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