The Millett, John D. (John David)1912-1993creatorauthor.Center of Military Historyissuing body.textbibliographyHistory.dcu2017monographiceng

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xviii, 494 pages : illustrations, charts, portraits ; 26 cm.PART ONE: The Creation of the Army Services Forces -- I. The War Department and Army organization at the beginning of World War II -- II. The reorganization of the War DepartmentPART II: The Role of the ASF in the War Department -- III. The procurement and supply activities of the ASF -- IV. Strategy and supply: early phases -- V. Strategy and supply: final phases -- VI. Services for the Army -- VII. The ASF and the OPD -- VIII. The Army Air Forces and the ASF -- IX.The Somervell proposals for War Department reorganization -- X. The transfer of ASF activities to the War Department staff -- XI. Further reconsideration of the role of the ASF -- XII. Somervell's relationship with Patterson and MarshallPART THREE: The role of ASF in industrial mobilization -- XIII. The ASF and the WPB: Early attempts to define responsibilities -- XIV. The ASF and the WPB: the control of raw materials -- XV. The ASF and the WPB: the control of production -- XVI. The ASF and other civilian agencies controlling procurement resources -- XVII. The ASF and civilian agencies concerned with military supply and defense -- XVIII. Procurement collaboration with the Navy -- XIX. The Procurement role of the ASFPART FOUR: Internal Organization of the ASF -- XX. The technical services -- XXI. The service commands -- XXII. The evolution of ASF headquarters -- XXIII. The management of the ASF -- XXIV. The proposed ASF reorganization of 1943by John D. Millett."First printed 1954."Originally published: Washington, D.C. : Office of the Chief of Military History, Dept. of the Army, 1954.Shipping list no: 2018-0005-S.Includes bibliographical references (pages 469-470) and index.n-us---United States.Army Service Forces.United States.ArmyProcurementHistoryUnited States.ArmySupplies and storesHistoryUnited States.Army.United States.Army Service Forces.World War (1939-1945) 1939-1945 fast World War, 1939-1945Regimental historiesUnited StatesArmed ForcesProcurementArmed ForcesSupplies and storesRegimental historiesUnited StatesD769.2 .M55 2017940.54/1273D114.7:AR 5/2017D114.7:AR 5/2017Millett, John D. (John David), 1912-1993(DLC) 53061716(OCoLC)1244896Army service forces97801609349020160934907008-029-00604-9 GPOTHM17110120241217161924.0001004480eng