Camp Colt to Desert Storm: The History of U.S. Armored Forces

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Select Bibliography The following is a sampling of the books, journal articles, and occasional papers dealing with the history of armor and mechanization, as well as related supporting topics, that the editors and contributors used in crafting their histories. For reference to primary sources the authors used, see the endnotes accompanying each chapter. The notes direct the reader to a rich repository of material acquired from the Modern Military Records Division in the National Archives, the U.S. Army Military History Institute (USAMHI) and Army War College archives, the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (CGSC), the Armor School Library at Fort Knox, the U.S. Marine Corps History and Museums Division, and the Command and General Staff College of the Marine Corps University. The Patton Museum of Cavalry and Armor at Fort Knox holds the huge Col. Robert J. Icks collection of books, photographs, and published and unpublished manuscripts on armor. Aberdeen Proving Ground has a collection of photographs and information on the test and evaluation of armored vehicles and is the home of the U.S. Army Ordnance Museum. In addition, there are listed in the chapter endnotes sources acquired from the U.S. Army TACOM and associated industrial functions, combat arms schools, congressional reports, master's theses, and doctoral dissertations that were used in crafting this armor history. The reader who wishes to further expand on a particular subject will find the chapter endnotes a very valuable resource. For discussions on the evolution of ideas, technology, and doctrine regarding mechanization and armor, the reader will find a wealth of historical information on the maturation of concepts and debates in the numerous service journals cited, including ARMY, Cavalry Journal Armor Cavalry Journal, ARMOR, Field Artillery Journal, Infantry Journal, Army Ordnance, Ordnance, National Defense, Military Review, Parameters, Proceedings, and the Marine Corps Gazette. The Journal of Military History (formerly Military Affairs) is a scholarly publication that has printed numerous articles pertaining to the history of armor and mechaniza- 564 Bibliography tion as well as doctrinal development. For an excellent history of U.S. armor technology see the numerous works by Richard P. Hunnicutt. An excellent one-volume reference is Fred W. Crismon's U.S. Military Tracked Vehicles (1992). For an international reference for all fighting vehicles in the world, see the 18th edition of Jane's Armour and Artillery. A superb recent short history of U.S. tank development is Robert S. Cameron's three articles in ARMOR, "Armor Combat Development 1917-1945" (Sept.-Oct. 1997), "American Tank Development During the Cold War" (July-Aug. 1998), and "Pushing the Envelope of Battlefield Superiority" (Nov.-Dec. 1998). BOOKS AND BOOKLETS Adan, Avraham (Bren). On the Banks of the Suez. San Rafael, Calif.: Presidio Press, 1980. Albright, John, Cash, John A., and Sandstrum, Allan W. Seven Firefights in Vietnam. Washington: OCMH (OCMH), 1970. Alexander, Arthur J. Armor Development in the Soviet Union and the United States, R-1860-NA. Santa Monica, Calif.: Rand Corporation, 1976. Alexander, Joseph H. Closing In: Marines in the Seizure ofTwo Jima. Washington : History and Museums Division, Headquarters, USMC, 1994. . Utmost Savagery: The Three Days of Tarawa. Annapolis, Md.: Naval Institute Press, 1995. . The Final Campaign: Marines in the Victory on Okinawa. Washington: History and Museums Division, Headquarters, USMC, 1996. . Storm Landings: Epic Amphibious Battles of the Central Pacific. Annapolis , Md.: Naval Institute Press, 1997. Alexander, Joseph H., and Bartlett, Merrill L. Sea Soldiers in the Cold War: Amphibious Warfare, 1945-1991. Washington: History and Museums Division, Headquarters, USMC, 1996. Appleman, Roy E. South to the Naktong, North to the Yalu: The U.S. Army in the Korean War. Washington: OCMH, 1961. Arnold, James R. Armor. New York: Bantam Books, 1987. Bailey, Charles M. Faint Praise: American Tanks and Tank Destroyers During World War II. Hamden, Conn.: Archon Books, 1983. Baldwin, Hanson W. Tiger Jack. Fort Collins, Colo.: Old Army Press, 1979. Ball, Harry P. Of Responsible Command: A History of the Army War College. Carlisle Barracks, Pa.: Alumni Association of the U.S. Army War College , 1983. Ballendorf, Dirk Anthony, and Merrill L. Bartlett. Pete Ellis: An Amphibious Warfare Prophet, 1880-1923. Annapolis, Md.: Naval Institute Press, 1997. Barnett, Corelli. The Desert Generals. Bloomington: University of Indiana Press, 1983. Bibliography 565 Bartlett, Merrill L. Lejeune: A Marine's Life, 1867-1942. Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 1991. Bittner, Donald R, ed. Perspectives on Warfighting. No. 3. Quantico, Va.: Marine Corps...