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(MDW) WALKER'S WEEKLY, Frances & Ed Walker, Publishers, Big Delta, Alaska (Ft. Greely) THE ARMY HISTORY PROGRAM In no profession is it more true than in the Army that the experiences of the past hold vital lessons for the present. Recognizing this, our Army has developed a "History Program," the purpose of which is to assemble the records of past activities and to present them in useful form. This "organized experience" is highly valuable in current military training and planning, in building morale and esprit de corps, and in promoting a better public understanding of the Army's functions and problems. Individuals and agencies of the Army have engaged in historical activities over a long period. The first large-scale task undertaken in this line was a compilation of Civil War data ordered by Congress in 1864. The effort culminated in the publication by the War Department of The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies (1880-1901) in 70 volumes, comprising 128 books, and an atlas. This monumental collection is essentially archival and documentary; and the view that the Army's historical work should be primarily the publication of such records and statistical materials prevailed until World War II. The fact that the Army has, so to speak, a continuing historical function was formally recognized when the General Staff Corps was created in 1903. War Department General Orders No. 120 of that year included the statement that the Corps was "further charged with... the preparation of . . . records of campaigns, engagements, and expeditions, and of technical histories of the military operations of the United States." However, no specific agency to carry out this staff function was created until March 1918, when a Historical Section was organized in the War Plans Division of the War Department Gen eral Staff. In 1921 the Section was transferred to the Army War College, where it remained until 1946. It published some important monographs on World War I. With respect to that war, however, its main effort was centered on the selection and editing of records, resulting in publication of The United States Army in the World War, 19171919 (1948-1951), 17 volumes of selected significant official documents which describe the organization of the American Expeditionary Forces; its policies, training, and combat operations; and the postwar period. The Historical Section also prepared a three-volume Order of Battle of the U.S. Land Forces in the World War, 1917-1919 (1931-1949). Meantime World War II broke out. In March 1942, shortly after our entry, President Roosevelt issued a directive which provided authority for recording the history of the Government in the war. The first steps toward carrying out this directive in the Army were taken on 15 July 1942 when the organization of historical sections in the three major commands in the United States was authorized. Such sections were later organized in all major elements of the Army, at home and overseas. They maintained and preserved records, supplemented them with observations and interviews in the field, and wrote preliminary historical narratives. Beginning in this period the concept of the Army's historical functions was greatly broadened, the emphasis shifting from the collection and publication records to the preparation of narrative history. of The first product of the new program was the American Forces in Action series, 14 illustrated monographs on specific aspects of the war, based on narratives written in the theaters of operations. Originally intended for circulation only among soldiers wounded in the operations described, they were ultimately released for public sale. To coordinate the expanding program, a Historical Branch was organized in the Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff, G2 (Intelligence) in August 1943. In November 1945, the Branch was reorganized as the Historical Division, War Department Special Staff. The Historical Section of the Army War College, a (see above), which had continued separate existence during the war, was consolidated with the Historical Division in May 1946. In March 1950 the Division was redesignated Office of the Chief of Military History (OCMH). As of today, OCMH is an agency of the Army Staff in the Department of the Army. It establishes policy and standards for the Army History Program; reviews manuscripts and determines their suitability for publication; coordinates and supervises historical activities of all Army agencies; oversees the collection and preservation of Army records useful for military history purposes; determines the official lineage and battle honors of all units of the Army, and supervises the utilization of unit histories and traditions for the promotion of morale; formulates policies for and provides staff supervision of all matters concerning Army historical properties; furnishes a general reference service pertinent to military history; and prepares and publishes historical studies of the Army's experience in war and peace. Concurrently, historical sections in the technical services at both departmental and field levels, and in the major field commands in the United States and overseas, contribute to the recording of the Army's history on a continuing basis. The major effort of OCMH is the preparation of a comprehensive history of the Army's worldwide activities in the period 1939-1945, entitled United States Army in World War II. It is planned to include some 80-odd volumes in two general categories: activities in the Zone of the Interior, and operations overseas. The preparation of each volume is assigned to one or more historians in either OCMH or the technical services. Their assigned task is to produce, "without reservations," a frank, objective, and thorough historical account of the Army's role in World War II. A similar series, in 16 volumes, United States Army in the Conflict with the Communist Powers (including 5 volumes on the Korean Conflict) has been authorized and is in preparation. In addition to the general war series, the History Program includes studies of many other aspects of the Army's experience. Particular attention is given to topics that are of recurring and permanent interest to the soldier, and to projects that meet the current needs of the Staff, the schools, and other Army agencies. One branch of OCMH coordinates and supervises the writing of historical monographs on German, Russian, and Japanese operations during World War II, and provides foreign language research for other studies. In the field of unit history, another branch is overseeing the preparation of The Army Lineage Book, a series that will comprise, in addition to unit lineages, an organizational history of each of the major branches of the Army. Below is a list of publications prepared under the Army History Pro gram. It includes all the volumes which have been published on World War I, World War II, and the Korean Conflict. Classified studies, and numerous unpublished monographs completed under the Program, are not listed. Volumes for which a price is given, except those shown as currently out of print (**), may be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington 25, D. C. Series numbers of studies published as Department of the Army pamphlets are indicated (e.g., DA Pam 20-200). Most of the volumes listed are available in libraries designated as depositories for Federal Government publications, through interlibrary loan services. or THE UNITED STATES ARMY IN THE WORLD WAR, 1917-1919 3 Training and Use of American Units with British and French Price $3.00 4.00 3.75 9 10 11 4 Early Military Operations of the AEF (Cambrai, Somme Defensive, Lys, Aisne Defensive, Cantigny, Château-Thierry, Montdidier-Noyon) 5 Military Operations of the AEF (Champagne-Marne) 6 Military Operations of the AEF (Oise-Aisne, Ypres-Lys, Vittorio-Veneto) 7 Military Operations of the AEF (Somme) 8 Military Operations of the AEF (St. Mihiel) Military Operations of the AEF (Meuse-Argonne) American Occupation of Germany 12 Reports of the Commander-in-Chief, AEF (G-1) 3.75 3.50 3.00 4.75 2.75 3.50 6.00 3.00 2.50 13 Reports of the Commander-in-Chief, AEF (G-2) 2.50 14 Reports of the Commander-in-Chief, AEF (G-3), (G-4), (G-5 and Schools) 15 Reports of the Commander-in-Chief, AEF (Staff Sections and Services) ORDER OF BATTLE OF THE U.S. LAND FORCES IN THE WORLD WAR (1917-1919) 1 2 AEF-General Headquarters, Armies, Army Corps, Services of Supply, and Separate Forces AEF-Divisions $1.25 1.50 The Transportation Corps: Responsibilities, Organization, and Operations The Quartermaster Corps: Organization, Supply, and Services, Vol. I 3.75 4.25 6.50 3.75 4.00 4.00 4.25 3.50 The Signal Corps: The Test 4.50 The Medical Department: Hospitalization and Evacuation, Zone of Interior 4.00 The War Against Germany and Italy: Mediterranean and Adjacent Areas 4.00 3.75 4.00 GERMAN OPERATIONS (WORLD WAR II) Military Improvisations During the Russian Campaign (DA Pam 20-201) 0.25 German Defense Tactics Against Russian Break-Throughs (DA Pam 20-233) Rear Area Security in Russia: The Soviet Second Front Behind the German Lines (DA Pam 20-240) German Armored Traffic Control During the Russian Campaign (DA Pam 20-242) .60 2.25 The German Campaign in Poland (1939) (DA Pam 20-255) 2.00 The German Campaigns in the Balkans (Spring 1941) (DA Pam 20-260) The German Campaign in Russia: Planning and Operations (1940-1942) (DA Pam 20-261a) 1.25 Small Unit Actions During the German Campaign in Russia (DA Pam 20-269) Effects of Climate on Combat in European Russia (DA Pam P20-291) UNITED STATES ARMY IN THE CONFLICT WITH THE COMMUNIST POWERS May be purchased from the Association of the United States Army, 1529 18th Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. ** Out of print. |