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Academic Year 1967-1968, Unit 1: Armed Forces of the United Kingdom and Canada

Description: This booklet is the first 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 United Kingdom and Canada and includes background information, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: January 1967
Creator: Air University (U.S.)

[Charlyne Creger and Women at Stadtkeller Restaurant Lucerne]

Description: Photograph of Charlyne Creger (center) and several other people (likely other WASPs and their husbands) sitting around a long table at the Stadtkeller Restaurant Lucerne with other people and tables are visible in the background. The photograph is framed by a white border with the text "Stadtkeller Restaurant Lucerne" and two images of a small band and a bottle of wine and plate of fondue.
Date: unknown

[Children in Stroller]

Description: Photograph of an unidentified woman and two children in a stroller at a market in Helsinki; the children are wearing yellow handkerchiefs on their heads and in the background a stand with peppers and various other vegetables are visible.
Date: unknown

[Clipping: Women, Wings and War]

Description: Photocopy of an article discussing Margaret Harper's experience serving in the WASP, duties she was given, the discontinuation of the WASP, and sexual discrimination against female veterans. Another article about the history and preservation of WASP history in Texas Woman's University is also included.
Date: July 18, 1989
Creator: Porter, Bob

Command Study 8, Chapter 1. The Growth of Nation-States

Description: This booklet is the first chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about international relations. This chapter discusses "the characteristics of the nation-state and show how these characteristics have given rise to international conflict" (p. 1). It includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of suggested readings for further study.
Date: May 1962
Creator: Air University (U.S.)

Command Study 9, Chapter 6. Counterinsurgency in Modern Practice

Description: 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.)

Command Study 12, Chapter 3. The Warsaw Pact Forces

Description: 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.)

Current Study 8, Chapter 1. Berlin - A Divided City

Description: This booklet is the first chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about major areas of conflict in the Cold War. This chapter discusses "the historical background on divided Berlin and [provides] an understanding of the impact -- both positive and negative -- that the area has had on the Western World's attempts to achieve a guaranteed peace through diplomacy" (p.1). It includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further… more
Date: August 1962
Creator: Air University (U.S.)

Current Study 9, Chapter 3. The United States Air Forces in Europe

Description: This booklet is the third chapter of a training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about commands within the United States Air Force. This chapter discusses the Unites States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE), its history, mission, and "its relationship to the total European and world military situation." It includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: November 1962
Creator: Air University (U.S.)

Current Study 9, Chapter 5. Military Air Transport Service

Description: This booklet is the fifth chapter of a training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about commands within the United States Air Force. This chapter discusses the mission, organizational structure, and functions of the Military Air Transport Service. It includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: February 1963
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
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