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245 10 a| Arming the eagle :b| a history of U.S. weapons acquisition since 1775 /c| by Wilbur D. Jones, Jr.;

250 a| 1st ed.;

260 a| Fort Belvoir, Va. :b| Defense Systems Management College Press,c| 1999.;

300 a| xii, 531 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 29 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. 509-521).;

505 2 a| A tribute to sheer determination: the role of acquisition in the American Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Barbary pirates and other naval wars: ship acquisition in national maritime defense, 1794-1815 -- Camels, pontoons, and interchangeable parts: military enterprise and antebellum acquisition, 1815-1865 -- Inventive genius and new appliances of war: technology and the Union Army, 1861-1865 -- All-steam, all-steel: white squadron to great white fleet: America acquires a new navy, 1878-1909 -- The "army's dark ages" and root's reforms: to sustain the armaments industry, 1865-1918 -- Spruce, dope, and Fordism: the flying coffin; American [sic] acquires an air aim: Wright brothers through the Great War, 1903-1941 -- Depreciation, deficiencies, and disarmament: pacifism and acquisition between the wars, 1919-1941;

505 2 a| "It will be an industrial miracle": war department economic mobilization and munitions acquisition, 1939-1945 -- Liberators, mustangs, and "Enola Gay": America acquires army air power for World War II, 1940-1945 -- Whatever it takes: counterpunching the U-boats: the acquisition process that won the Battle of the Atlantic, 1939-1945 -- Korean and Cold Wars; military-industrial complex: acquisition for strategic planning in the nuclear age, 1945-1964 -- "Horror stories" of toilet seats and coffeepots: reforming acquisition after Vietnam, 1964-1989 -- "The come-as-you-are" war: force modernization, preparedness, and logistics support in the Persian Gulf, 1990-1991 -- Sluggers, tank plinkers, and scud busters: generational mix in the ultimate proving ground, 1980-1991 -- Whither arsenal ships and joint strike fighters: high-tech systems for the 21st century, 1993 to the present.;

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Arming the eagle : a history of U.S. weapons acquisition since 1775 / by Wilbur D. Jones, Jr.

Author/creator	Jones, Wilbur D.
Format	Book
Edition	1st ed.
Publication Info	Fort Belvoir, Va. : Defense Systems Management College Press, 1999.
Description	xii, 531 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
Supplemental Content	Contributor biographical information
Supplemental Content	Publisher description
Subjects	United States--Armed Forces. --Procurement. --History. United States--Armed Forces. --Weapons systems. --History. United States--Armed Forces. --Supplies and stores. --History.

Partial contents	A tribute to sheer determination: the role of acquisition in the American Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Barbary pirates and other naval wars: ship acquisition in national maritime defense, 1794-1815 -- Camels, pontoons, and interchangeable parts: military enterprise and antebellum acquisition, 1815-1865 -- Inventive genius and new appliances of war: technology and the Union Army, 1861-1865 -- All-steam, all-steel: white squadron to great white fleet: America acquires a new navy, 1878-1909 -- The "army's dark ages" and root's reforms: to sustain the armaments industry, 1865-1918 -- Spruce, dope, and Fordism: the flying coffin; American [sic] acquires an air aim: Wright brothers through the Great War, 1903-1941 -- Depreciation, deficiencies, and disarmament: pacifism and acquisition between the wars, 1919-1941
Partial contents	"It will be an industrial miracle": war department economic mobilization and munitions acquisition, 1939-1945 -- Liberators, mustangs, and "Enola Gay": America acquires army air power for World War II, 1940-1945 -- Whatever it takes: counterpunching the U-boats: the acquisition process that won the Battle of the Atlantic, 1939-1945 -- Korean and Cold Wars; military-industrial complex: acquisition for strategic planning in the nuclear age, 1945-1964 -- "Horror stories" of toilet seats and coffeepots: reforming acquisition after Vietnam, 1964-1989 -- "The come-as-you-are" war: force modernization, preparedness, and logistics support in the Persian Gulf, 1990-1991 -- Sluggers, tank plinkers, and scud busters: generational mix in the ultimate proving ground, 1980-1991 -- Whither arsenal ships and joint strike fighters: high-tech systems for the 21st century, 1993 to the present.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 509-521).
Issued in other form	Online version: Jones, Wilbur D. Arming the eagle. 1st ed. Fort Belvoir, Va. : Defense Systems Management College Press, 1999
LCCN	99490844
ISBN	1893833003
ISBN	9781893833005
GPO item number	0306
Govt. docs number	D 1.2:H 62/13
Stock number	008-020-01452-4 GPO

Arming the eagle : a history of U.S. weapons acquisition since 1775 / by Wilbur D. Jones, Jr.

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