Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- McMaster, H. R., 1962-
- 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).
- Extent:
- 189 manuscript boxes, 12 oversize boxes, 11 card file boxes, 3 linear feet (107.0 Linear Feet)
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], H. R. McMaster papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Background
- Scope and content:
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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).
- Biographical / historical:
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Lieutenant general, United States Army; officer, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, 1990-1991; subsequently director, Army Capabilities Integration Center.
- Acquisition information:
- Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2004.
- Physical location:
- Hoover Institution Library & Archives
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Officers
Military art and science
Iraq War, 2003-2011
Persian Gulf War, 1991
Afghan War, 2001-
Tanks (Military science) -- United States - Names:
- United States. Army
United States. Army. Armored Cavalry Regiment, 2nd - Places:
- United States -- Military policy
United States -- History, Military
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Closed.
- Terms of access:
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For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], H. R. McMaster papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives
- Location of this collection:
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Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford UniversityStanford, CA 94305-6003, US
- Contact:
- (650) 723-3563