U.S. ARMY MILITARY HISTORY INSTITUTE

                                       REFBIBS

          Welcome to the U.S. Army Military History Institute's automated
          version of reference bibliographies, notes, brief reports, and
          various lists collectively known as "refbibs."  Refbibs identify
          and organize by subject, sources on file at the Institute, many
          of which are unique or scarce.  By design, refbibs are working
          lists that should be considered indicative, not exhaustive, of
          the source materials held at the MHI.  They are continuously
          expanded, updated, and refined as more materials are received,
          organized and cataloged.

          To transfer any refbib or information file to your computer, send
          an electronic mail message to "info@carlisle-emh2.army.mil".  In
          the subject field of the message, enter the electronic filename
          of the refbib you wish to transfer followed by the four-digit
          extension ".asc".  Leave the text portion of your mail message
          blank and send the message as you normally would.  When the
          message is received at Carlisle Barracks, the automatic response
          system will locate the requested file and send a copy back to
          you.  Upon receipt in your electronic mailbox, you may transfer
          the file into your local word processor and edit as desired.
          (All refbib and information files are ASCII text files).  You
          must send a separate electronic mail message for each refbib you
          wish to transfer.

          Before attempting to transfer a refbib to your computer, you may
          wish to transfer one or more of the following information files
          to assist you in identifying and using the refbib(s) you require.
          If you are a frequent user of refbibs, you are encouraged to
          download the pertinent Table of Contents files on a quarterly or
          semi-annual basis.


          Table of Contents     These files, one for each letter of the
          Files                 alphabet, will assist you in determining
            (A.asc thru         the contents and electronic filename of
                Z.asc)          refbibs.  Each is identified as a single
                                letter of the alphabet followed by the
                                extension ".asc".  For example, if you are
                                interested in the subject, "Afghanistan,"
                                transfer the "A.asc" file to your computer.
                                In that file, you will find listed:

                                AFGHANISTAN (afghan)
                                  First Afghan War, 1839-42.............p.2
                                  Second Afghan War, 1878-1880..........p.3
                                  Afghan-Soviet Conflict, 1979-1989.....p.4


                                NOTE: The name in parenthesis in lower
                                case, in this example (afghan), is the
                                electronic filename to use when
                                transferring the actual file to your
                                computer.


          ABBREV.asc            This file contains a listing of special
                                abbreviations and acronyms used
                                in preparing refbibs excluding common
                                abbreviations like "vol" for volume
                                or "U.S." for United States.


          Keyword Files         These files, one for each letter of the
                                alphabet, will assist you in determining
           (keyA.asc thru       which refbibs contain information on a
              keyZ.asc)         particular subject.  These files begin with
                                the lower-case word "key" followed by the
                                uppercase letter of the alphabet, plus the
                                usual suffix ".asc".  (as in keyA.asc,
                                keyB.asc, keyC.asc, etc.).  For example,
                                if you wish to learn which refbib lists
                                sources on "tank destroyers", transfer the
                                "keyT.asc" file to your computer.  In that
                                file, you will find that sources on "tank
                                destroyers" are contained in the "armor4"
                                file, which can then be transferred to
                                your computer.  For more details on the
                                keyword files, transfer the "keyintro.asc"
                                file to your computer.


          Further information on the contents of refbibs can be obtained
          from the Reference Branch, USAMHI, Carlisle Barracks, PA  17013-
          5008.


                Telephone: (717) 245-3611 or DSN 242-3611
                DDN Address: vetockd@carlisle-emh2.army.mil


          For technical assistance with transferring refbibs, contact the
          Systems Division:

                Telephone: (717) 245-3205 or DSN 242-3205
                DDN Address: steinkel@carlisle-emh2.army.mil