Stafford Library: Military Studies Resource Guide: Videos

Selected Streaming Videos from Columbia College

Films on Demand: Master Academic Collection
Films on Demand is a digital video streaming service which offers access to educational videos from a variety of producers. The Master Academic Collection brings together videos from many areas of study, including health & medicine, humanities & social sciences, science & mathematics, business & economics, as well as archival films & newsreels.

U.S. Military : Waging Peace
This program examines the U.S. role as the world peacekeeper in the post-Cold War era. We learn how the U.S., the world's only remaining superpower, is retraining its forces to maintain peace in volatile areas around the globe.
Ike: Dwight D. Eisenhower
This program introduces viewers to Dwight 'Ike' Eisenhower, the man who went from Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in Europe during WWII to Commander-in-Chief of the United States during the early years of the Cold War.

C-SPAN

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American Military and Civil Society Oct.2, 2011
U.S. Army officials spoke about the role of the military in civil society. Among the topics addressed were the end of the military ban on openly homosexual service known as “don’t as, don’t tell,” Army morale, and incidents of prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq.
Book Discussion on Lifting the Fog of War June 7, 2000
Admiral Owen, former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, talked about his book
Lifting the Fog of War, published by Farrar, Strous, and Giroux.
Civilian-Military Divide Nov.11, 2013
Michael Noonan talked about the U.S. News and World Report opinion piece he wrote, "Serving or Servicing the Civil-Military Divide?", and he responded to telephone calls and electronic communications.
Constitution and Protracted Wars Roundtable
Yale Law School Professor Bruce Ackerman, former Army vice chief of staff General Jack Keane, and Brigadier General H. R. McMaster talked about maintaining a constitutional balance in a protracted war
History of Counterinsurgency Operations
Scholars spoke about the history and evolution of U.S. counterinsurgency strategy from Vietnam to the present. Among the topics they addressed were the fiscal costs of warfare, the importance military leadership and training, and deployment of resources on the battlefield.
Military Strategy July 29, 2013
Army Chief of Staff General Raymond Odierno talked about military strategy and the impact of budget cuts. He discussed the U.S. relationship with India and the greater Asia-Pacific region, troop preparedness and military pay in light of sequestration, the U.S. military relationship with Egypt, and other topics.
State of the US Military Feb.19, 2008
A survey of the state of the U.S. military was released by the Center for a New American Security and Foreign Policy magazine. More than 3,400 active and retired U.S. military officers were surveyed about the state and health of the force, the course of the war in Iraq, and the challenges ahead.

American Experience Website

Charlie Rose Inverviews

Interview with Colonel H. R. McMaster
Author of Dereliction of Duty 1997