History of the Office of the Secretary of Defense
By: Alfred Goldberg, general editor
Contributors: Goldberg, Alfred, 1918-; Rearden, Steven L; Condit, Doris M., 1921-; Leighton, Richard M; Watson, Robert J., 1920-; Kaplan, Lawrence S; Landa, Ronald D. 1940-; Drea, Edward J., 1944-; United States. Dept. of Defense. Historical Office
Publisher: Historical Office, Office of the Secretary of Defense; For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O.; Office of the Secretary, Historical Offi; Office of the Secretary, Historical Office
Published: 1984
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 715
ISBN-13: 9780160768095; 9780160768088; 9780160509483; 9780160611261; 9780160753695
Subjects: United States. -- Dept. of Defense -- History
Notes: Shipping list no.: 1989-0218-P (v. 2), 2002-0116-P (v. 3), 1997-0063-S (v. 4), 2007-0058-P (v. 5)

Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Table of contents: title: v. 1. The formative years, 1947-1950 / Steven L. Rearden; title: v. 2. The test of war, 1950-1953 / Doris M. Condit; title: v. 3. Strategy, money, and the new look, 1953-1956 / Richard M. Leighton; title: v. 4. Into the missile age, 1956-1960 / Robert J. Watson; title: v. 5. The McNamara ascendancy, 1961-1965 / Lawrence S. Kaplan, Ronald D. Landa, Edward J. Drea