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Rearming for the Cold War, 1945-1960 / Elliott V. Converse III

Type de contenu
  • Texte
Type de médiation
  • sans médiation
Titre(s)
  • Rearming for the Cold War, 1945-1960 / Elliott V. Converse III
Ensemble
  • History of acquisition in the Department of Defense vol. 1
Auteur(s)
Autre(s) auteur(s)
Editeur, producteur
  • Washington : Historical Office, Office of the Secretary of Defense, 2012
Description matérielle
  • 1 vol. (XIII-766 p.) : ill. ; 26 cm
Collection
  • History of acquisition in the Department of Defense vol. 1
Autre variante du titre
  • [History of acquisition in the Department of Defense. vol. 1.]
Classification décimale Dewey
  • 355.820 973
Note sur la description bibliographique
  • Consultable à l'adresse
Note sur les bibliographies et les index
  • Bibliogr. p. 673-717. Notes bibliogr. Index
Note sur le contenu
  • Chapter 1: World War II: A Watershed Chapter 2: Organizing For National Security: OSD And Acquisition, 1945-1949 Coordination of research and development prior to the National Security Act Research and Development Board Coordination of procurement prior to the National Security Act Munitions board Chapter 3: Response To War: OSD And Acquisition, 1950-1953 Rearmament: purposes and organization Requirements estimates and production schedules Production difficulties Attack on production delays Production priorities Research and development Chapter 4: Mission And Materiel: The Army And Acquisition, 1945-1953 Army, 1945-1953: an overview Organization for acquisition Research and development Procurement and production Chapter 5: Emergence Of The Weapon System Concept: The Air Force And Acquisition, 1945-1953 Air Force, 1945-1953: an overview Organizing to exploit science and technology Determining requirements Managing the acquisition process Chapter 6: Air Force And The Aircraft Manufacturing Industry Industry overview Air Foarce and the industry's postwar crisis Air Force, Boeing, and B-47 production Employment of retired military officers in industry Chapter 7: Decentralization And Fragmentation: The Navy And Acquisition, 1945-1953 Overview of the navy, 1945-1953 Organization for acquisition Acquisition of a nuclear weapons delivery capability Marine Corps and acquisition: the Amtracs Chapter 8: Centralization Begins: OSD And Acquisition, 1953-1960 Eisenhower Administration and national defense Organization for Acquisition Robertson Committee Acquisition workforce Chapter 9: Ascendancy Of The Weapon System Concept: The Air Force And Acquisition, 1953-1960 Air Force in the 1950s Organization for Acquisition Weapon system concept and the acquisition process B-58 strategic bomber Weapon system concept and ballistic missiles Chapter 10: Toward Centralization And The Systems Approach: The Navy And Acquisition, 1953-1960 Navy in the Eisenhower years Acquisition Organization and Management Naval aviation: toward the weapon system approach Chapter 11: Creating A Missile And Rocket Force: The Army And Acquisition, 1953-1960 Nuclear army of the Eisenhower era Centralization of Research and Development Management Attack on lead time Missile acquisition and industry relationships Chapter 12: Conclusion Appendix 1 Appendix 2 List of abbreviations Notes on sources and selected bibliography Acknowledgments Index
Résumé ou extrait
  • Présentation de l'éditeur : "The first publication in a multivolume series on the history of the acquisition of major weapon systems by the Department of Defense, author Elliott Converse presents a meticulously researched overview of changes in acquisition policies, organizations, and processes within the United States military establishment during the decade and a half following World War II. Many of the changes that shaped the nature and course of weapons research and development, production, and contracting through the end of the century were instituted between 1945 and 1960; many of the problems that have repeatedly challenged defense policymakers and acquisition professionals also first surfaced during these years. This study is the first to combine the histories of the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) and the military services into one account. The volume is organized chronologically, with individual chapters addressing the roles of OSD, the Army, Navy and Air Force in two distinct periods."
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