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The Signal Corps : the emergency (to December 1941) / by Dulany Terrett.

Author/creator Terrett, Dulany author.
Other author/creatorCenter of Military History issuing body.
Format Book and Print
Publication Info Washington, D.C. : Center of Military History, United States Army, 2017.
Descriptionxiii, 383 pages, 1 unnumbered folded leaf : illustrations, portraits ; 26 cm.
Subject(s)
Portion of title Emergency (to December 1941)
Series United States Army in World War II. The technical services
United States Army in World War II. Technical services. ^A415838
Contents Before World War II. Military communications -- The Army in limbo -- The scope of the Signal Corps -- The Army in Abeyance -- Equipment search and research -- The Limited and Unlimited Emergencies. The pace of emergency -- The propulsion from limbo -- Selective service -- Working for the ground forces -- Working for the air forces -- Signaling the hemisphere -- Appendix: Signal Corps equipment, World War II.
Subject Describes the Corps' responsibility for developing, procuring, and furnishing signal equipment. The development of radar is featured, as well as the development of frequency modulation and its impact on the use of tanks.
General noteOriginally published: Washington, D.C.: Office of the Chief of Military History, Dept. of the Army, 1956.
General note"First printed 1956."
General noteFolded sheet contains: Chart 2--Contrast between typical Signal Corps organizations in wartime and peacetime.
General noteShipping list no.: 2017-0039-S.
General noteGPO Cataloging Record Distribution Program (CRDP).
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Other edition issuedReprint of (manifestation): Terrett, Dulany. Signal Corps
Genre/formHistory.
ISBN9780160934940
ISBN016093494X
GPO item number0345
Govt. docs number D 114.7:SI 2/V.1/2017 D 114.7:SI 2/2/2017

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