Download or read book History of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 1961 1964 written by and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Joint Chiefs of Staff and National Policy 1961 1964 written by Walter S. Poole and published by Joint Chiefs of Staff, Army, Navy, Marine Corps, & Air Force. This book was released on 2011 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Volume VIII. An official publication of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, it describes the JCS activities during the period 1961-1964 (covering the entirety of the President John F. Kennedy administration and the beginning of the President Lyndon B. Johnson administration), except for activities related to Indochina which are covered in a separate series. More than a mere historical text, this provides a fascinating inside look at the Joint Chiefs' participation and point-of-view in dealing with the following foreign crises from the U.S.S.R. to the Caribbean to Asia -- and working with the JFK and Johnson presidential administrations: · Soviet ICBM and MRBM missile gap, arms race with the Soviet Union, nuclear testing, the strategic nuclear delivery vehicle (SNDV) freeze, and the creation of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA); · Berlin Wall construction; · Strife in Laos; · Failed Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba and the Cuban Missile Crisis; · Expansion of the role of NATO; · Support for Israel, Saudi Regime and Shah of Iran; · Trouble in the Congo; · Sino-Indian Border War and more. This resource is recommended for high-school libraries and 4-year academic libraries.
Download or read book The History of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 1961 1964 The Joint Chiefs of Staff and National Policy written by and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Joint Chiefs of Staff and National Policy 1961 1964 written by Walter S. Poole and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book History of the Joint Chiefs of Staff written by Joint Chiefs of Staff and published by . This book was released on 2019-10-18 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Established during World War II to advise the President regarding the strategic direction of the armed forces of the United States, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) continued in existence after the war and, as military advisers and planners, have played a significant role in the development of national policy. Knowledge of JCS relations with the President, the National Security Council, and the Secretary of Defense in the years since World War II is essential to an understanding of their current work. An account of their activity in peacetime and during times of crisis provides, moreover, an important series of chapters in the military history of the United States. For these reasons, the Joint Chiefs of Staff directed that an official history be written for the record. Its value for instructional purposes, for the orientation of officers newly assigned to the JCS organization, and as a source of information for staff studies will be readily recognized.
Download or read book The Joint Chiefs of Staff and National Policy 1961 1964 written by Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (US) and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-08-23 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Established during World War II to advise the President regarding the strategic direction of the armed forces of the United States, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) continued in existence after the war and, as advisers and planners, have played a significant role in the development of national policy. Knowledge of JCS relations with the President, the National Security Council, and the Secretary of Defense in the years since World War II is essential to an understanding of their current work. An account of their activity in peacetime and during times of crisis provides, moreover, an important series of chapters in the military history of the United States. For these reasons, the Joint Chiefs of Staff directed that an official history be written for the record. Its value for instructional purposes, for the orientation of officers newly assigned to the JCS organization and as a source of information for staff studies, will be readily recognized. The series, The Joint Chiefs of Staff and National Policy, treats the activities of the Joint Chiefs of Staff since the close of World War II. Because of the nature of the activities of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as well as the sensitivity of the sources, the volumes of the series were originally prepared in classified form. Classification designations in the footnotes are those that appeared in the original classified volume. Volume VIII describes JCS activities during the period 1961-1964 except for activities related to Indochina which are covered in a separate series. Originally, this volume was planned to cover the years 1961-1963. In accord with that plan, during 1967-1971, Mrs. Anna C. Webb and Mr. Donald J. Boyle wrote preliminary drafts for portions of what became Chapters 1, 2, and 3; Dr. Robert J. Watson prepared a draft for what became Chapter 5; Ms. Judith A. Walters prepared a preliminary draft of Chapter 16; Dr. Ronald H. Spector prepared a draft of Chapter 17 and Ms. Kathleen S. Paasch prepared a draft for Chapter 18. Then, in 1973, the volume was expanded to cover 1964 and assigned to Dr. Walter Poole. He developed a new outline and wrote completely new chapters. These were reviewed by Mr. Kenneth W. Condit and Dr. Robert J. Watson. Ultimately, Dr. Poole assumed full responsibility for the volume. During 2008 and 2009, Dr. Poole reworked the classified manuscript to prepare it for publication in its unclassified form. In addition to reorganizing it to conform to the structure of earlier volumes in The Joint Chiefs of Staff and National Policy series, Dr. Poole took advantage of the great amount of material that had become available as well as the perspective afforded by thirty years. Ms. Susan Carroll prepared the index, and Ms. Penny Norman prepared the manuscript for publication.
Download or read book History of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Volume VIII written by Department of Defense and published by . This book was released on 2017-10-14 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout the early 1960s, the Joint Chiefs of Staff confronted a series of crises that touched nearly every part of the globe. Cuba, Berlin, the Congo, Saudi Arabia, India, Indonesia, Laos, and South Vietnam all became areas of confrontation. The worldwide scope of these challenges created, among US policymakers, a mindset in which failure anywhere would have repercussions everywhere. What most concerned the JCS was an apparent erosion of US credibility that emboldened communist leaders to pursue more adventurous policies. President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara pursued what they conceived as more flexible approaches to strategy and crisis management. The JCS, however, worried that civilian leaders might lack the determination to do whatever became necessary to achieve success. McNamara's managerial reforms, which centralized decision-making in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, added to the friction in civil-military relations. During 1961-1962, relations between the JCS and their civilian superiors were often awkward and even confrontational. A failure in communications contributed to the Bay of Pigs debacle. The appointment of General Maxwell D. Taylor as Chairman, in October 1962, ameliorated the situation. Taylor expressed deep regard for McNamara, which the Secretary reciprocated. From the civilians' perspective, Taylor's main achievements lay in controlling the Service Chiefs during the missile crisis and securing their support for the Limited Test Ban Treaty. Yet that improvement proved temporary and personal, not institutional and permanent. This volume is the first in this series to have benefitted from meetings between the author and some of the Chiefs whom he describes. These took place during the middle and later 1970s. 1. Entering the New Frontier: Men and Methods * 2. Strategic Priorities Undergo Major Changes * 3. Strategic Nuclear Forces: "Superiority" Versus "Assured Destruction" * 4. Continental Defense: Still Feasible? * 5. Conventional Capabilities Expand * 6. Disarmament Gives Way to Arms Control * 7. Nuclear Testing: Start and Stop * 8. The Cuban Debacle * 9. The Laotian Precipice * 10. The Berlin Confrontation * 11. The Cuban Missile Crisis * 12. NATO: Advocating New Approaches * 13. NATO: Initiatives Falter * 14. Paring the Military Assistance Program * 15. Latin America: Containment and Counter-Insurgency * 16. Middle East Kaleidoscope * 17. "New Africa" and the Congo Entanglement * 18. South Asia: Contradictions of Containment * 19. The Far East: Seeking a Strategy * 20. Conclusion: Appraising Performances
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Download or read book The Joint Chiefs of Staff and the War in Vietnam 1960 1968 1964 1966 written by Jack Shulimson and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 672 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Joint Chiefs of Staff and the War in Vietnam 1960 1968 written by Graham A. Cosmas and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 641 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the formulation of policies and decisions during the years 1964-1966. Following the overthrow and death of President Ngo Dinh Diem in November 1963 and the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in the same month, President Lyndon B. Johnson's administration spent 1964 trying to make the advisory and support program work in South Vietnam while debating and planning for military pressure on North Vietnam. The year 1965 brought continued political turmoil in Saigon while North Vietnam steadily built up the Viet Cong and dispatched divisions of its own regular army to fight an expanding main force war against the South Vietnamese forces. In response, the United States escalated its own military role in the struggle. Through the ROLLING THUNDER air campaign, the United States brought gradually increasing pressure upon North Vietnam. In South Vietnam, American combat divisions entered the ground battled. During the last half of 1965 and all of 1966, the United States continued its buildup as fighting intensified and the cost of the war in blood and treasure steadily increased. At the end of 1966, the United States was engaged in full-scale war in Indochina with no end in sight.
Download or read book History of the Joint Chiefs of Staff The Joint Chiefs of Staff and the War in Vietnam 1960 1968 Part 1 2011 written by and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book History of the Office of the Secretary of Defense The McNamara ascendancy 1961 1965 written by and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on with total page 718 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A narrative history and assessment of the early years of Robert McNamara's tenure as Secretary of Defense, including McNamara's relationship with Presidents Kennedy and Johnson, the transformation of the Department of Defense as a part of Kennedy's New Frontier, and the Pentagon's handling of the Cuban Missile Crisis, Bay of Pigs episode, and onset of the Vietnam War along with other major national security events and developments during a turbulent and momentous period of the Cold War. (Fuller description is on the dust jacket flaps.)
Download or read book Council of War written by Steven L. Rearden and published by Military Bookshop. This book was released on 2012-07 with total page 598 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Established during World War II to advise the President on the strategic direction of the Armed Forces of the United States, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) continued in existence after the war and, as military advisers and planners, have played a significant role in the development of national policy. Knowledge of JCS relations with the President, the Secretary of Defense, and the National Security Council is essential to an understanding of the current work of the Chairman and the Joint Staff. A history of their activities, both in war and peacetime, also provides important insights into the military history of the United States. For these reasons, the Joint Chiefs of Staff directed that an official history of their activities be kept for the record. Its value for instructional purposes, for the orientation of officers newly assigned to the JCS organization, and as a source of information for staff studies is self-apparent... Adopting a broad view, it surveys the JCS role and contributions from the early days of World War II through the end of the Cold War. Written from a combination of primary and secondary sources, it is a fresh work of scholarship, looking at the problems of this era and their military implications. The main prism is that of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, but in laying out the JCS perspective, it deals also with the wider impact of key decisions and the ensuing policies."--P. vii.
Download or read book The Silent Guns of Two Octobers written by Theodore Voorhees and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2020-05-12 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Silent Guns of Two Octobers uses new as well as previously under-appreciated documentary evidence to link the Cuban Missile Crisis to the Checkpoint Charlie tank standoff to achieve the impossible—craft a new, thoughtful, original analysis of a political showdown everyone thought they knew everything about. Ultimately the book concludes that much of the Cold War rhetoric the leaders employed was mere posturing; in reality neither had any intention of starting a nuclear war. Theodore Voorhees reexamines Khrushchev’s and Kennedy’s leadership, decision, and rhetoric in light of the new documentary evidence available. Voorhees examines the impact of John F. Kennedy's domestic political concerns about his upcoming first midterm elections on his handling of the Cuban Missile Crisis through his use of back-channel dealings with Khrushchev during the lead-up to the crisis and in the closing days when the two leaders managed to reach a settlement.