Acquisition History

History of Acquisition in the Department of Defense Series

Acquisition History Volume 1: Rearming for the
Cold War
1945-1960

Acquisition History Volume 2: Adapting to
Flexible Response
1960-1968

Acquisition History Volume 5: Reform and Experimentation After the Cold War
1989-2001

Elliott V. Converse III
2012

Walter S. Poole
2014

Philip L. Shiman, Elliott V. Converse III, Joseph A. Arena
2022

Providing the Means of War
Historical Perspectives on Defense Acquisition,
1945-2000

Sources of Weapon Systems Innovation in the
Department of Defense
The Role of In-House Research and Development,
1945-2000

Defense Acquisition Reform, 1960-2009
An Elusive Goal

Shannon A. Brown
2005

Thomas C. Lassman
2008

J. Ronald Fox
2011