The formative years 1947-1950 / Steven L. Rearden.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Rearden, Steven L., author.

Contributor:

United States. Department of Defense. Historical Office, issuing body.

Series:

History of the Office of the Secretary of Defense ; v. 1.

History of the Office of the Secretary of Defense ; v. 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Department of Defense--History.

United States.

United States. Department of Defense.

United States--Military policy.

National security--United States.

National security.

Military policy.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 677 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Historical Office, Office of the Secretary of Defense, 1984.

Contents:

17 September 1947. From Hot War to Cold War

The strategy of containment

State of the armed forces

The road to unification

The National Security Act of 1947

The Unification Act on trial. The first Secretary of Defense ; The "unified" NME ; Progress and problems ; Changing of the guard ; Johnson takes command ; The 1949 Amendments

The Office of the Secretary of Defense. Forrestal's staff ; Evolution of staff responsibilities ; Changes under Johnson ; Congressional liaison ; The public relations front ; Civil defense organization ; Joint and Special Committees

The staff agencies. The Munitions Board ; The Research and Development Board ; Nonstatutory staff agencies ; The Military Liaison Committee

OSD and the National Security structure. The National Security Council ; Relations with the State Department ; The National Security Resources Board ; The Joint Chiefs of Staff ; The intelligence community

The challenge of communism: Greece, Turkey, and Italy. The struggle for Greece ; Aid to Turkey ; The communist threat to Italy

Israel and the Arab States. The partition of Palestine ; The First Arab-Israeli War ; Aid to Palestinian refugees ; Arms shipments to the Middle East ; Middle East oil and security ; The crisis in China. Roots of American involvement ; The Wedemeyer Mission ; The China Aid Act ; Tsingtao: the last American bastion ; Waiting for the dust to settle ; The question of Formosa

The spreading of turmoil in Asia. Japan under U.S. Occupation ; Divided Korea ; The emerging conflict in Southeast Asia

The Berlin crisis. The "German question" ; The March war scare and its aftermath ; Soviet interference with access to Berlin ; Berlin under blockade ; Weighing the risk of war: armed convoys ; The specter of war reappears ; Ending the blockade and airlift ; Planning for a possible future blockade

The military budget for fiscal year 1949: rearmament begins. FY 1949 estimates ; The Finletter Report ; The supplemental decision ; Development of the supplemental ; Ceiling limitations reimposed ; Congressional action on the regular military budget

The military budget for fiscal year 1950: rearmament levels off. Budget policy and procedures ; Preparation of initial estimates ; The paring of estimates ; Forrestal's recommendations ; Congressional action on the 1950 budget

The military budget for fiscal year 1951: rearmament aborted. Changes in the budget process ; The Eisenhower "Special" Budget ; Truman's decision to lower the ceiling ; Revision of estimates ; The budget in Congress Roles and missions of the armed forces. Roots of controversy ; The Key West Agreement ; The Newport Conference ; Escalation of the Strategic Bombing Controversy ; The Harmon Report and WSEG R-1 ; The Supercarrier

B-36 Controversy

The atomic arsenal. The custody dispute ; Policy on use of atomic weapons ; Fission bomb production ; The H-bomb decision ; Acceleration of the H-bomb Program

The North Atlantic Alliance. Movement toward an alliance ; Development of U.S. policy ; Expanding military collaboration ; The North Atlantic Treaty ; Alliance organization ; The beginnings of a strategic concept ; The Medium Term Defense Plan ; The May 1950 NAC meeting

The Foreign Military Assistance Program. Clarifying U.S. policy ; Temporary solutions: June to December 1948 ; Development of program recommendations ; Program funding: fiscal year 1950 ; MDAP: the legislative base ; Administrative procedures ; Inaugurating the program ; Renewing the mandate: fiscal year 1951

Renewed pressure for rearmament: NSC 68. Origins and drafting of NSC 68 ; NSC 68: a summary of contents ; Reactions to the study

Conclusion.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed June 17, 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (pages 625-651) and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Rearden, Steven L. Formative years 1947-1950

OCLC:

761065621