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

Description: 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.)
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Academic Year 1967-1968, Unit 5: Some Armed Forces of the Middle East and North Africa

Description: This booklet is the fifth unit of a training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about the armed forces of non-communist countries. This unit discusses the Middle East and North Africa. It includes background information, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: January 1967
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: "Men Didn't Have to Prove They Could Fly, But Women Did"]

Description: Photocopy of an article about the death of Marvel Crosson, the sabotage of the Women's Air Derby, how it changed woman aviation history, the Ninety-Nines, female aviators, how they gained popularity, the Powder Puff Derby, female aviation achievments, female astronauts, and how the woman aviators are presently doing.
Date: unknown
Creator: Roberts, David
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Coin from Selge (Seruk) of Lucius Verus

Description: Coin from Selge (Seruk), a city in present day Turkey, depicting emperor Lucius Verus, co-ruler with Marcus Aurelius. The obverse shows the emperor's head, radiate right. The reverse shows Nike standing, holding a spear in her left hand and cornucopia in her right. Faint traces remain of the thin gold wash applied to this coin.
Date: 0161/0169
Location: None
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library

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

Description: 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.)
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Command Study 13, Chapter 5. Military Civic Action

Description: This booklet is the fifth chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about counterinsurgency. This chapter discusses "civic action as a weapon against Communist-inspired subversion" (p. 2). It includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: December 1964
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Current Study 11, Chapter 4. The Middle East Since 1958

Description: This booklet is the fourth chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about the Cold War's impact on world affairs. This chapter focuses on Middle Eastern countries and their roles in the Cold War. This booklet includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: October 1963
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Current Study 12, Chapter 1. Greece and Turkey

Description: 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.)
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Current Study 16, Chapter 4. Africa and the Free World

Description: This booklet is the fourth chapter of a training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about African countries. This chapter discusses the relationships between African nations and non-Communist countries, including the United States. It includes background information, review questions and a list of suggested readings for further study.
Date: October 1966
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Glass Slide - "Looking over Strait Street" (Damascus, Syria)

Description: A glass slide showing a photograph titled "Looking over Strait Street." The image appears to have been taken in Damascus, Syria. In the New Testament, Strait Street was the street where Ananias restored sight to the apostle Paul after he'd seen Jesus (Acts 9:10-12). The Roman street runs from East to West in the old city of Damascus. The slide is numbered No. 407.
Date: [1882..1929]
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Glass Slide of a General View of Nazareth (Israel)

Description: Glass slide image of the village of Nazareth (Israel) on the slope on a hill, taken from a slightly higher elevation, with visible buildings as well as green spaces and roads. In the foreground, a person riding a donkey or mule is stopped in the middle of a dirt road. A printed label at the top of the slide says, "American Colony, Jerusalem." and a handwritten label at the bottom says, "345. General View of Nazareth."
Date: [1882..1929]
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Glass Slide of Arab Family on Donkey Cart

Description: A glass slide of a family in Arabic dress on a donkey cart in Beirut, Lebanon.., arabic dress. The photograph was taken by French photographer Felix Bonfils. When Bonfils and his family moved to Beirut in 1867, they opened a photographic studio called "Maison Bonfils."
Date: [1867..1885]
Creator: Félix Adrien Bonfils (1831–1885)
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library
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