Army JAG Corps Historical Publications

Legal Work of the War Department, 1 July 1940–31 December 1945: A History of the Judge Advocate General’s Department
Army Service Forces, Office of the Judge Advocate General, Washington, D.C.
At the time of writing, the Judge Advocate General’s Office—referred to as the “nerve center of all the legal activities of the War Department”—was housed on three floors of the Munitions Building on Constitution Avenue in Washington. Beginning with a brief overview of the duties and responsibilities of the Judge Advocate General and the Judge Advocate General’s Department, this 382-page history describes the developments in the department from July 1940 through 1945.

Report on the Investigation of Issues Concerning Nominations for General Officer Positions in the Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Army
An analysis by the Senate Armed Services Committee of the 1990 Report by the Deputy Inspector General, Department of Defense, on irregularities in a given promotion selection process. Presents the conclusions drawn by the Committee from the report. Also includes the original report and other redacted evidentiary materials. (Library of Congress Call Number J74 .A36 no. 102-1; OCLC Number 313450860)

The Army Lawyer: A History of the Judge Advocate General's Corps, 1775-1975
Official history of the United States Judge Advocate General’s Corps, which includes biographies of the Army Judge Advocates General. Major Percival D. Park prepared an update to this history, “The Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps, 1975-1982,” which was published in the Military Law Review, Volume 96 (1982). (Library of Congress Call Number KF7307 .A813; OCLC Number 256085979)