WEATHER Contents Weather & War..............................p.2 Military Meteorology, US Army..............p.5 ....p.11 See also: USAMHI Weather RefBranch dv Apr 92, Oct 92, Sep 93 WEATHER & WAR A Working Bibliography of MHI Sources Contents Pre-WWII............................p.1 WWII................................p.2 Since WWII..........................p.2 PRE WORLD WAR II Downey, Fairfax. "When the Great, White Cold Walked at Eylau." Army (Mar 1974): pp. 46-49. Per. Edgecomb, Franklin E. "Meteorology for Artillery." Coast Arty Jrnl (Sep 1928): pp. 203-. Per(Arty). Garbett, L.G. "Meteorology & The Fighting Services." RUSI Jrnl (Nov 1928): pp. 700-12. Per. McAdie, Alexander. "Weather Effect on Military Campaigns." Mil Engr (Nov-Dec 1931): pp. 525- . Per. Powers, Edward. War and the Weather. Rev ed. Delavan, WI: Powers, 1890. 202 p. QC929R1P8. Argues and offers evidence that battles w/heavy discharges of artillery have produced changes in the weather, i.e., rain. Ward, Robert D. "The Weather and the War." Jrnl Mil Srv Inst US (Jul-Aug 1917): pp. 43-52. (Sep-Oct 1917): pp. 145-55; & (Nov-Dec 1917): pp. 293- . Wells, Clarence F. "Weather and Warfare: The Military Uses of Meteorological Data." Army Ord (Sep-Oct 1935): pp. 425-27. Per. Weather & War p.2 See also: - "US Army Weather Watching" (Weather) - QC stacks for meteorology/weather in general. WORLD WAR II "Climate and Warfare." Army Qtrly (Apr 1941): pp. 133-35. Per. Ford, Donald H. "Base Your Plans on Future Weather." Mil Rev (Aug 1944): pp. 67-71. Per. Fuller, Grace H., comp. "Weather in Relation to War: A List of References." Repro Typescript, Lib of Cong, 1943. 24 p. Z6681F84. Link, Albert E. "War and the Weather--and the Staff." Mil Rev (Dec 1943): pp. 37-38. Per. WWII examples. Pate, Elbert W. "Weather and the War in Europe." US Nav Inst Proceed (Mar 1942): pp. 327-32. Per. Describes climate. Scheck, William. "Winds of War Measured." World War II (Jan 1990): pp. 20-25. Per. As a factor, ETO, WWII. Schuster, Carl O. "Weather War." Command (Nov-Dec 1991): pp. 70- 73. Per. Ger stations in N. Atlantic. Stolfi, Russell H. "Chance in History: The Russian Winter of 1941-1942." Photocopy of article from unknown per. MiscFile: WWII-Eastern Front. SINCE WORLD WAR II Breitling, Patrick J. Guided Bomb Operations in SEA: The Weather Dimension 1 February-31 December 1972. Report, USAF Project CHECO, 1 Oct 1973. 47 p. AF-PACAF-CHECO-GBO-SEA-WD. Weather & War p.3 Fahey, James M. "Get the Weather on Your Side." Mil Rev (Apr 1947): pp. 35-40. Per. Fuller, John F. "Weather and War." Report, USAF Mil Airlift Cmd, Scott AB, IL, 1974. 27 p. UJ400F85. Gifford, Jack J. "The Influence of Weather on Combined Arms Operations in Korea, 1950." Combined Arms.... Ft Leavenworth: CGSC, 1992. pp. 291-99. U260C66. Hafstad, Katharine C. & Stafford, James R. Effects of Three Flood Producing Rains on Military Operations in Korea. Study, Opns Rsrch Off, Jun 1954. 109 p. DS918H33. During summer 1953; incls support opns. Koch, Harlan G. "Monsoons and Military Operations." Mil Rev (Jun 1965): pp. 25-34. Per. Covers SE Asia overall, with specific but brief data and descriptions of Laos, Cambodia, the VNs, Burma & Malaya. McDonald, Dell V. "Weather Service--A Decisionmaking Must." Mil Rev (Nov 1974): pp. 78-84. Per. U.S. Army. Office, Chief Signal Officer. "The Eyes of the Army": Problems of Battlefield Surveillance. Report, 1 May 1953. ca 200 p. SIGC-TEOTA. See Chap 8. U.S. Navy. Chief of Naval Opns. Aerology Sec. Weather and the Occupation of Northern Japan. Pamphlet, Mar 1946. 21 p. UJ405W32. U.S. Armed Forces Staff College. Weather in a Theater of Operations. Instructional material, 1949-50. 31 p. AFSC-Wthr-1949-50. USAMHI Weather RefBranch dv Nov 88, Apr 92, Aug 93 MILITARY METEOROLOGY U.S. ARMY WEATHER WATCHING/FORECASTING A Working Bibliography of MHI Sources Contents General/Miscellaneous......................p.1 Medical Dept (1819-1870)...................p.2 Signal Corps (1870-1890)...................p.3 1890-1960..................................p.4 Since 1960.................................p.5 GENERAL/MISCELLANEOUS Army Almanac. 2d ed. Harrisburg, PA: Stackpole, 1959. pp. 269 & 743-744. UA25A75. Bates, Charles C., and Fuller, John F. America's Weather Warriors, 1814-1985. College Station, TX: Texas A&M UP, 1986. 360 p. UG467B38. Comprehensive hist. Markus, Rita M., et al. Air Weather Service: Our Heritage, 1937- 1987. 167 p. UH10398M37. Chronology, insignia, awards, cmdrs, etc, plus early hist under US Army. Middleton, W.E. Catalog of Meteorological Instruments in the Museum of History and Technology. Wash, DC: Smithsonian, 1969. 128 p. QC876M5. See also: - "Weather & War" Weather Watching p.2 MEDICAL DEPARTMENT, 1819-1870 The Army instituted a network of meteorological observation by its surgeons in 1819. Although this system came under the Signal Corps in 1870, post surgeons continued to make the Army's weather observations into the 20th century. See: Ashburn, P.M. A History of the Medical Department of the United States Army. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1929. pp. 40 & 387- 388. UM23A8. U.S. War Dept. Surgeon General's Office. Meteorological Register for Twelve Years.... Wash, DC: Alexander, 1851. 324 p. QC983A113. The preface, pp. 3-6, contains a few remarks on the early system and describes some equipment and procedures; the rest is the annually tabulated data. _________. Statistical Report on the Sickness and Mortality in the Army of the United States Compiled from the Records of the Surgeon General's Office...from January, 1839 to January, 1855. Senate Exec Doc No 96, 34th Cong, 1st sess, 1856. 703 p. UM23A4U55 See pp. 509-602, consolidated tables and summaries of meteorological data. _________. Army Meteorological Register for Twelve Years, from 1843 to 1854, Inclusive.... Wash, DC: Nicholson, 1855. 766 p. QC983A15. Intro, pp. v-xi, contains info on precedures and detailed instructions for taking observations. _________. Regulations for the Medical Department of the Army. Wash, DC, 1850. 70 p. UM23A34. Meteorological directions appear on pp. 34-42; Forms No 4 & 5 for meteorological reporting are on pp. 46-50. _________. Regulations for Medical Department, 1856. pp. 25-31 & 42-45. UM23A34. Varies in some details from 1850 regs. _________. Regulations for Med Dept, 1860. pp. 33-39 & 49-53. UM23A34. Slight changes from 1856 regs. Weather Watching p.3 See also: - Hume, Edgar E. "Foundation of American Meteorology by the United States Army Medical Department." Mil Surgeon 87 (Aug 1940): pp. 89-118. Not on file MHI. - Names of surgeons and assistant surgeons in annual Army Registers, along with their stations. For example, 1843 ed, pp. 14-16 (BiogRm). - Sec War's annual reports to Congress, which incl rpts of Surgeon General (UA24's & American State Papers, J33), but contain very little meteorological info. SIGNAL CORPS, 1870-1890 Greely, Adolphus W. Reminiscences of Adventure and Service. NY: Scribner's, 1927. Chap XVIII. E181G79. By Chief Signal Officer, 1887-1906. Hawes, Joseph M. "The Signal Corps and Its Weather Service, 1870-1890." Mil Affairs 30 (Sum 1966): pp. 68-76. Per. Larews, Karl. "Meteorology in the U.S. Signal Corps, 1870-1960." Draft study, Signal Corps Hist Div, 1960. pp. 1-21 & 78-79. UJ400L3. Scheips, Paul J. "'Old Probabilities': A.J. Myer and the Signal Corps Weather Service." Paper, OCMH, Wash, DC, 20 Apr 1971. 25 p. Misc: Weather. U.S. Army Signal School. Historical Sketch of the Signal Corps (1860-1928). Pam No 32, Ft Monmouth, NJ, 1929. pp. 27-29, 31, 36 & 39-40. UJ23A55. U.S. Dept of Army. Office, Chief Signal Officer. "Weather and the Signal Corps." Conttained in "Press packet for 96th anniversary, US Army Signal Corps, 21 June 1956." 19 p. Anniv Box, SigC Coll, Arch. Incomplete--w/last pages(s) missing. Incls 7 photos, 2 of which depict 19th cent weather-collecting stations. Weather Watching p.4 U.S. War Dept. Office, Chief Signal Officer. Suggestions as to the Practical Uses of Meteorological Reports and Weather Maps. Wash, DC: GPO, 1871. 58 p. E173P17no12. _________. The Practical Use of Meteorological Reports and Weather- Maps. Wash, DC: GPO, 1871. 97 p. QC995P72. _________. Instructions to Observers of the Signal Service, United States Army. Wash, DC: GPO, 1881. 242 p., charts. UJ23A2I58. Incl descriptions of equip, pp. 16-41. _________. Signal Corps Information Letter. Quarterly, 1934-1941 (Nos 1-25) and monthly, Dec 1941 (No 1) to Dec 1944 (No 37) as Sig Corps Technical Info Ltr. Per. _________. General Order 29 (1870), 48 (1888), 124 (1890), 103 (1898) GOs. _________. Annual Reports of the Chief Signal Officer, 1870-1890. UJ23A1 & UA24's. Whitnah, Donald R. A History of the United States Weather Bureau. Urbana: UP IL, 1965. pp. 10-11 & 17-60. QC875U7W452. 1890-1960 Aslakson, Carl I. Papers. 3 bxs. Arch. Incls letters, memoir, clippings, chiefly on his WWII service in weather research. Flinders, Dale J. "Mobile Weather Unit Travels to China." Ex-CBI Roundup (Feb 1929): pp. 18-23. Per. Firsthand account of Mobile Unit #1, 1945. Martin , Robert A. "Meteorology in Peace and War." Mil Engr (Sep- Oct 1940): pp. 343-46. Per. Porter, Robert A. "Cooperation in Weather. Coast Arty Jrnl (Sep-Oct 1946): pp. 167-209. Per(Arty). Interchange of data between AA arty & Air Weather Srv. Reed, Thomas R. "Meteorology - An Aid to Aviation." Mil Engr (Nov- Dec 1926): pp. 476- . Per. Weather Watching p.5 Richeson, Voorheis. "Army Weather Forecasters." 2 pts. US Army Recruiting News (Feb 1937): pp. 6-7 & (Mar 1937): pp. 6-7 & 18. Per. Stagg, James M. Forecast for Overlord, June 6, 1944. NY: Norton, 1972. 128 p. D756.5N6S68. By key meteorologist. Stice, Kenneth S. "Weather Forecasting for the Army." Chem Warfare (Mar 1926): p. 2- . Per. U.S. Air Force. 2d Weather Gp. "Weather Support for Airborne, Troop Carrier, and Army Aviation Programs." Repro typescript, 1958. UJ405.4W32. U.S. Army Chemical School. Weather Movement. Trng Memo 30 (29 Apr 1949). 14 p. UJ400W42. U.S. Army. Continental Army Command. Joint US Army-US Air Force Doctrine for the Provision of Weather Support to the US Army, 5 Jan 1960. CONARC-JDWSV1. _________. Signal Corps. Meteorological Box, SigC Coll, Arch. Incls articles, clippings, and reports related to chiefly 20th century weather collecting. Wenstrom, W.H. "Modern Meteorology." Sig Corps Bull (Jul-Aug 1935): p. 8-25. Per. SINCE 1960 NOTE: USAF Air Weather Service has assumed meteorological responsibility for the Army. "Army's Weathermen." Soldiers (May 1992): p. 52. Per. Profile of USAF 5th Weather Sqdrn in Saudi Arabia, 1990-91. Brandli, Henry W. "The Use of Metereological Satellites in Southeast Asia Operations." Aerospace Hist 29 (Sep 1982): pp. 172-75. Per. Faulbaum, Margaret C. Air Weather Service in Southeast Asia, 1961- 1976, A Pictorial Account. Scott AFB, IL: USAF Mil Airlift Cmd, 1979. 156 p. DS554.4U52. Chiefly illus. Weather Watching p.6 Fuller, John F. Air Weather Service Support to the United States Army: Tet and the Decade After. Scott AFB, IL: USAF Mil Airlift Cmd, 1979. 299 p. UJ400F845. U.S. Armed Forces Staff College. Weather in a Theater of Operations. Instructional material, 1949-50. 31 p. AFSC-Wthr- 1949-50. U.S. Army Combat Developments Cmd. Organizational and Operational Concepts for Metereological Service in Support of Army Tactical Operations, 1965-70. ARMY-CDC-CDA-62-9-Draft. U.S. Army. Continental Army Cmd. Joint US Army-US Air Force Doctrine for the Provision of Weather Support to the US Army. 2 vols. Ft Monroe, 5 Jan 1960. CONARC-JDWS.