TY  - BOOK
AU  - Converse,Elliott Vanveltner
ED  - United States.
TI  - Rearming for the Cold War, 1945-1960
T2  - History of acquisition in the Department of Defense
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Washington, D.C.
PB  - Historical Office, Office of the Secretary of Defense
KW  - military reseearch and development
KW  - USA
KW  - armed forces
KW  - arms procurement
KW  - Cold War
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; World War II: a watershed -- Organizing for national security: OSD and acquisition, 1945-1949 -- The response to war: OSD and acquisition, 1950-1953 -- Mission and materiel: The Army and acquisition, 1945-1953 -- Emergence of the weapon system concept: the Air Force and acquisition, 1945-1953 -- The Air Force and the aircraft manufacturing industry -- Decentralization and fragmentation: The Navy and acquisition, 1945-1953 -- Centralization begins: OSD and acquisition, 1953-1960 -- Ascendancy of the weapon system concept: The Air Force and acquisition, 1953-1960 -- Toward centralization and the systems approach: The Navy and acquisition, 1953-1960 -- Creating a missile and rocket force: The Army and acquisition, 1953-1960 -- Conclusion
ER  -