Overview of the H. R. McMaster papers

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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

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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