Rearming for the Cold War, 1945-1960
By: Elliott V. Converse
Contributors: United States. Dept. of Defense. Historical Office
Series: History of acquisition in the Department of Defense -- v. 1
Publisher: Historical Office, Office of the Secretary of Defense
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Subjects: United States; Procurement; Weapons systems; Cold War; United States. Dept. of Defense; Armed Forces; Purchasing; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: World War II: a watershed; title: Organizing for national security: OSD and acquisition, 1945-1949; title: The response to war: OSD and acquisition, 1950-1953; title: Mission and materiel: The Army and acquisition, 1945-1953; title: Emergence of the weapon system concept: the Air Force and acquisition, 1945-1953; title: The Air Force and the aircraft manufacturing; title: Industry; title: Decentralization and fragmentation: The Navy and acquisition, 1945-1953; title: Centralization begins: OSD and acquisition, 1953-1960; title: Ascendancy of the weapon system concept: The Air Force and acquisition, 1953-1960; title: Toward centralization and the systems approach: The Navy and acquisition, 1953-1960; title: Creating a missile and rocket force: The Army and acquisition, 1953-1960; title: Conclusion.