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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
Current Study 15, Chapter 6. Indonesia (open access)

Current Study 15, Chapter 6. Indonesia

This booklet is the sixth chapter of a training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about Southeast Asia. This chapter discusses Indonesia and includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: December 1965
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Current Study 15, Chapter 4. Vietnam (North and South) (open access)

Current Study 15, Chapter 4. Vietnam (North and South)

This booklet is the fourth chapter of a training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about Southeast Asia. This chapter discusses Vietnam and includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: March 1966
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
Current Study 15, Chapter 5. Malaysia and Singapore (open access)

Current Study 15, Chapter 5. Malaysia and Singapore

This booklet is the fifth chapter of a training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about Southeast Asia. This chapter discusses Malaysia and Singapore and includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: December 1965
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 15, Chapter 1. Burma (open access)

Current Study 15, Chapter 1. Burma

This booklet is the first chapter of a training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about Southeast Asia. This chapter discusses Burma and includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: November 1965
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
Command Study 12, Chapter 1. Basic Military Doctrine: Soviet Union and Communist China (open access)

Command Study 12, Chapter 1. Basic Military Doctrine: Soviet Union and Communist China

This booklet is the first chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about the military strength of communist countries. This chapter discusses the military doctrine of both the Soviet Union and China and includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: May 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 12, Chapter 3. The Warsaw Pact Forces (open access)

Command Study 12, Chapter 3. The Warsaw Pact Forces

This booklet is the third chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about the military strength of communist countries. This chapter discusses the military strength of communist countries in Eastern and Central Europe and includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: May 1964
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Command Study 12, Chapter 2. The Soviet Armed Forces (open access)

Command Study 12, Chapter 2. The Soviet Armed Forces

This booklet is the second chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about the military strength of communist countries. This chapter discusses the development of the Soviet armed forces and includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: May 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
Academic Year 1967-1968, Unit 2: Armed Forces of France and Italy (open access)

Academic Year 1967-1968, Unit 2: Armed Forces of France and Italy

This booklet is the second unit of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about the armed forces of non-communist countries. This unit discusses the armed forces of the France and Italy and includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: January 1967
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Academic Year 1969-1970, Unit 1: The Foundations of Communist China (open access)

Academic Year 1969-1970, Unit 1: The Foundations of Communist China

This booklet is the first unit of a training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about the military forces of Communist countries. This unit discusses China and includes background information, review questions, and a list of suggested readings for further study.
Date: July 1969
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Academic Year 1969-1970, Unit 7: North Korea, North Vietnam, and the Mongolian People's Republic (open access)

Academic Year 1969-1970, Unit 7: North Korea, North Vietnam, and the Mongolian People's Republic

This booklet is the seventh unit of a training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about the military forces of Communist countries. This unit discusses North Korea, North Vietnam, and the Mongolian People's Republic.
Date: July 1969
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Command Study 10, Chapter 2. The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution (open access)

Command Study 10, Chapter 2. The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution

This booklet is the second chapter of a training course designed for Air Force Reserve personnel. This chapter "presents in broad outline the relationship between the two basic documents of American democracy and the principles contained in them" (p. 2). This booklet includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of suggested readings for further study.
Date: September 1963
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History