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and its role in the Cold War. This chapter discusses Portugal and its contributions to NATO. This booklet includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: October 1964
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Current Study 11, Chapter 6. The New Spain (open access)

Current Study 11, Chapter 6. The New Spain

This booklet is the first chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about the Cold War's impact on world affairs. This chapter "reviews the new Spain with respect to recent developments in the regime of General Franco, Spain's part in the cold war, present trends in Spanish government, and Spain's stature as a respected nation in the world community" (p. 2). This booklet includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: April 1964
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Command Study 13, Chapter 3. The Role of U.S. Aid Programs in Counterinsugency (open access)

Command Study 13, Chapter 3. The Role of U.S. Aid Programs in Counterinsugency

This booklet is the third chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about counterinsurgency. This chapter discusses "the involvement of non-military resources and their applications to the counterinsurgency effort through the country team and U.S. foreign programs" (Command Study 13, Chapter 1, p. iv). It includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: November 1964
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Command Study 10, Chapter 3. Values in the American Way of Life (open access)

Command Study 10, Chapter 3. Values in the American Way of Life

This booklet is the third chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel. This chapter discusses the beliefs that have shaped American society and includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of suggested readings for further study.
Date: August 1963
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Veterans Commission Pamphlet, Number 3, May/June 2003 (open access)

Texas Veterans Commission Pamphlet, Number 3, May/June 2003

Bimonthly publication of the Texas Veterans Commission discussing specific topics of relevance to veterans in Texas. This pamphlet describes the Combat-related special compensation program and its eligibility and application process.
Date: May 2003
Creator: Texas Veterans Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Fort Inglish Story: A History of Bailey Inglish, the Inglish Family and the Founding of Bonham, Texas (open access)

The Fort Inglish Story: A History of Bailey Inglish, the Inglish Family and the Founding of Bonham, Texas

Booklet outlining biographical information about the Inglish family and narratives about the early history of Miller County, including clashes with the local Native American tribes.
Date: 1986
Creator: Scott, Tom
System: The Portal to Texas History
Secession of South Carolina. Speech of Hon. D.C. De Jarnette, of Virginia, in the House of representatives, January 10, 1861. (open access)

Secession of South Carolina. Speech of Hon. D.C. De Jarnette, of Virginia, in the House of representatives, January 10, 1861.

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Date: unknown
Creator: De Jarnette, D. C. (Daniel Coleman), 1822-1881
System: The Portal to Texas History
Speech of Hon. John Hemphill, of Texas, on the state of the union. Delivered in the Senate of the United States, January 28, 1861. (open access)

Speech of Hon. John Hemphill, of Texas, on the state of the union. Delivered in the Senate of the United States, January 28, 1861.

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Date: unknown
Creator: Hemphill, John, 1803-1862
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Southwestern 25th Anniversary Sun Carnival] (open access)

[Southwestern 25th Anniversary Sun Carnival]

Souvenir program for the 25th anniversary Southwestern Sun Carnival where the Sun Bowl featuring NTSC and New Mexico State played.
Date: 1958-12-26/1960-01-01
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
State of the Union : speech of Hon J.P. Benjamin, of Louisiana, on the right of Secession : delivered in the Senate of the United States, Dec. 31, 1860. (open access)

State of the Union : speech of Hon J.P. Benjamin, of Louisiana, on the right of Secession : delivered in the Senate of the United States, Dec. 31, 1860.

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Date: unknown
Creator: Benjamin, J. P. (Judah Philip), 1811-1884 & Towers, Lemuel
System: The Portal to Texas History
The military strength of the Southern States, and the effects of slavery therein : addressed to the Southern convention / (open access)

The military strength of the Southern States, and the effects of slavery therein : addressed to the Southern convention /

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Date: 1850
Creator: Huston, Felix, 1800-1857
System: The Portal to Texas History
State of the Union. Speech of the Hon. John H. Reagan, of Texas. (open access)

State of the Union. Speech of the Hon. John H. Reagan, of Texas.

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Date: unknown
Creator: Reagan, John H. (John Henninger), 1818-1905
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cosmopolitan ideas on the Union ... (open access)

Cosmopolitan ideas on the Union ...

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Date: 1861
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
State or province? : bond or free?, addressed particularly to the people of Arkansas (open access)

State or province? : bond or free?, addressed particularly to the people of Arkansas

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Date: unknown
Creator: Pike, Albert, 1809-1891
System: The Portal to Texas History
Speech of Hon. George W. Summers, on federal relations in the Virginia convention, delivered March 11, 1861. (open access)

Speech of Hon. George W. Summers, on federal relations in the Virginia convention, delivered March 11, 1861.

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Date: 1861
Creator: Summers, George W. (George William), 1804-1868
System: The Portal to Texas History