Government Documents on Military History
Government publications are essential sources for military history students and scholars. Purdue University Libraries have extensive collections of U.S. Government publications dealing with military history with most of these being located in HSSE Library. Subject headings you can use to search for military history information in the Library Catalog include:
Air Warfare
Iraq War, 2003-2011
Persian Gulf War, 1991
United States Army History
United States History Civil War, 1861-1865
United States History Revolution, 1775-1783
Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975
World War, 1939-1945
America: History and Life (Indexes articles from U.S. & Canadian military history journals)
The principal index for U.S. Government publications is the Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications HSSE REF & Periodicals 016.353 Un36 which is also available online from 1976-present. The GPO Index covers from 1976-present.
Other useful U.S. Government document indexes include:
| Cumulative Subject index to the Monthly Catalog 1900-1971 | HSSE REF 016.353 Un36a |
| Cumulative Title Index to U.S. Public Documents 1789-1876 | HSSE REF 016.353 C913 |
| Checklist of United States Publications 1789-1909 HSSE REF 016.353 Un3cs |
Additional subject specific indexes to government military history information are:
| Air University Library Index to Military Periodicals | HSSE REF 016.6295 Ai7 |
| Congressional Information Service (CIS) Index | HSSE REF 328.73005 C76 |
| CIS Congressional Serial Set Index 1789-1969 | HSSE REF 328.73 C761c |
| CIS Unpublished Senate Comm. Hearings Index 1823-1964 | HSSE REF 348.731 C497 |
| CIS Congressional Comm. Prints Index | HSSE REF 348.731 C755c |
| CIS U.S. Congressional Comm. Hearings Index 1833-1969 | HSSE REF 348.731 C76 |
| CIS Index to U.S. Executive Branch Documents 1789-1909 | HSSE REF 351.73 C497 1990 |
| CIS Index to U.S. Executive Branch Documents 1910-1932 | HSSE REF 351.73 C497 1996 |
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