History

Center for Military History, Department of the Army, Historical Artifacts Database

The Center for Military History maintains a huge inventory of Department of the Army historical artifacts.  Some of the artifacts…

November 25, 2023

American Cryptology during the Cold War, 1945-1989

This book is intended to be a general overview of U.S. government cryptology since the end of World War II.…

November 22, 2023

NSA Report to the President’s Intelligence Oversight Board (IOB) for 4QT 2001

PURPOSE: To forward to the Intelligence Oversight Board (IOB) of the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board, via the Assistant to…

November 22, 2023

Richard Helms As Director Of Central Intelligence 1966-1973, by Robert M. Hathaway and Russell Jack Smith

The following is a book written by the History Staff, Center for the Study of Intelligence, Central Intelligence Agency, in…

November 22, 2023

Files on German Physicist Walther Gerlach

Walther Gerlach was a prominent German physicist, born on August 1, 1889, in Biebrich, Germany. He is best known for…

November 17, 2023

The Transformation of ‘Jake the Barber’: Inside the Pardon of John Factor by JFK

A document recently released under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) reveals the intricate details of a clemency request for…

November 9, 2023

FBI Files: American Military

Welcome to the FBI Files on American Military Personnel archive at The Black Vault. This section of the website is…

November 8, 2023

FBI Releases First Batch of McCabe Emails After FOIA Battle

In May of 2017, a FOIA request was filed by The Black Vault, seeking all emails sent to and from…

November 7, 2023

Operation Highjump

Background Operation Highjump, officially known as The United States Navy Antarctic Developments Program, 1946–1947, was a significant United States Navy…

November 6, 2023

Operation Paperclip

[Declassified Documents on Operation Paperclip Follow This Brief Introduction] At the twilight of World War II, as the embers of…

September 25, 2023