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The organization and role of the Army Service Forces

Summary: Told from the point of view of the commanding general of the Army Service Forces (ASF), this study focuses on the organizational experience of the ASF, detailing the many controversies surrounding this administrative experiment.

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  • Physical Description: xx, 494 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 26 cm.
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  • Publisher: Washington, D.C. : Office of the Chief of Military History, Department of the Army, 2017.

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General Note:
Reprint. Originally published: Washington, D.C.: Office of the Chief of Military History, Dept. of the Army, 1954.
Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note: The Creation of the Army Service Forces -- The War Department and Army Organization at the Beginning of World War II -- The Reorganization of the War Department -- The Role of the ASF in the War Department -- The Procurement and Supply Activities of the ASF -- Strategy and Supply: Early Phases -- Strategy and Supply: Final Phases -- Services for the Army -- The ASF and the OPD -- The Army Air Forces and the ASF -- The Somervell Proposals for War Department Reorganization -- The Transfer of ASF Activities to the War Department Staff -- Further Reconsideration of the Role of the ASF -- Somerville's Relationship with Patterson and Marshall -- The Role of the ASF in Industrial Mobilization -- The ASF and the WPB: Early Attempts to Define Responsibilities -- The ASF and the WPB: The Control of Raw Materials -- The ASF and the WPB: The Control of Production -- The ASF and Other Civilian Agencies Controlling Procurement Resources -- The ASF and Civilian Agencies Concerned with Military Supply and Defense -- Procurement Collaboration with the Navy -- The Procurement Role of the ASF -- Internal Organization of the ASF -- The Technical Services -- The Service Commands -- The Evolution of ASF Headquarters -- The Management of the ASF -- The Proposed ASF Reorganization of 1943 -- Epilogue -- Appendix.
Subject: United States. Army Service Forces.
World War, 1939-1945 Regimental histories United States

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New Castle Public Library D 114.7:AR 5/2017 (Text) 31902004552113 NWCM Gov Docs Available -

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