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The Quartermaster Corps: operations in the war against Japan

Publisher: Office of the Chief of Military History, Dept. of the Army,


Title Details
  • The Quartermaster Corps:
Publishers
  • Washington :Office of the Chief of Military History, Dept. of the Army,1956.
Descriptions
  • xv, 358 p.illus., maps (2 fold. col. in pocket)26 cm.
Subjects
  • United States. -- Army. -- Quartermaster Corps.
  • World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- United States.
  • World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- East Asia.
Material Type
  • BK
  • Book
Online Sources
Location RHC
Item Call Number D 769 .A533 vol. 6, pt. 2, vol. 3
Status Available
Barcode 17830
Library Of Congress Call Number
  • Classification number - D 769
  • Item number - .A533 vol. 6, pt. 2, vol. 3
Dewey Decimal Classification Number
  • Classification number - 940.542
Government Document Classification Number
  • Classification number - D 114.7:Q 2/
Main Entry
  • Personal name - Stauffer, Alvin P.
Title Statement
  • Title - The Quartermaster Corps:
  • Remainder of title - operations in the war against Japan /
  • Statement of responsibility, etc. - by Alvin P. Stauffer
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (imprint)
  • Place of publication, distribution, etc. - Washington :
  • Name of publisher, distributor, etc. - Office of the Chief of Military History, Dept. of the Army,
  • Date of publication, distribution, etc. - 1956.
Physical Description
  • Extent - xv, 358 p.
  • Other physical details - illus., maps (2 fold. col. in pocket)
  • Dimensions - 26 cm.
Content Type
Media Type
Carrier Type
Series Statement
  • Series statement - United States Army in World War II. The Technical services.
Bibliography, Etc. Note
  • Bibliography, etc - "Bibliographical notes": p. [327]-332.
Formatted Contents Note
  • Formatted contents note - The Philippines--the opening operations: Quartermaster preparations for war in the Philippines -- Quartermaster operations in Luzon, 8 December 1941 - 1 January 1942 -- Status of Quartermaster supplies on Bataan -- Running the blockade -- Bataan : last phase -- Quartermaster operations on Corregidor -- Problems in Hawaii, Australia, and New Zealand -- Mission and organization in the Pacific -- Pacific bases -- Local procurement in the Pacific -- Supply from the United States -- Storage, transportation, and packing problems -- Class I, II, III, and IV supply problems -- Morale-building services -- Logistical support of combat operations -- Supplies and equipment in combat use -- Problems of victory -- Maps: The Philippines (National Geographic Society Map), The Pacific areas, New Guinea
Subject Corporate Name
  • Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element - United States.
  • Subordinate unit - Quartermaster Corps.
Subject Topical Term
  • Topical term or geographic name as entry element - World War, 1939-1945
  • General subdivision - Regimental histories
  • Geographic subdivision - United States.
  • Topical term or geographic name as entry element - World War, 1939-1945
  • General subdivision - Campaigns
  • Geographic subdivision - East Asia.
Series Uniform Title
  • Uniform title - United States Army in World War II.
  • Name of part/section of a work - Technical services.