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Recent and significant military white papers and national security documents by country


 

Australia:

Australian Antarctic Division - Australian Antarctic Strategy & Action Plan

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Australian Dept. Of Defence - 2023 National Defence: Defense Strategic Review

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Australian Dept. of Defence - 2024 Independent Analysis into Navy's Surface Combat Fleet

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Australian Dept. of Infrastructure - 2023 Strategic Fleet Task Force Final Report

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Australian Dept. of Defence - 2024 National Defense Strategy and Integrated Investment Program

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Australian Dept. of Defence - 2024 Naval Shipbuilding and Sustainment Plan

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Australian Dept. of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) - Regional Architecture

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Australian Dept. of Defence - 2024 Naval Shipbuilding and Sustainment Plan

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Canada:

Canada Dept. Of National Defense - 2024 Our North, Strong and Free: A Renewed Vision for Canada's Defense

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Canada Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer - The Polar Icebreaker Project: 2024 Update

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Canada Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer - Planned Capital Spending Under Canada's Defense Policy: 2024 Update

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Global Affairs Canada - 2024-2025 Departmental Plan

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Canada's Arctic Foreign Policy (2024)

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France:

2022 National Strategic Review

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Germany:

Germany Foreign Office 2022 - Robust Resilient Stable. Integrated Security for Germany: National Security Strategy

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Greece:

Greece Ministry of National Defence - General Directorate of National Defence Policy and International Relations

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Japan:

Japan Ministry of Defense - 2022-2023 Defense Buildup Program

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Japan Ministry of Defense - 2022 National Defense Strategy

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Japan Ministry of Defense - 2023 Security Environment Surrounding Japan

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United Kingdom:

Strategic Defense Review 2025 - Making Britain Safer: Secure at Home, Strong Abroad

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United States:

2025 Defense Intelligence Agency Worldwide Threat Assessment

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2025 Annual Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community

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2021 Regaining Artic Dominance: The U.S. Army in the Artic

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2023 U.S. Coast Guard Arctic Strategic Outlook Implementation Plan

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2022 White House: Indo-Pacific Strategy of the United States

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2024 Dept. of Defense Arctic Strategy

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2022 White House National Security Strategy of the United States

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2022 Defense Department National Defense Strategy of the United Stated Including the 2022 Nuclear Posture Review and Missile Defense Review

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2021 Final Report: National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence

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2024 Commission on the National Defense Strategy

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Congressionally Authorized Report from the Rand Corporation

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2024 Defense Dept. Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China: Annual Report to Congress

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Doctrine


 

"The Geography of the Peace" by Nicholas John Spykman

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"The Struggle for the World" by James Burnham

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"The New World Problems in Political Geography" By Isaiah Bowman

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"Some Principals of Maritime Strategy" by Julian Corbett

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"England in the Seven Years War: A Study in Combined Strategy" by Julian Corbett

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"The Spectre of Navalism" by Julian Corbett

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"The League of Nations and the Freedom of the Seas" by Julian Corbett

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"America: Too Young to Die" by Alexander P.De Seversky

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"The Balance of Tomorrow: Power and Foreign Policy in the United States" by Robert Strausz-Hupe

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"Communist Strategy of Protracted Conflict" by Robert Strausz-Hupe

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"Maps, Strategy and World Politics" by Robert Strausz-Hupe

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"Principles of Human Geography" by Paul Vidal de la Bache

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U.S. Air Force Doctrine

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U.S. Army Doctrine-Army Publishing Directorate Field Manuals

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U.S. Coast Guard Doctrine

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U.S. Marine Corps Doctrine

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10e Arctic and Extreme Cold Weather Operations

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U.S. Space Force Doctrine

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North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Policy Documents

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Australia Australian Defence Force (ADF) Capstone Doctrine

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The Forge (ADF) Doctrine

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Australian Army Land Warfare Research Centre

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Royal Australian Air Force Air and Spacepower Centre

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Royal Australian Navy Sea Power Centre

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Canada Line of Sight Canadian Army Tactics and Doctrine

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Selected Canadian Military Doctrinal Resources

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United Kingdom Defence Doctrine

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Sweden Defence Commission Report on Security Policy (2023)

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Doctrine and Training Center Polish Armed Forces (Selected English language publications)

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"Plan-B: A Service Framed Examination of Economic Warfare" Marine Corps University Press

2025

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"Power Projection: Proceedings from the 2022 Strategic Landpower Symposium" by Gregory L. Cantwell, ed. Marine Corps University Press

2024

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"Regional Power: North Korea" Kimbell Johnson, Director

Army University Press, 2024

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"Regional Power: Iran" Kimbell Johnson, Director

Army University Press, 2023

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"Competition With China: Chinese Military Strategy" Brendan Mulvaney, host

Air University China Aerospace Studies Institute, 2022

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"Competition With China: Strategic Perceptions" Brendan Mulvaney, host

Air University China Aerospace Studies Institute, 2022

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"Enabling a More Externally Focused and Operational PLA" by Roger Cliff

U.S. Army War College Press Strategic Studies Institute, 2022

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"U.S. Air Force Doctrine"

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"U.S. Space Force Doctrine"

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U.S. Marine Corps Doctrinal Library-Courtesy Marine Corps University Library

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U.S. Army Doctrine Publications

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U.S. Coast Guard Library including Directives

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U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff-Joint Doctrine Library

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CFJP 01 Canadian Military Doctrine

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"Defending Canadian Sovereignty: New Threats, New Challenges" Canada Dept. of National Defence

2019

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Canadian Army Doctrine

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Royal Canadian Navy Strategic Plan 2017-2022

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Royal Canadian Air Force Doctrine

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"Joint Doctrine Publications" Great Britain. Ministry of Defence

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"The JWC Doctrine Development Process" NATO Joint Warfare Centre

2023

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NATO Official Texts and Resources

Includes Strategic Concepts, Library, and Archives

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"Common Security and Defence Policy" European Union. External Action

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India's Changing Military Strategy (2025)

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"The Forge Doctrine" Australia. Dept. of Defence

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"Defense Doctrine" Australian Civil-Military Centre

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"Land Warfare Studies Centre" Australian Army Research Centre

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"Air and Space Power Centre" Royal Australian Air Force

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Royal Australian Navy Seapower Centre

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"A Whole of Nation Approach" Singapore

2025

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"Building a Strong Defence" Singapore

2025

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"Defense White Papers" South Korea

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"South Korea's Offensive Military Strategy and Its Dilemma." by Sungmin Cho

Center for Strategic & International Studies, February 29, 2024

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"Defense of Japan 2023" Japan. Ministry of Defense

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"National Security Strategy 2022" Japan. Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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"President Lai Ching-te’s 17 National Security Measures: A Timely Proposal to Bolster the Safety of Taiwan" by Ketty W. Chen

Prospect Foundation, 2025

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Innovative Military Technology


 

"The Geography of the Peace" by Nicholas John Spykman

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"The Struggle for the World" by James Burnham

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"The New World Problems in Political Geography" By Isaiah Bowman

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"Some Principals of Maritime Strategy" by Julian Corbett

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"England in the Seven Years War: A Study in Combined Strategy" by Julian Corbett

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"The Spectre of Navalism" by Julian Corbett

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"The League of Nations and the Freedom of the Seas" by Julian Corbett

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"America: Too Young to Die" by Alexander P.De Seversky

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"The Balance of Tomorrow: Power and Foreign Policy in the United States" by Robert Strausz-Hupe

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"Communist Strategy of Protracted Conflict" by Robert Strausz-Hupe

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"Maps, Strategy and World Politics" by Robert Strausz-Hupe

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"Principles of Human Geography" by Paul Vidal de la Bache

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The Australian Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance Plan

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U.S. Army Weapons Systems Handbook

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U.S. Navy Fact Files- Weapons Systems

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U.S. Navy- Strategic Systems Programs

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U.S. Marine Corps-Weapons, Vehicles, Aircraft, Gear

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U.S. Air Force Aircraft Factsheets

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"Autonomous Weapon Systems: Selected Implications for International Security and for Canada" by Ariel Shapiro

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Canada. Defence Equipment

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Defence Research and Development Canada. Reports and Publications

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Australia Dept. of Defence. Defense Science and Technology Group

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Australian Army Equipment

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Royal Australian Navy Weapons

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Royal Australian Air Force Aircraft

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"UK Defence in 2025: Tanks, Armoured Vehicles, and Artillery" by Louisa Brooke-Holland

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Royal Navy. Royal Marines Equipment Weaponry

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Royal Navy Surface Fleet

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Royal Navy Equipment Submarine

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Royal Air Force Aircraft

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"The Army’s Robotic Combat Vehicle (RCV) Program: Issues for Congress" by Andrew Feickert

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"Hypersonic Weapons: Background and Issues for Congress" by Kelley M. Sayler

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"China’s Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities: Background and Issues for Congress" by Ronald O'Rourke

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"International Discussions Concerning Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems" by Kelley M. Sayler

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"Cybersecurity: Selected Cyber Attacks 2012-2024" by Chris Jaikaran

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U.S. Defense Science Board (DSB)

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Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC)

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Army Science Board Reports Reports

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Concluding Service of DoD Advisory Committee Members

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Reports - United States Army

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Air Force Scientific Advisory Board

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Department of the Navy Science and Technology Board

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Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

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Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA)

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Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA-E) Dept. of Energy

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Australia Dept. of Defence. Defence Science and Technology Group

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Defence Research and Development Canada

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United Kingdom. Defence Science and Technology Laboratory

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European Union Defence Research

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Finnish Defence Forces Publications

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Norwegian Defence Research Establishment

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Taiwan Office of Science and Technology Policy

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Singapore Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA)

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History of military campaigns implicating wider concerns such as General Rupert Smith's book "The Utility of Force"

 

"The Geography of the Peace" by Nicholas John Spykman

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"The Struggle for the World" by James Burnham

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"The New World Problems in Political Geography" By Isaiah Bowman

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"Some Principals of Maritime Strategy" by Julian Corbett

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"England in the Seven Years War: A Study in Combined Strategy" by Julian Corbett

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"The Spectre of Navalism" by Julian Corbett

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"The League of Nations and the Freedom of the Seas" by Julian Corbett

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"America: Too Young to Die" by Alexander P.De Seversky

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"The Balance of Tomorrow: Power and Foreign Policy in the United States" by Robert Strausz-Hupe

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"Communist Strategy of Protracted Conflict" by Robert Strausz-Hupe

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"Maps, Strategy and World Politics" by Robert Strausz-Hupe

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"Principles of Human Geography" by Paul Vidal de la Bache

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Australia

"Official Histories" Australian War Memorial

First and Second World Wars are digitized. Subsequent contents are non-digitized and may have been published commercially

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Unit and Commander War Diaries

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Australian Army Research Centre

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Royal Australian Air Force Air & Space Power Centre

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Royal Australian Navy Sea Power Centre

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Australian National Maritime Museum

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Australian National Library Military History

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Canada

"Understanding Hybrid Warfare: Great Power Competition and Conflict in the New Era" by Tony Balasevicius

Canadian Special Forces Operations Command, 2025

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"The Geopolitics of Canadian Defense White Papers: Lofty Rhetoric and Limited Results" by Berts Chapman

2019: 7-40

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"Threat and SOF Special Operations Response" Bernd Horn and Patrica Blacksome, eds. Canadian Special Operations Command

2024

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"Strategic Competition: Implications for SOF" by Bernd Horn

Canadian Special Operations Command, 2022

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"Worthing Force Staff Ride Handbook: Operation Totalize 8-9 August 1944" by John N. Rickard

Canadian Army, 2020

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"Now Set Europe Aflame: The Canadian Connection to the Special Operations Executive" by Bernd Horn

Canadian Special Forces Operations Command, 2019

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"Military History and Heritage" Canadian Armed Forces

Contains official and popular histories of Canadian military operations with many being digitized.

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Canadian War Museum. Military History Research Centre

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Great Britain

"Military and War" Great Britain. National Archives

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Imperial War Museums

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National Army Museum

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Royal Air Force Museum

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National Museum of the Royal Navy

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British Official Histories of the Second World War

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Great Britain. National Archives. Cabinet Papers

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July 22, 2025 release of 1997-2010 Cabinet Office & Prime Minister Papers

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"A Guide to British Defence Reviews" by Louisa Brooke-Holland, Claire Mills, & Nigel Walker

House of Commons Library, 2024

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"Geopolitics of the 2015 British Defence White Paper and Its Historical Predecessors." by Bert Chapman

Geopolitics, History, and International Relations, 8 (2)(2016): 42-63

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New Zealand

New Zealand. Auckland Museum War Memorial

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United States

"U.S. Army Campaigns of the Revolution War " series. U.S. Army Center for Military History

(2024-present)

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"U.S. Army Campaigns of the Vietnam War" series. U.S. Army Center for Military History

(2012-2019)

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"U.S. Army Campaigns of the War of 1812" series. U.S. Army Center for Military History

(2013-2014)

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"U.S. Army Campaigns of World War I" series. U.S. Army Center for Military History

(2016-2019)

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"U.S. Army Campaigns of World War II" series. U.S. Army Center for Military History

(1991-2004)

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"Official Records of the War of the Rebellion: Union and Confederate Armies" U.S. Govt. Printing Office

(1880-1901)

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"Official Records of the War of the Rebellion: Union and Confederate Navies" U.S. Govt. Printing Office

(1894-1922)

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"Korean War Monographs" U.S. Army Center for Military History

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"United States Army in the Korean War" Series 20 U.S. Army Center for Military History

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"United States Army Campaigns in Iraq" series 78 U.S. Army Center for Military History

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"Global War on Terrorism" series 59 U.S. Army Center for Military History

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"Contingency Operations" Series 55 U.S. Army Center for Military History

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"The U.S. Army in the Cold War" Series 45 U.S. Army Center for Military History

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"Indian Wars Series" Army University Press

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"Studies" U.S. Air Force Historical Research Agency

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"Air Action in the Papuan Campaign 21 July 1942 to 13 January 1943" Numbered and unnumbered studies on various historical and recent U.S. Air Force campaigns e,g,

(1966?)

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"U.S. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Combat 1991-2003" U.S. Air Force Historical Research Agency

2003

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"Wars, Conflicts, and Operations" U.S. Navy History and Heritage Command (NHHC)

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"Books by Topic" U.S. Marine Corps History Division

Digitized resources for all aspects and periods of Marine Corps History.

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