The US War Machine An Illustrated Encyclopedia of American Military Equipment and Strategy

280 Pages·1979·65.67 MB·English

by  James E. Dornan

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An illustratedencyclopediaofAmerican militaryequipmentand strategy
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Consultant: Dr.James E.Dornan,Jr.
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First published in 1978 in the Salamander Books Ltd. 1978,
United States by Salamander House,
Crown Publishers Inc., 27 Old Gloucester Street,
One Park Avenue, London WC1 N 3AF, In the process of preparing this unique volume for publication I have
New York, New York 10016, United Kingdom. been fortunate in having received the help and advice of so many people
United States of America. ISBN 0-517-53543-2 and organizations that it is impossible to acknowledge them all
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may be utilized or reproduced in All correspondence concerning the illustrations. In particular, while co-ordinating the efforts of all concerned,
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photocopying, recording, or by any Ltd. worldwide) military/political affairs exercised bythe consultant, the late
information storage and retrieval This book is not to be sold outside Dr. James E. Dornan, Jr. With his guidance, an authoritative team of
system, without the permission in the United States of America and commentators was forged together whose contributions, combined
writing from the publisher. Canada. with those of British technical specialists, will I am sure become standard
First published in the United Published in Canada by General works of reference (and food for thought). Dr. Dornan died tragically in
Kingdom in 1978 by Salamander Publishing Company Ltd. January 1979. Each of the US Services has been extremely helpful, and
Books Limited. I accordingly thank the offices of information of the Department of
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Defense, the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps, the Defense
Main entry under title: Intelligence Agency and other government organizations and agencies
The US war machine. in the United States and in Europe.
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Credits
Ray Bonds
Editor: Ray Bonds submarine) A. D. Baker, with kind
permission of Jane's Fighting
Designer: Steve Henderson
Ships.
©
Color drawings: (aircraft) Pilot
Press, and Keith Fretwell Filmset by SX Composing Ltd.,
(© Salamander Books Ltd.); England.
(armored vehicles) Gordon Davies Color reproduction:
and Terry Hadler©(© Salamander Colourcraftsmen Ltd., and Metric
Books Ltd.) and Profile Reproductions Ltd., England.
Publications.
Monotone, two-tone and tri-tone
Line drawings: (©aircraft 3-views reproduction: Tenreck Ltd.,
and cutaways) Pilot Press, England.
except FB-111H (Paul Morris
©
Salamander Books Ltd.); Printed in Belgium by
(warships, except Ohio class Henri Proost & Cie, Turnhout.
Contents
Foreword 8 The United States
Navy 102
The Historyofthe
US
USArmed Warships
Forces 10 118
The US Concept The United States
Air Force 146
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of National interest
US Combat Aircraft 160 1
The US Defense
The United States
Organization 32
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Marine Corps 208
1
The US
Intelligence
US Rockets and
Machine 46
Missiles 218 i
The US Strategic US Reserves and
Triad 58 National Guard 242
The United States TheWar Machine
Army 68 Evaluated 252
Appendices 264
US Ground Forces
Weapons 86 Index 268
The Consultant The Authors
Dr. James E. Dornan, Jr., was Associate Lt. Col. John R. Angolia, USA, JCOS, andlaterwasamemberoftheSocietyofFellows
Professor and Chairman of the Department of DUCO,is Instructor/Author at the US Army at Harvard. Dr. Cline is author of Washington
Politics at the Catholic University ofAmerica, Command and General Staff College, Fort Command Post US Army in World War II. a
and Senior Political Science Scientist at the Leavenworth, Kansas. He received the B.A. in bookonUSmilitaryplanningduringWorldWar
Strategic Studies Center ofStanford Research Historyfromthe Virginia MilitaryInstitute, is IIwhichis a standardreference onthe subject;
Institute International, Washington D.C. He the author of seven books dealing with the Policy Without Intelligence, Foreign Policy
received a B.A. (magna cvma laude) from Le history ofNazi Germany and its militaria, and No. 17; Secrets, Spies and Scholars: A Blue-
Moyne College and the Ph.D. from the Johns has contributed numerous articles to profes- print of the Essential CIA; and World Power
Hopkins University, both in Political Science. sionaljournals on military subjects. Assessment.
He also taught at Johns Hopkins University,
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to and attended conferences in both Europe Govemmentalresearchinstitutesandagencies.
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International Relations and a member of the totheUSSenate.CommitteeonArmedServices, ment and Director of the National Security
Editorial Board of Orbis, the Journal of the andisontheBoardofEditorsotOrbis.Strategic Studies Program at Georgetown University.
Foreign Policy Research Institute, University Review and the Journal of International Re- Washington D.C. Dr. Gibert has served as an
advisortotheAsiaFoundationandtheGovern-
ofPennsylvania. lations.
ment of the Union of Burma, and has been a
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and International Studies, Washington D.C. tributed a number ofarticles on foreign policy
Before assumingthis position in 1974 Dr. Cline and international security affairs to leading
served for more than 30 years in several US professional journals and is co-author of the
Government agencies. Hewas Deputy Director book.Armsforthe Third World:SovietMilitary
for Intelligence in the Central Intelligence Aid Diplomacy. His most recent work is Soviet
Agency (1962-66) and Director of the Bureau Images ofAmerica.
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Assistant Secretary of State. Dr. Cline holds (ret.) hasservedin numerousimportantposts
A.B., M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Harvard intheUSAirForcecommand,includingDeputy
University; he also studied at Balliol College, Director ofthe Joint Staff, Organization ofthe
Oxford University, as a Henry Prize Fellow. Joint ChiefsofStaff; AirForce Member. Chair-