The U.S. military online : a directory for Internet access to the Department of Defense / William M. Arkin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Arkin, William M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Department of Defense--Computer network resources--Directories.

United States.

United States. Department of Defense.

Computer network resources.

Web sites--Directories.

Web sites.

Genre:

Directories.

Physical Description:

xiii, 240 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

United States military online

Place of Publication:

Washington, [D.C.] : Brassey's, [1997]

Summary:

A unique guidebook that contains pointers to well over 1500 official military Internet sites and resources at over 200 bases throughout the United States and in fourteen foreign countries

- Downloadable Pentagon press conferences, speeches, testimony, statistics, and fact sheets

- Follow developments in international hot spots

- Track U.S. military units around the world and locate military personnel

- Read and save military magazines and journals, official manuals, and regulations

- Learn about weapons, from small arms to next generation systems

- Eavesdrop on and participate in special Pentagon warfighting studies and exercises

When it comes to the information superhighway, no part of the U.S. government has sped forward more quickly than the military. Virtually every base and military unit has been linked to a publicly accessible Internet site on the World Wide Web.

The U.S. Military Online facilitates online connection with the Pentagon and the U.S. military establishment. It also provides descriptions and online connections to Pentagon think tanks, schools and war colleges, libraries and military history resources, and museums. And for the high-tech buff, it offers dozens of pointers to military research sites dealing with artificial intelligence, modeling and simulation, telecommunications, navigation, and computer hardware and software. The U.S. Military Online will be indispensable to any journalist, student, member of the military, librarian, military buff, or interested citizen who wants easy access to up-to-date inside information on the U.S. military.

Notes:

"A national security archive book"--T.p. verso.

Includes index.

ISBN:

1574881434

OCLC:

36528417