A description of the rapid expansion of the communications industry in close partnership with the Signal Corps and the race with the enemy to produce electronic weapons and counterweapons.

Shipping list no.: 2004-0187-P. No longer available for sale by the Supt. of Docs. Originally published: Washington, Office of the Chief of Military History, Dept. of the Army, 1957.

December 1941 -- The Call for Troops (January-February 1942) -- The Call for Equipment (January-May 1942) -- The First Months of the War Overseas (January-May 1942) -- Alaska Communications (January-July 1942) -- The First Billion Dollar Signal Corps (January-July 1942) -- Signal Schooling (January-July 1942) -- Signal Equipment: Wire and Radio (June-October 1942) -- Signal Equipment: Radar (June-October 1942) -- Accumulating Strength over the World (June-October 1942) -- Preparing for the First Major Test (June-November 1942) -- The Test at issue in North Africa (November 1942-May 1943) -- Photo by U.S. Army Signal Corps (January 1942-Mid-1943) -- Global Communications (Late 1942-Mid-1943) -- The Technical Service a Supply Service (Late 1942-Mid-1943) -- Signal Corps Position in Mid-1943 (May-June 1943) -- Biographical Note -- List of Abbreviations -- Glossary -- Index.