Article: The Joint Chiefs of Staff and the First Indochina War, 1947-1959.(Book review)

The Joint Chiefs of Staff and the First Indochina War, 1947-1959. By the Office of Joint History, JCS. Washington, D.C.: Office of Joint History, 2004. Maps. Photographs. Notes. Appendices. Glossary Index. Pp. xi, 285. ISBN: 0-16-072430-9

That the JCS has its own history office and publication program (as do the four service components of that staff) is an indication that, after 63 years, it is here to stay! This may not have seemed certain when it was established on January 23, 1942. It was an expedient at that time to match the British Chiefs of Staff Committee and to form the Combined Chiefs of Staff. Up to that time, the Joint Board (JB, aka Joint Army and ...

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