The Army Almanac: A Book of Facts Concerning the United States ArmyGordon Russell Young Stackpole Company, 1959 - 797 pages Amerikansk militærhistorie, amerikanske hær's historie. Army Almanac for 1959. Udkom første gang i 1950 (dette ex. er på DEPOT I-1159). KGB har1959-udgaven med ajourførte oplysninger på Læsesalen. En form for grundbog om US Army. Indeholder alle mulige nyttige oplysninger og informationer om den amerikanske hær, organisation, opdeling, enheder, uddannelse, officerskorpset, veteraner, material, våben, uniformer, udrustning, efterretningsvirksomhed, logistikområdet, militærlove, dekorationer og belønninger, oversigt over generaler, hærens relationer til det civile, m.m. samt afsnit om USA's deltagelse i krige og væbnede konflikter fra Uafhængighedskrigene i 1775 til Koreakrigen i 1950, væbnede konflikter, "småkrige", m.m. |
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... Navy Office of Information Department of the Air Force Office of the Secretary of the Air Force , Office of Information Services Unified Commands U.S. European Command U.S. Pacific Command United Nations Command National Headquarters ...
... Navy Office of Information Department of the Air Force Office of the Secretary of the Air Force , Office of Information Services Unified Commands U.S. European Command U.S. Pacific Command United Nations Command National Headquarters ...
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... Navy and the Air Force ) to enunciate a clear , con- crete , and long - term policy of national defense ; to state what principles must guide the Army , what are its basic mis- sions , and what must be done to ac- complish them ; and to ...
... Navy and the Air Force ) to enunciate a clear , con- crete , and long - term policy of national defense ; to state what principles must guide the Army , what are its basic mis- sions , and what must be done to ac- complish them ; and to ...
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... Navy and ( later ) with the Air Force , to elements of the fleet while at , entering , or departing from their bases ; to support the com- bined arms in beach defense , and in field operations while acting as army or theater reserve ...
... Navy and ( later ) with the Air Force , to elements of the fleet while at , entering , or departing from their bases ; to support the com- bined arms in beach defense , and in field operations while acting as army or theater reserve ...
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... Navy , the Air Force , and other Federal agencies ; with the using arms and services ; and with numerous tech- nological and scientific institutions and activities . INDUSTRIAL DIVISION . This divi- sion supervises procurement , produc ...
... Navy , the Air Force , and other Federal agencies ; with the using arms and services ; and with numerous tech- nological and scientific institutions and activities . INDUSTRIAL DIVISION . This divi- sion supervises procurement , produc ...
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... Navy Ground Radio Communications set , popularly called the " Angry 26 , " ) which proved so valuable in Korea . It in- cludes various types of radars to detect aircraft , to detect mortar shells in flight so as to locate the exact ...
... Navy Ground Radio Communications set , popularly called the " Angry 26 , " ) which proved so valuable in Korea . It in- cludes various types of radars to detect aircraft , to detect mortar shells in flight so as to locate the exact ...
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