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Document volume no. 290
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English
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Posthumously published in 1904, here is the first systematic history of the American military-one which enormously influenced how the Army trained and deployed troops. Taking lessons from the Revolution, the War of 1812, and the Mexican War, Upton's theory was that the American army was weak because it was too much in the control of civilians.
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In this remarkable memoir, Dr. Kenneth W. Iliff-the recently retired Chief Scientist of the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center-tells a highly personal, yet a highly persuasive account of the last forty years of American aeronautical research. His interpretation of events commands respect, because over these years he has played pivotal roles in many of the most important American aeronautics and spaceflight endeavors. Moreover, his narrative covers...
4) Fundamentals of government information: mining, finding, evaluating, and using government resources
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"Government data and resources are uniquely useful to researchers and other library users. But without a roadmap, sifting through the sheer quantity of information to find the right answers is foolhardy. The first edition of this text is well established as an essential navigational tool for both LIS students and professionals; now this newly revised, peer-reviewed update is even more attuned to new sources and types of government information and...
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Congressional Information Service
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1975
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English
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Pt. 1. American State papers and the 15th-34th Congresses, 1789-1857.--pt. 2. 35th-45th Congresses, 1857-1879.--pt. 3. 46th-50th Congresses, 1879-1889.--pt. 4. 51st-54th Congresses, 1889-1897.--pt. 5. 55th-57th Congresses, 1897-1903.--pt. 6. 58th-60th Congresses, 1903-1909.--pt. 7. 61st-63rd Congresses, 1909-1915. --pt. 9. 69th-73d Congresses, 1925-1934.--pt. 10. 74th-79th Congresses, 1935-1946.--pt. 11. 80th-85th Congresses, 1947-1958.--pt. 12. 86th...
18) Report of the Superintendent of the Public Printing, showing the condition of the public printing
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[publisher not identified]
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18uu
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English
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