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Academic Year 1967-1968, Unit 4: Armed Forces of Greece and Turkey

This booklet is the fourth unit of a training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about the armed forces of non-communist countries. This unit discusses the military forces of Greece and Turkey and includes background information, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.

Date: January 1967

Creator: Air University (U.S.)

Item Type: Pamphlet

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Paul Mantz Wins Bendix Race at 435 M.P.H. for New Mark]

Newspaper clipping of the front page of the New York Herald Tribune, including articles about about international relations, local politics, Nazi trials, and more. Of particular note is the article about the Bendix Trophy race where Jacqueline Cochran took third place.

Date: August 31, 1946

Creator: Allen, C. B.

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: "War In Europe Over! Germany Quits!"]

Photocopy of a portion of The Shreveport Times front page and several articles for May 1945, including information about combat in Manila, the redeployment of 800 planes, the attack on Pearl Harbor, news of the end of World War II, and more are included.

Date: May 7, 1945

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

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

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.)

Item Type: Pamphlet

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Command Study 9, Chapter 6. Counterinsurgency in Modern Practice

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.)

Item Type: Pamphlet

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Command Study 10, Chapter 4. Expanding the Base for Freedom

This booklet is the fourth chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel. This chapter discusses the United States' role in promoting democracy across the world and includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of suggested readings for further study.

Date: May 1963

Creator: Air University (U.S.)

Item Type: Pamphlet

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Current Study 12, Chapter 1. Greece and Turkey

This booklet is the first chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and its role in the Cold War. This chapter discusses "the importance of Greece and Turkey as NATO members and their contributions to the defensive alliance" (p. 2). This booklet includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.

Date: June 1964

Creator: Air University (U.S.)

Item Type: Pamphlet

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Glass Slide of Aeropagus and Temple of Jupiter (Athens, Greece)

A glass slide showing a photograph of the Aeropagus (Mars Hill) with the Temple of Jupiter in the background (Athens, Greece). The slide is numbered No. 28.

Date: [1882..1929]

Item Type: Photograph