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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
Full Volume
Full Volume
Elliott V. Converse III
2012
Walter S. Poole
2014
Other Acquisition History Publications
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
Full Volume
Full Volume
Full Volume
Shannon A. Brown
2005
Thomas C. Lassman
2008
J. Ronald Fox
2011