New Military Research Methodology Guide
The following research guide is designed to facilitate the study of Department of Defense organization, U.S. military posture and strategy, military aid and arms sales, weapons systems, and U.S....
...M.I.T...
...Hudson Institute (Quaker Ridge Rd., Croton-onHudson, N.Y...
...22202...
...Box 213, Cambridge, Mass...
...Missiles and Spacecraft, edited by James J. Haggerty, and published by the National Aerospace Education Council (806 15th St...
...NW, Washington, D.C...
...Recent studies of military aid and arms sales include: United States Military Assistance, by Harold A. Hovey (Praeger, 1965), and The War Business, by George Thayer (Simon & Schuster, 1969...
...MILITARY COMMITMENTS ABROAD F. MILITARY AID AND ARMS SALES G. WEAPONS SYSTEMS H. WHERE TO GO FOR MORE INFORMATION- 25 - Studies (18 Adam St., London WC2, England...
...The Adelphi Papers, a series of essays on strategy questions...
...Publishes a series of pamphlets on strategy issues from a Cold War perspective...
...Box 430 Hightstown, N.J...
...Subscription rate: $4.50 per year...
...MILITARY COMMITMENTS ABROAD U.S...
...Association of the United States Army (AUSA, 1529 18th St...
...Subscription included in annual membership fee of $7.50...
...The National Security Industrial Association, National Strategy Information Center, and International Institute for Strategic Studies each publish a series of reports and studies on strategy questions that are available for sale to the public (for addresses and further information, see Section H below...
...Similar documentation, with notes, appears in Background Information Relating to Peace and Security in Southeast Asia and Other Areas, distributed by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee...
...21402...
...20523...
...United States Aircraft...
...Dupuy, and available for $20.00 from Stackpole Books (Cameron & Kelker Streets, Harrisburg, Pa...
...22151) and listed in U.S...
...The United States Marine Corps, by James A. Donovan Jr...
...Archer and distributed by McGraw-Hill (1971-72 edition: $55.00...
...Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI, Sveavagen 166, S-113 46 Stockholm, Sweden...
...by Alain C. Enthoven and K. Wayne Smith (Harper & Row, 1971...
...Africa Research Group (ARG, P.O...
...Government R&D Reports, published semimonthly by CFSTI and available in most university and technical libraries...
...military systems...
...94303...
...Research sources on other defense issues, including Department of Defense contracting and military research programs, can be found in the NACLA Research Methodology Guide...
...NW, Washington, D.C...
...Technical information on standard U.S...
...NW, Washington, D.C...
...Electronic Systems...
...20402...
...Biological...
...The oldest lobby of the military-industrial complex...
...To the best of our knowledge, it contains the most accurate and complete information as of March 1972...
...20006...
...Publishes The Military Balance, an annual survey of world military forces...
...Subscription included with annual membership fee of $7.00...
...Current proposals for DoD reorganization are discussed and evaluated in the Report to the President and the Secretary of Defense on the Department of Defense by the Blue Ribbon Defense Panel, available for $2.25 from the GPO...
...Princeton University, Center for International Studies (Princeton, N.J...
...Naval Institute (Annapolis, Md...
...National Security Industrial Association (NSIA, Suite 700, Union Trust Building, 740 15th Street NW, Washington, D.C...
...These organizations include: American Ordnance Association (AOA, Union Trust Building, 740 15th Street NW, Washington, D.C...
...Several non-profit and university-based research centers are particularly active in the field of strategy research and receive the bulk of DoD research funds appropriated for this purpose...
...20005...
...94701, and Box 57, Cathedral Stn., New York, N.Y...
...Jane's Fighting Ships, edited by Raymond V.B...
...DoD libraries, laboratories and information centers are described in the Directory of Information Resources in the United States: Federal Government, available for $2.75 from the GPO...
...Available on a subscription basis for $7.25 per year...
...Missiles & Spacecraft...
...Data on the types and manufacturers of air-delivered ordnance used by the U.S...
...Most of these magazines are indexed in the Air University Library Index of Military Periodicals, available in most university and technical libraries...
...Seapower, monthly journal of the Navy League of the U.S...
...20006...
...20005...
...Changing Patterns of Transfers, by A. Leiss ($2.70...
...NW, Washington, D.C...
...Special hearings on military matters are periodically held by the various Congressional committees and subcommittees which often prove to be a valuable source of information...
...The most comprehensive description of the military aid program appears in the annual hearings on the foreign aid bill...
...A more detailed discussion of DoD structure is contained in Defense Organization and Management, compiled by Harry S. Yoshpe and Theodore W. Bauer and published by the Industrial College of the Armed Forces (Ft...
...A pocket guide to the world's principle military aircraft...
...Navy boosters...
...These hearings are usually held in the spring, and the transcripts of them published in the fall...
...Box 226, Berkeley, Calif...
...10021...
...Military assistance and sales procedures are contained in Information and Guidance on Military Assistance Grant Aid and Foreign Military Sales, distributed by the Directorate of Military Assistance, U.S...
...These periodicals, and the other military journals identified above, fre-- 26 - quently publish feature articles on the various DoD agencies (consult the Air University Library Index for titles...
...military assistance and arms sales programs is contained in Military Assistance and Foreign Military Sales Facts, published annually by the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs (OASD/ISA, The Pentagon, Washington, D.C...
...20006...
...RAND Corporation (1700 Main St., Santa Monica, Calif...
...Basic statistical data on armed strengths and military expenditures of all nations...
...It is natural to expect, of course, that there are some errors and omissions...
...In the House, hearings are held on the Foreign Assistance Act by the Committee on Foreign Affairs and on Foreign Assistance Appropriations by the Committee on Appropriations...
...Available from the GPO for $9.50 per year...
...All collective defense agreements to which the U.S...
...Subscription rate: $12.50 per year...
...operational aircraft are described in the annual "Almanac" issue (usually May) of Air Force magazine, while new developments in Army materiel are discussed in the annual "Green Book" issue (usually October) of Army magazine...
...10003...
...An annual collection of essays and policy papers on defense issues...
...The address and phone number of most major Pentagon agencies is contained in the United States Government Organization Manual, available from the GPO for $3.00, and all DoD offices in the Washington D.C...
...H. WHERE TO GO FOR MORE INFORMATION Pentagon Agencies: In general, the Department of Defense will be very cooperative in answering requests for- 29 - information about the military...
...strategy and planned weapons acquisitions in his "posture statement," presented to a joint meeting of the Congressional military committees at the start of the year's budget debates...
...Publishes Army magazine...
...Naval Institute Proceedings...
...Services include: Military Aircraft...
...A pocket-size handbook of specifications of the naval vessels of the major powers...
...Similar information is contained in the Directory of Federal R&D Installations, published by the National Science Foundation and available from the GPO for $6.75...
...The United States Navy, by Daniel J. Carrison...
...Soldiers, official monthly publication of the U.S...
...Army boosters...
...Publishes Ordnance magazine and The Common Defense, a Washington newsletter...
...Publishes the SIPRI Yearbook of World Armaments and Disarmament and a series of papers on defense issues...
...1, 1971, published by the State Department and available from the GPO for $2.75...
...Blackman and distributed by McGraw-Hill (1971-72 edition, $55.00...
...Naval Institute (Annapolis, Md...
...Institute for Defense Analyses (400 Army-Navy Drive, Arlington, Va...
...818 18th St...
...on the basis of DoD data...
...20008) and available on a subscription basis for $60.00 per year...
...Note: Most U.S...
...111 4th Ave., New York, N.Y...
...Publishes an annual Research Report & Publications List...
...Air Force agencies and commands and lists their commanding officers...
...Naval Institute, Annapolis, Md...
...Also publishes books and manuals on Naval matters...
...Will supply a list of publications...
...National Strategy Information Center (130 East 67th St., New York, N.Y...
...Naval Institute (1971 edition, $7.95...
...Base, Quantico, Va...
...20006...
...Army, monthly ournal of the Association of the U.S...
...Armed Forces Journal, monthly publication of Army & Naval Journal, Inc...
...Publishes the Bulletin of Concerned Asian Scholars and other studies on U.S...
...Air Force (The Pentagon, Washington, D.C...
...F. MILITARY AID AND ARMS SALES Basic statistical data on U.S...
...Air Force boosters...
...Weapons of Counterinsurgency: Chemical...
...Among books on the U.S...
...Another lobbyist for the military-industrial complex...
...Incendiary & Antipersonnel, compiled by the National Action/Research on the Military-Industrial Complex, and distributed by the American Friends Service Committee (160 N. 15th St., Philadelphia, Pa...
...Subscription rate: $3.00 per year...
...In making such requests, it is helpful to contact the agency specifically concerned with that subject - thus questions on Army research activities should be addressed to the Office of the Chief of Research and Development, while questions on military aid should be addressed to the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs...
...Publishes an Annual Report...
...Particularly useful in this regard is the Research and Development section of the hearings before the DoD Subcommittee of the House Committee on Appropriations...
...Subscription ($300 per year for each service) includes basic directory, monthly updates, and consultation privileges...
...Center for International Studies (Cambridge, Mass...
...Decision Making for Defense by Charles J. Hitch (University of California Press, 1965...
...Specifications of all U.S...
...G. WEAPONS SYSTEMS In general, the best sources of information on new and proposed weapons systems are the annual hearings on Department of Defense (DoD) Appropriations (see Section A above...
...08540...
...Praeger also publishes A Guide to National Defense, by Patrick W. Powers, which provides an overview of the defense establishment...
...and Survival, a journal on world military policy...
...For a more detailed analysis, consult the series of studies published by the "Arms Control Project" of M.I.T.'s Center for International Studies (Cambridge, Mass...
...military commitments abroad...
...imperial operations in the Pacific Basin area...
...Taylor and distributed by McGrawHill, Inc...
...Box 4875, Washington, D.C...
...area are listed in the Department of Defense Telephone Directory, available from the GPO for $2.50...
...20301...
...Government Publications for titles and other information...
...the most recent edition published, the Department of Defense Annual Report for 1968, is available from the GPO for $2.50...
...Borklund...
...Secret U.S...
...military treaties and agreements with foreign powers are catalogued in Treaties in Force as of Jan...
...21402...
...military hardware is contained in the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps field manuals, technical manuals and training manuals...
...C. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION All major Department of Defense (DoD) agencies are described briefly in the U.S...
...This statement is usually reproduced in the DoD budget hearings identified above, and sold seperately by the GPO...
...An inventory of the military forces and equipment of most nations (data on Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa appear in alternate editions...
...Naval Institute publishes an annual almanac on the Navy, The Naval Review, incorporated into the May issue of U.S...
...Publishes Marine Corps Gazette...
...Army...
...Air Force...
...These reports, available for purchase from the GPO, usually appear several years late...
...36112...
...Ships and Aircraft of the U.S...
...20330...
...Government Departments and Agencies," published by Frederick A. Praeger, Inc...
...The GPO will supply, upon request, free price lists of its publications on Defense, the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, Atomic Energy, Foreign Policy, and other subjects...
...All of the publications cited above are available to the public upon request...
...Subscription included in annual membership fee of $7.00...
...Copies of the hearings can be obtained from the committees themselves, from one's Senators and Representatives, and from the GPO...
...90406...
...Armed Forces of the World: A Reference Handbook, edited by Robert C. Sellers and available from Praeger Publishers for $15.00...
...A pocket guide to all armored fighting vehicles now in service...
...Marine Corps Association (Box 1775, Marine Corps Base, Quantico, Va...
...These works include: Jane's All the World's Aircraft, edited by John W.R...
...19102...
...The Department of Defense also publishes an Annual Report with statements by the Secretary of Defense and the service secretaries...
...policy in Asia...
...Copies are $2.50 each or $7.25 with the Adelphi Papers...
...22134...
...DMS, Inc., 100 Northfield St., Greenwich, Conn...
...National Action/Research on the MilitaryIndustrial Complex (NARMIC, c/o American Friends Service Committee, 160 N. 15th St., Philadelphia, Pa...
...Fleet, compiled by John S. Rowe and Samuel L. Morison, and distributed by the U.S...
...So., New York, N.Y...
...20006...
...Several standard reference books on military armaments contain detailed information on U.S...
...Defense Management Journal, quarterly publication of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Installations & Logistics...
...Available from the GPO for $1.50 per year...
...Available from the GPO for $7.50 per year...
...in order that we may continually update and improve this guide, we invite our readers to supply corrections, additions and suggestions for further research...
...Recent studies of the Defense management process include: How Much is Enouh...
...Publishes Pacific Research & World Empire Telegram, and other studies on U.S...
...Army Research and Development Newsmagazine, bimonthly publication of the Army Research Office...
...Subscription included with annual membership of $5.00...
...A countryby-country breakdown of military strength and defense issues...
...McNair, Washington, D.C...
...A similar guide to Army commands is published each October in the "Green Book" issue of Army magazine...
...Spanish and Portuguese editions also available...
...Air Force Association (AFA, 1750 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, D.C...
...and The United States Army, by Vernon Pizer...
...Military Review, monthly journal of the U.S...
...20005...
...Air Force, monthly journal of the Air Force Association (1750 Pennsylvania Ave...
...Publishes studies and handbooks on military armaments and defense manufacturers, and assists local anti-military projects...
...Members receive various publications as well as invitations to local and national conferences on defense issues...
...Of the military journals, Armed Forces Journal and Aviation Week & Space Technology are especially useful for following the progress of new weapons through the research, development and procurement processes...
...Publishes U.S...
...subscription address: Aviation Week, P.O...
...Specifications of all aircraft, rockets and spacecraft of the major powers...
...The Almanac of World Military Power, edited by T.N...
...in the House, hearings are held on Military Posture and Legislation to Authorize Appropriations by the Armed Services Committee, and on Department of Defense Appropriations by the DoD Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations...
...America's overseas defense commitments are often the subject of hearings conducted by the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees, and the House Committee on Foreign Affairs - consult the Monthly Catalog of U.S...
...Naval Institute Proceedings and the Naval Review, an annual almanac on Naval issues...
...20315) for students in its correspondence courses...
...military strategy and weapons development is the annual series of hearings held by Congressional committees on the Department of Defense (DoD) budget...
...02138...
...These are loose-leaf directories with procurement data and specifications of most U.S...
...A. HEARINGS ber issue of the Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications...
...DMS Market Itelligence Reports, prepared by the Defense Marketing Service and distributed by McGraw-Hill, Inc...
...All major arms transfers to the Third World since 1946 are listed in The Arms Trade with the Third World, published by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI, Sveavagen 166, S-113 46 Stockholm, Sweden...
...For titles, consult the Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications, available in most libraries...
...20005...
...1971 edition, $22.50...
...The United States Air Force, by Monro MacCloskey...
...Most of these groups will supply a literature list or equivalent document on request...
...22134...
...Aviation Week and Space Technology, weekly publication of McGraw-Hill, Inc...
...Weyer's Warships of the World, compiled by Gerhard Albrecht and distributed by the U.S...
...telephone: 215LO-3-9372...
...The OASD/PA will also supply, upon request, The Department of Defense and the Pentagon of the United States of America - Unofficial Directory and Guide, prepared annually by Military Publishers, Inc...
...02139...
...Independent Strategy Research Centers: There are several independent, non-profit research institutes that publish authoritative material on international strategy issues...
...08520...
...Harvard University, Center for International Affairs (Cambridge, Mass...
...NW, Washington, D.C...
...Strategy research centers include: Brookings Institution (1775 Massachusetts Ave...
...warships, naval aircraft and armaments...
...10520...
...Publishes Air Force magazine...
...1710 Connecticut Av...
...Please send all such communications to NACLAWest, Attention: Military Project, P.O...
...Publishes an Annual Report...
...General questions, and requests for basic DoD publications, should be addressed to the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs (OASD/PA, The Pentagon, Washington, D.C...
...Government Publications for titles...
...Civilians can become members of many of these associations, and are urged to so so if they expect to conduct a long-term study of the military...
...The Strategic Survey, a yearbook on international defense issues...
...In the Senate, hearings are held on Foreign Assistance Legislation by the Committee on Foreign Relations and on Foreign Assistance Appropriations by the Committee on Appropriations...
...Each volume in this series contains a short history of the service and a general description of its organization...
...and Classification of Weapons Systems and Force Designs in Less-Developed Country Environments, by Geoffrey Kemp (1970, $3.00...
...Air Force Aerospace Studies Institute (Maxwell AFB, Ala...
...Armored Fighting Vehicles of the World, compiled by Christopher F. Foss and distributed by Scribner's (1971 edition, $5.95...
...aircraft, missiles and rockets (1970 edition, $3.00...
...telephone 202/OX-7-5131...
...Overseas Loans and Grants, published annually by the Office of Statistics and Reports, Agency for International Development (Washington, D.C...
...Government publications are available from the Government Printing Office (GPO), Washington, D.C...
...10025...
...20036...
...D. DEFENSE POSTURE AND STRATEGY Each year the Secretary of Defense presents an overview of U.S...
...20006...
...1971-72 edition, $55.00...
...Military Training & Advice - Implications for Arms Transfers, by Jacob S. Refson (1970, $1.70...
...Military Aircraft of the World, compiled by John W.R...
...66027...
...20301), and U.S...
...Naval Institute Proceedings, monthly journal of the U.S...
...Navy League of the United States (818 18th St...
...NW, Washington, D.C...
...SIPRI publications are available in English from Humanities Press, 303 Park Ave...
...Photos and specifications of principle U.S...
...Radical Research Centers: The following are independent research organizations in the United States which publish materials on defense and strategy issues from a radical point of view...
...20301...
...20009...
...A somewhat more detailed sketch of DoD organizations is contained in Department of Defense - Brief of the Organization and Functions, available upon request from the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs (OASD/ PA, The Pentagon, Washington, D.C...
...B. MILITARY PERIODICALS The principle source of information on U.S...
...94701...
...Specifications of all major weapons systems in use today, including ICBMs, armored vehicles, artillery and ordnance...
...Taylor and Gordon Swanborough and distributed by Scribner's (1971 edition, $5.95...
...Ships/Vehicles/Ordnance...
...Airman, official monthly publication of the U.S...
...Telephone numbers of all DoD agencies and key personnel are listed in the Department of Defense Telephone Directory, available from the GPO for $2.50...
...Ordnance magazine often features detailed descriptions of selected military hardware...
...in Southeast Asia ($1.00...
...military apparatus, attention should be paid to the "Praeger Library of U.S...
...military agreements and other defense commitments are discussed at length in-the 2-volume set of hearings on United States Security Agreements and Commitments Abroad, available from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee...
...political, economic, cultural and military operations in Latin America and the Third World...
...Each year, usually in May, Air Force magazine publishes an "Almanac Issue" which identifies the major U.S...
...For titles, consult the Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications...
...Publishes an Annual Report...
...Titles in this series include: Arms Transfers to the LessDeveloped Countries, by Amelia C. Leiss and Geoffrey Kemp (1970, $5.50...
...Publishes NACLA's Latin America & Empire Report, and a series of studies on U.S...
...NW, Washington, D.C...
...02138...
...Among the most consistently useful military periodicals are: Adelphi Papers, published irregularly by the International Institute of Strategic Contents: A. HEARINGS B. MILITARY PERIODICALS C. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION D. DEFENSE POSTURE AND STRATEGY E. U.S...
...Subscription rate: $20.00 per year...
...Air University Review, bimonthly journal of the U.S...
...19102...
...Publishes a series of studies on neocolonialism in Africa, and related subjects...
...and The Military Establishment by Adam Yarmolinsky (Harper & Row, 1971...
...Data on transfers of arms from one nation to another are contained in The Military Balance (see Section D above), the SIPRI Yearbook of World Armaments and Disarmament (for address and further information see Section H below), and Government Business Worldwide, a weekly news service of IMD/International (P.O...
...World Military Expenditures, published annually by the U.S...
...NW, Washington, D.C...
...Arms Control & Disarmament Agency and available from the GPO for 65c...
...They are also stored in Government Depository Libraries (usually the largest municipal and university libraries in each state - a complete list appears in the SeptemAfter the Congressional hearings, the most valuable sources of information on military affairs are the various periodicals published by the Armed Forces, the military associations, and private concerns...
...NW, Washington, D.C...
...Subscription rate: $12.50 per year...
...Non-classified papers produced by these organizations under government contract are sold through the Clearinghouse for Federal Scientific and Technical Information (CFSTI, Springfield, Va...
...is a signatory are recorded in Collective Defense Treaties, published in 1969 by the House Foreign Affairs Committee and available for $2.50 from the GPO...
...94104...
...Government Organization Manual, available for $3.00 from the GPO (revised annually...
...Publishes an Annual Report and list of publications (available upon request...
...Survey of the naval forces of 105 nations, and specifications of all naval vessels in the fleets of these countries.- 28 - Jane's Weapons Systems, edited by Ronald Pretty and D.H.R...
...Leavenworth, Kas...
...These documents, if not classified, are stored in selected depository libraries (usually the major university and technical libraries in a state...
...Current data on the military forces of all nations...
...Pacific Studies Center (PSC, 1963 University Ave., East Palo Alto, Cal...
...Publishes Seapower magazine...
...02139...
...Titles in this series include: The Department of Defense, by C.W...
...Moulton and available for $16.50 from Praeger Publishers (111 4th Ave., New York, N.Y...
...Publishes a quarterly list of Selected RAND Abstracts (annual subscription, $15.00) and a set of free bibliographies on selected topics.- 27 - E. U.S...
...Military Associations: The various military associations and manufacturers' organizations are usually willing to answer queries from the public or to direct a questioner to the appropriate military agency...
...Army (1529 18th St...
...Information on the comparative military strengths of the major powers, and on related strategy questions, are contained in the following reference books: The Military Balance, published annually by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (18 Adam St., London WC2, England...
...10003...
...Marine Corps Gazette, monthly journal of the Marine Corps Association (Box 1775, M.C...
...Highbrow Navy boosters...
...Four sets of hearings are held each year: in the Senate, hearings on Authorizations for Military Procurement are held by the Armed Services Committee, and on Department of Defense Appropriations by the DoD Subcommnittee of the Committee on Appropriations...
...Available from the College for $5.00 per year...
...06830...
...Committee of Concerned Asian Scholars (CCAS, 9 Sutter St., San Francisco, Cal...
...Brassey's Annual, edited by Gen...
...Special hearings on military assistance to particular countries or regions are held periodically - consult the Monthly Catalog of U.S...
...Marine boosters...
...17105...
...Ordnance, bimonthly ournal of the American Ordnance Association (Union Trust Bldg., 740 15th St...
...Army Command and General Staff College (Book Dept., Ft...
...Available from the GPO for $2.25 per year...
...All U.S...
...The most recent edition, Melvin Laird's statement on the Fiscal Year 1972-76 Defense Program and the 1972 Defense Budget, is available from the GPO for $2.00...
...The U.S...
...10010...
...North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA, Box 226, Berkeley, Cal...
...These organizations include: International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISI, 18 Adam St., London WC2, England...
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