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Rearming for the Cold War, 1945-1960 / Elliott V. Converse III.
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- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Converse, Elliott Vanveltner
- Series:
- History of acquisition in the Department of Defense ; v. 1.
- History of acquisition in the Department of Defense ; volume I
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Department of Defense--Procurement--History--20th century.
- United States.
- United States. Department of Defense.
- United States--Armed Forces--Procurement--History--20th century.
- Weapons systems--United States--History--20th century.
- Weapons systems.
- United States--Armed Forces--Weapons systems--History--20th century.
- Military research--United States--History--20th century.
- Military research.
- Cold War.
- Armed Forces--Procurement.
- Armed Forces--Weapons systems.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiii, 766 pages) : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : Historical Office, Office of the Secretary of Defense, 2012.
- Contents:
- World War II: a watershed
- Organizing for national security: OSD and acquisition, 1945-1949
- The response to war: OSD and acquisition, 1950-1953
- Mission and materiel: The Army and acquisition, 1945-1953
- Emergence of the weapon system concept: the Air Force and acquisition, 1945-1953
- The Air Force and the aircraft manufacturing industry
- Decentralization and fragmentation: The Navy and acquisition, 1945-1953
- Centralization begins: OSD and acquisition, 1953-1960
- Ascendancy of the weapon system concept: The Air Force and acquisition, 1953-1960
- Toward centralization and the systems approach: The Navy and acquisition, 1953-1960
- Creating a missile and rocket force: The Army and acquisition, 1953-1960
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2019.
- Online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed Feb. 16, 2022).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Converse, Elliott Vanveltner. Rearming for the Cold War, 1945-1960.
- OCLC:
- 1083532886
- Access Restriction:
- Use copy Restrictions unspecified
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