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ARMED SERVICES ROLES/MISSIONS A Working Bibliography of MHI Sources
CONTENTS General....p.1 US Army....p.2 US Navy....p.3 US Marine Corps...p.4 US Air Force....p.4 US Coast Guard...p.4 GENERAL
Chiarelli, Peter W., ed. The "Military Reform" Debate: Directions for the Defense Establishment for the Remainder of the Century. West Point, NY: USMA, 1982. Reprint of 20th Senior Conference, AWC, 1983. 227 p. U15.2S46.
DeWitt, Harry M. "The Background and Developments in the Organization for National Security. Paper? 1952? 75 p. UA11D49.
Hammond, Paul Y. Organizing for Defense: The American Military Establishment in the Twentieth Century. Princeton, NJ: Princeton, 1961. 403 p. UA23H355.
Ludvigsen, Eric C. "Roles, Missions Report looks at Turf Issues." Army (Apr 1993): pp. 8 & 10-11. Per.
Summarizes & analyzes JCS Chairman Powell's rpt, 1993.
O'Brien, Larry D. "The Development of Armed Forces Unification in the United States, 1903-1947." Typescript, 1969. 152 p. UA23.15O27.
Powell, Colin L. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Report on the Roles, Missions and Functions of the Armed Forces of the United States. Wash, DC, 10 Feb 1993. 125 p. UA23.3P68.
Armed Services Roles & Missions p.2 Schratz, Paul R., ed. Evolution of the American Military Establishment Since World War II.
Lexington, VA: Marshall Rsch Fdn, 1978. 125 p. UA23.6E96. Papers of conference, Mar 1977.
Tarr, Curtis W. “Unification of America’s Armed Forces: A Century and a Half of Conflict, 1798-1947.” PhD dss, Stanford, 1961. 341 p. UA23T37.
U.S. Air Univ. Cmd/Staff School. "An Air Force Position on the Role of the Army and Navy in Limited War." Committee research rpt, Mar 1957. 43p. UA11.5A37.
U.S. Army. Cmd & Gen Staff College. "Current Service Positions on Unresolved Areas of Interservice Interest." Letter (6p), w/2 foldout charts. UB23C87.
U.S. Dept of Army. Department of the Army Manual. Wash, DC: GPO, 1970s-80s. ca 300 p. UA24A7.
Includes descriptions of entire mil establishment.
_____. "Work Sheets for Integration of the Military Establishment." 5 foldout charts in folder, 1959? UA23.6W67.
_____. Off, C/S. "Analysis of Secretary of Defense's Memo...Clarification of Roles and Missions..." Memo, 1957. 13 p. UA23A56.
_____. Off, Dep C/S Opns. "Clarification of Roles and Missions, Sec Def Memo, 26 Nov 1956," w/summary. Memo, 1957? 10 p. UG733E32.
U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff. "Notes by the Secretaries to the Joint Chiefs of the Armed Forces and the Joint Chiefs." Mimeo, Apr 1948. 14 p. UB223.1N67.
See also:
-Bibliographies on Broadcasting; Joint; Research & Development; Civil Aid; Mobilization; and Rapid Deployment Force in Deployment.
UNITED STATES ARMY
Epley, William W. Roles and Missions of the United States Army: Basic Documents with Annotations and Bibliography. Wash, DC: CMH, 1991. 328 p. UA25E64.
Hains, Peter C. “Should the Fixed Coast Defenses of the United States be Transferred to the Navy?” Jrnl of the Military Service Institution of the US (1894): pp. 233-56. Per.
Armed Services Roles & Missions p.3 Hewes, James E., Jr. From Root to McNamara: Army Organization and Administration, 1900-1963.
Wash, DC: CMH, 1975. 452 p. UA25H55.
U.S. Dept of Army. The Army: Field Manual 100-1, dated Sep 1978. 32 p. MilPub-FM. Describes fundamental roles, principles & precepts.
_____. Department of the Army Manual. Annual ed, 1970s-80s ca 300 p. each. UA24A7A1. _____. Organization and Functions: Department of the Army: Special Regulation 10-5-1, dated
Apr 1950. 28 p. MilPub-SR.
Summary of organizational history, 1789-1949, pp. 3-6; major functions outlined pp. 6-7. _____. Organization and Functions, Department of the Army: Army Regulation 10-5, dated Jan 1974.
34 p. MilPub-Reg.
See earlier and later eds.
_____. DCSOPS. "The Role of the Army in General War." Briefing, 1960. 17 p. UA23R64.
See also:
-Bibliographies on Air-Ground; Amphibious; Balloons; Coast Defense; Intelligence; Nuclear, Research & Development; Ships; Sister Services; and Weather.
UNITED STATES NAVY
U.S. Army Cmd & Gen Staff College. Navy and Marine Corps. Ref Book, Ft Leavenworth, Jul 1975. ca 250 p. VA58A35.
U.S. Dept of Navy. Office, Comptroller. The Naval Establishment: Its Growth and Necessity for Expansion, 1930-50. VA53A742.
U.S. Office of Naval Operations. United States Naval Aviation, 1910-1970. Wash, DC: GPO, 1970. 439 p. VG93A79.
Prefer, Nathan N. "An Uncertain Mission: The Role of the U.S. Marine Corps in National Defense, 1880-1947." PhD dss, CUNY, 1985. 199 p. VE23P73.
Armed Services Roles & Missions p.4 Roe, Thomas G., et al. A History of Marine Corps Roles and Missions 1775-1962. Wash, DC: Hist
Branch, G-3, HQ USMC, 1962. 32 p. VE23R64.
U.S. GAO. Comptroller General. Marine Amphibious Forces: A Look at Their Readiness, Role, and Mission. Report to Congress, 1975. 75 p. VE23A5.
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
U.S. Army / U.S. Air Force. Joint Army and Air Force Adjustment Regulations. ca 125 regs, 1947-49. MilPubs-JAAFAR.
U.S. War Dept. Army-Air Force Agreements as to the Initial Implementation of the National Security Act of 1947. Pamphlet, 15 Sep 1947. 49 p. UH23.3A75.
U.S. COAST GUARD
U.S. Treasury Dept. "Study of Roles and Missions of the United States Coast Guard." 7 vols. Report, 1962. VG53U56.
Johnson, Robert E. Guardians of the Sea: History of the United Coast Guard, 1915 to the Present. Annapolis, MD: Naval Inst, 1987. 412 p. VG53J53.
