Overview of the Arthur William Radford memoirs

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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

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Use

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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

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