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  • Title: H. R. McMaster papers
    Date (inclusive): 1961-2017
    Collection Number: 2004C47
    Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
    Language of Material: English
    Physical Description: 189 manuscript boxes, 12 oversize boxes, 11 card file boxes, 3 linear feet (107.0 Linear Feet)
    Abstract: Speeches and writings, correspondence, notes, manuals, handbooks, studies, reports, instructional materials, printed matter, audiovisual material, and memorabilia, relating to American tank military operations during the Gulf War of 1991, to American military operations during the Afghan War of 2001 and the Iraq War of 2003, and to military science, American military history, and American military policy. Includes photocopies of declassified military documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act, and other research material, used in preparation of the book by H. R. McMaster , Dereliction of Duty: Lyndon Johnson, Robert McNamara, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Lies that Led to Vietnam (New York, 1997).
    Creator: McMaster, H. R., 1962-
    Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

    Access

    Closed until 2024 June 2.

    Use

    For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Acquisition Information

    Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2004.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], H. R. McMaster papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives

    Biographical Note

    Lieutenant general, United States Army; officer, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, 1990-1991; subsequently director, Army Capabilities Integration Center.

    Scope and Contents note

    Speeches and writings, correspondence, notes, manuals, handbooks, studies, reports, instructional materials, printed matter, audiovisual material, and memorabilia, relating to American tank military operations during the Gulf War of 1991, to American military operations during the Afghan War of 2001 and the Iraq War of 2003, and to military science, American military history, and American military policy. Includes photocopies of declassified military documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act, and other research material, used in preparation of the book by H. R. McMaster , Dereliction of Duty: Lyndon Johnson, Robert McNamara, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Lies that Led to Vietnam (New York, 1997).

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Vietnam War, 1961-1975
    Officers
    United States -- Military policy
    United States -- History, Military
    Military art and science
    Iraq War, 2003-2011
    Persian Gulf War, 1991
    Afghan War, 2001-
    Tanks (Military science) -- United States
    United States. Army
    United States. Army. Armored Cavalry Regiment, 2nd