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Gale In Context: Science is an engaging online resource that provides contextual information on hundreds of today’s most significant science topics. By integrating authoritative reference content with headlines and videos, learners see how scientific disciplines relate to real-world issues, from weather patterns to obesity. Users can explore millions of full-text articles from national and global publications, 200+ experiments and projects, and top reference content.
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This episode of the U.S. Army's The Big Picture series spotlights the modernization of the U.S. Army in terms of firepower, mobility, and communications. Featuring footage provided by the National Archives and Records Administration, this video shows modernization not only in the up-to-date equipment now on hand, but also in the highly promising items under research and development for the future. The video provides an inside glimpse at the Army as...
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The modern army is always a step ahead of itself in its planning. This episode of The Big Picture television series produced by the U.S. Army offers a behind-the-scenes view of the various Army testing procedures - from lenses for gun sights to the vast transportation vehicles and vessels employed in the movement of troops and equipment. This video from the National Archives and Records Administration keeps an eye on tomorrow's military needs and...
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This episode of The Big Picture television series produced by the U.S. Army follows the U.S. Army in action, taking viewers on a fast-paced, half-hour swing around the clock and around the world. Experience the American journey through our country's visual heritage in this video from the National Archives and Records Administration.
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"Castles may conjure up a romantic fairy tale world; however, in real life, during the Middle Ages, castles were fortresses, providing shelter and protection for the lord as well as for the peasants who lived on his land. For an army, a lord depended on young soldiers in armor called knights who spent years at the castle learning the skills of warfare"--
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The current defense team confronted a game-changing "strategic shock" in its first 8 months in office. The next team would be well-advised to expect the same. Defense-relevant strategic shocks jolt convention to such an extent that they force sudden, unanticipated change in the Department of Defense's (DoD) perceptions about threat, vulnerability, and strategic response. Their unanticipated onset forces the entire defense enterprise to reorient and...
59) Man and Machine
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This program focuses on the experiences of the soldiers who manned the tanks and other armored vehicles of World War II.