Military and Defense in Florida
Florida has the nation’s third-largest veteran population and a rich military history dating to the Spanish colonial era.
This guide from the State Library of Florida explores the role of military and defense in Florida history and in modern times.
Military and veterans’ affairs professionals employed by the State of Florida who have a State Library card can access e-books, online journals and other resources for free.
We can also deliver books and research articles directly to your office.
Other researchers can request most of these materials through their local public library.
Links within the bibliographies take you to information in our catalog or to more information on external sites.
Military and defense in history
- Carlisle, Rodney P., and Loretta Carlisle. Forts of Florida: A Guidebook. Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida, 2012.
- Florida Department of Military Affairs. Florida Fatal Casualties (All Services): Korean and Vietnam Wars. St. Augustine, FL: Florida State Arsenal.
- Florida Department of Military Affairs. Special Archives Publications of the Florida National Guard.
- Morrison, Aurie. Florida Militia Muster Rolls, Seminole Indian Wars. Saint Augustine, FL: Florida State Arsenal, 1980.
- Rosen, Deborah A. Border Law: The First Seminole War and American Nationhood. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2015.
- State Archives of Florida. “Confederate Pension Applications.” Florida Memory. Florida Division of Library and Information Services.
- State Archives of Florida. “World War I Service Cards.” Florida Memory. Florida Division of Library and Information Services.
- State Library of Florida. “The Civil War in Florida.” Florida Division of Library and Information Services.
- State Library of Florida. “Florida During World War II.” Florida Division of Library and Information Services.
- State Library of Florida. “Military Maps.” Florida Division of Library and Information Services.
- State Library of Florida. “Seminole Wars.” Florida Division of Library and Information Services.
Military and defense today
Reports and statistics
- Florida Adjutant General’s Office. Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Florida. St. Augustine, FL: Florida Department of Military Affairs, 1870-present.
- Florida Department of Military Affairs. Annual Report of the Office of the Inspector General. St. Augustine, FL: 2008-present.
- Florida Department of Military Affairs. Long Range Program Plan. St. Augustine, FL: 2008-present.
- Florida Department of Veterans’ Affairs. Annual Report. Largo, FL: 1992-present.
- Florida Department of Veterans’ Affairs. Quarterly Report. Largo, FL: 2012-present.
- U.S. Census Bureau. “American FactFinder.” Census.gov.
- U.S. Census Bureau. “Veterans.” Census.gov.
- U.S. Census Bureau. “Veteran Statistics: Florida (PDF).” Census.gov.
- U.S. Department of Defense. Military OneSource.
- U.S. Department of Veterans’ Affairs. “Florida State Summary (PDF).” VA.gov.
- U.S. Department of Veterans’ Affairs. “National Center for Veterans Analysis and Statistics (PDF).” VA.gov.
Professional resources
- Bannerman, Stacy. Homefront 911: How Families of Veterans Are Wounded by Our Wars. New York, NY: Arcade Publishing, 2015.
- Hill, Janelle, Cheryl Lawhorne-Scott, and Don Philpott. The Wounded Warrior Handbook: A Resource Guide for Returning Veterans. 2nd ed. Lanham, MD: Government Institutes, 2012.
- Kemp, Roger L., ed. Homeland Security Handbook for Citizens and Public Officials. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2006.
- Ortiz, Stephen R., ed. Veterans’ Policies, Veterans’ Politics: New Perspectives on Veterans in the Modern United States. Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida, 2012.
- Paulson, Daryl S., and Stanley Krippner. Haunted by Combat: Understanding PTSD in War Veterans Including Women, Reservists, and Those Coming Back From Iraq. Westport, CT: Praeger, 2007.
- Piehler, G. Kurt, and M. Houston Johnson, eds. Encyclopedia of Military Science. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE, Inc.
- Rid, Thomas. War and Media Operations: The U.S. Military and the Press From Vietnam to Iraq. New York, NY: Routledge, 2007.
- Rubin, Allen, Eugenia L. Weiss, and Jose E. Coll, eds. Handbook of Military Social Work. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2013.
- Sherman, Nancy. The Untold War: Inside the Hearts, Minds, and Souls of Our Soldiers. New York, NY: Norton, 2010.
- Voeller, John G. Cyber Security. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2014.
