Report

Report
Author: United States. Congress. House
Publisher:
Total Pages: 2256
Release: 1957
Genre: United States
ISBN:

The McNamara Ascendancy, 1961-1965

The McNamara Ascendancy, 1961-1965
Author: Lawrence S. Kaplan
Publisher: Office of the Secretary, Historical Office
Total Pages: 726
Release: 2006
Genre: History
ISBN:

A narrative history and assessment of the early years of Robert McNamara's tenure as Secretary of Defense, including McNamara's relationship with Presidents Kennedy and Johnson, the transformation of the Department of Defense as a part of Kennedy's New Frontier, and the Pentagon's handling of the Cuban Missile Crisis, Bay of Pigs episode, and onset of the Vietnam War along with other major national security events and developments during a turbulent and momentous period of the Cold War. (Fuller description is on the dust jacket flaps.)

Advanced Base Operations in Micronesia

Advanced Base Operations in Micronesia
Author: Earl H. Ellis
Publisher:
Total Pages: 104
Release: 1921
Genre: Micronesia
ISBN:

"Most of this reference publication was written by Major E. H. Ellis in 1921 when he perceived the coming war with Japan and made this effort to describe where the conflict might be fought and the manner in which it would be carried out."--Page iii

Foundation of the Force

Foundation of the Force
Author: Mark R. Grandstaff
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Total Pages: 316
Release: 1997
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780160490415

A study of how Air Force enlisted personnel helped shape the fi%ture Air Force and foster professionalism among noncommissioned officers in the 195Os.