War Isn't Hell, It's Entertainment (McFarland Publishers, 2009). Wrote essay "Image and Reality of the Atomic Bomb."

Stars and Stripes on Screen: A Comprehensive Guide to Portrayals of American Military on Film (Scarecrow Press, 2005)

Guts & Glory: The Making of the American Military Image in Film (University Press of Kentucky, Spring, 2002) Revised, expanded history of the relationship between the motion picture industry and the United States armed services. Carries the history through the Vietnam films to Pearl Harbor.

Oxford Companion to American Military History (Oxford University Press, 1999) Wrote essays on Hollywood’s relationship with the United States military establishment and on Armed Forces Radio and Television Service.

The Marines (Hugh Lauter Levin Associates, 1998) Wrote chapter “Marines in the Movies”

Sailing on the Silver Screen (Naval Institute Press, 1996) A history of the relationship
between the film industry and the Navy, based on archival research and interviews.

A History of The Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (Government Printing Office, 1993) A Study of the U.S. military's radio and television service from its inception in 1942 to 1993. The book is based on extensive archival research and interviews with more than 250 people in the entertainment world and armed forces.

To Die Gallantly: The Battle of the Atlantic (Westview Press, 1993) Wrote chapter on the Battle of the Atlantic feature films.

The Twentieth Century, Mirrors of the Mind: A study in Commitment and Creativity
(Hunter Textbooks,1991) Wrote chapter on Hollywood and images of Vietnam.

Film & Propaganda in America: A Documentary History (Greenwood Press,1991) Edited volume of 1500 documents tracing story of Cold War propaganda in American motion pictures from 1945 to 1980.

The Army's Nuclear Power Program: The Evolution of a Support Agency (Greenwood Press, 1990) History of the Army's nuclear power program from 1953 to 1976, based on archival research and extensive oral history interviewing.

Air Force (University of Wisconsin Press, 1983) Edited and annotated script of one of the most famous World War II Hollywood movies and wrote introduction.

American History/American Film (Ungar, 1979) Wrote chapter on Dr. Strangelove.

Guts & Glory: Great American War Movies (Addison-Wesley, 1978) History of the relationship between Hollywood and the U.S. Armed Services and the making of the military image in motion pictures.. Based on archival research, Department of Defense files, and more than 400 interviews with filmmakers, government officials, military personnel, the media, and journalists.