World War II Document Sets at the Boston Public Library: Joint Chiefs of Staff
Records of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
As the principal group of military advisers to the President of the United States, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) is the most important body of military leaders in the world. While papers and reports of the JCS were previously among the most closely guarded secrets of the government, the JCS has opened millions of pages of those documents to researchers. Operational reports, research and development studies, intelligence estimates, contingency combat plans, and policy studies of friends and foes: these are just a few of the areas covered in Records of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Rich in facts and details that were once out of reach for scholars, these documents give a firsthand account of the innermost workings of the top level military and diplomatic planning in the government. (Publisher's Description).
from WWII Posters, Reel 1, Call no.: D743.25.U5 1978x
Records of the Joint Chiefs of Staff -- Part 1
Part 1 focuses upon World War II. The operational histories of the campaigns of the war contain records on logistics, strategic deployment, military planning, assault procedures, intelligence information, and official reports. For the operations of SHAEF (Supreme Headquarters of the Allied Expeditionary Forces), Part 1 collects the orders, plans, and reports, as well as the dispatches of the commanders of the various operations. Also published are the Basic Strategic Plans for War, which formed the foundation of Allied military actions.
- Records of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1942-1945, Strategic IssuesCall Number: D735 .R38 1982xPublication Date: 198213 microfilm reels
- Records of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Part 1, 1942-1945, European TheaterCall Number: D756 .R42 1981xPublication Date: 198214 microfilm reels
- Records of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Part 1, 1942-1945, Meetings byCall Number: UA24 .A578 1980x7 microfilm reels
- Records of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Part 1, 1942-1945, the Pacific TheaterCall Number: D767 .R39 1981xPublication Date: 198114 microfilm reels
- Records of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Part 1, 1942-1945,the Soviet UnionCall Number: D764 .R38 1981xPublication Date: 19812 microfilm reels
Guides
- A Guide to Records of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Part 1, 1942-1945, Meetings byCall Number: UA23.2 .S78 1980x SupplPublication Date: 1980
- A Guide to Records of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Part 1, 1942-1945, Strategic Issues byCall Number: D735 .R38 1982x SupplPublication Date: 1983
- A Guide to Records of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Part 1, 1942-1945, the European Theater byCall Number: D756 .R42 1981x SupplPublication Date: 1981
- A Guide to Records of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Part 1, 1942-1945, the Pacific Theater byCall Number: D767 .R39 1981x SupplPublication Date: 1981
- A Guide to Records of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Part 1, 1942-1945, the Soviet Union byCall Number: D764 .R38 1981x SupplPublication Date: 1981