Center of Military History Publication 51-3-1. From the introduction: "Professor Fox's 'Defense Acquisition Reform, 1960-2009: An Elusive Goal', provides valuable historical analysis of the numerous attempts over the past fifty years to reform the defense acquisition process for major weapons systems. It identifies important long-term trends, insights, and observations that provide perspective and context to assist current defense decision makers, acquisition officials, and the acquisition schoolhouse. It is an important work on an important subject that continues to defy solution." Illustrated.