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  • Title: Arthur William Radford memoirs
    Date (inclusive): 1972
    Collection Number: 80073
    Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
    Language of Material: English
    Physical Description: 1 item (1493 p.) (5 manuscript boxes) (2.0 Linear Feet)
    Abstract: Relates to American naval operations in the Pacific Theater during World War II, the development of naval aviation, postwar American defense policy, and American policy in the Indochinese War of 1946-1954. Published as From Pearl Harbor to Vietnam : The Memoirs of Admiral Arthur W. Radford (Stanford, 1980)
    Creator: Radford, Arthur William, 1896-
    Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

    Access

    The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

    Use

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

    Acquisition Information

    Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1980.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Arthur William Radford memoirs, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Biographical/Historical Note

    Admiral, United States Navy; chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1953-1957.

    Scope and Content of Collection

    Relates to American naval operations in the Pacific Theater during World War II, the development of naval aviation, postwar American defense policy, and American policy in the Indochinese War of 1946-1954. Published as From Pearl Harbor to Vietnam : The Memoirs of Admiral Arthur W. Radford (Stanford, 1980)

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations
    World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean
    Aviation
    Officers
    United States -- Military policy
    Indochinese War, 1946-1954
    United States. Navy