Carr's Compendiums

com•pen•di•um:    1. A work containing in small compass the substance or general principles of a larger work or of a system or like.  2. A publication containing a variety of works. 3. [Archaic] Saving of labor, space, or time; economy. pl. com·pen·di·ums or com·pen·di·a. From the Late Latin Compendere meaning "to weigh together".

The Echoes of History

Carr's Compendiums^™ are digital reprints of official records, documents, electronic data sets, photographs, audio recordings, and maps, related to the military and political history of the United States of America. These collections are reproduced and brought together using modern digital technologies and published on CD-ROM or DVD-ROM. Carr's Compendiums give professional and amateur historians, scholars in other disciplines, and hobbyists fascinated by the fine details of history, direct access to important primary reference materials.

Carr's Compendiums are designed to run on personal computers with Windows, Linux or Apple Macintosh operating systems. The combination of low-cost, high-speed personal computers and web browsers, make Carr's Compendiums an economical alternative to microforms and associated equipment. Please consult the Technical Support pages for specific information regarding system and browser requirements and recommendations.

Each Standard Edition collection comes in a durable DVD-style case for storage.

The first compendium, Carr's Compendium of the Vietnam War^™, focuses on the conflicts in Southeast Asia following the Second World War. The collections within the compendium provide detailed accounts and analyses of this pivotal and influential period in world history from a variety of perspectives and viewpoints.

There are currently six collections in this compendium available for ordering.

• A Study of Strategic Lessons Learned in Vietnam
• A Systems Analysis View of the Vietnam War 1965-1972
• Defense Attache Saigon: RVNAF Quarterly Assessments 1974-1975
• Military Assistance Command, Vietnam Command Histories 1964-1973 (Sanitized)
• Project RED BARON I: Air-to-Air Encounters in Southeast Asia
• Vietnam Pacification Studies #1

The six collections contain over 20,000 scanned pages from 57 individual documents. Please consult the In Development page for information on the status of additional compendiums and collections.

What's New

18 October 2004

• Added online ordering and payment capability using PayPal. See our Online Order Form.
• Introduced Light Editions (LE) of Carr's Compendium of the Vietnam War. These differ from corresponding standard editions by including only the PDF versions of each document on disc. As a consequence of the simpler format, these titles have a significantly lower price than the Standard Edition titles.

What's Next

• Vietnam Pacification Studies #2 Table of Contents pages.
• U.S. Army Lessons Learned and Combat After-Action Reports #1 Table of Contents pages.
• U.S. Naval Forces, Vietnam Monthly Historical Summaries: 1965-1973 Table of Contents pages.
• Add further content samples to the Online Resources page.
• Update Development page to include website, content acquisition and application development efforts.
• Prototype of Carr's Compendium of the Vietnam War Index.
• Study feasibility of offering for sale, customized discs of individual documents.

13 March 2004 - Added new sections and additional sample pages to the Online Resources page.

• List of selected Free World Armed Forces Ground Operations of the Vietnam War. Data extracted from the SITRA database.

29 February 2004 - Added new sections and additional sample pages to the Online Resources page.

• Casualties of War section with casualty data from the Vietnam War.
• List of selected U.S. Army Combat After Action and Lessons Learned reports from the Vietnam War.

31 December 2003 - Completed company's move to new offices and added additional material to the Web Resources page.

• Updated contact information to reflect new address and telephone number. Previous post office box address remains a valid address for sending correspondence and orders to DCB Software.
• Updated Development schedule by pushing publication date of next two titles back into early 2004.
• Added two sample After Actions/Lessons Learned Reports to the Online Resources page.
• Added 1966 MACV Chronology to the Online Resources page.

31 October 2003 - Added three sample orders of battle and two map sets to the website with links from the Online Resources page.

18 October 2003 - DCB Software launches two new collections in Carr's Compendium of the Vietnam War.

• Project RED BARON I: Air-to-Air Encounters in Southeast Asia
• Vietnam Pacification Studies #1

24 September 2003 - Carr's Compendiums website updated and expanded. Added Online Resources pages including links to external sites, a glossary of terms, abbreviations and acronyms from the Vietnam War and other useful information.

17 August 2003 - The first four collections in Carr's Compendium of the Vietnam War available for ordering.

• A Study of Strategic Lessons Learned in Vietnam
• A Systems Analysis View of the Vietnam War 1965-1972
• Defense Attache Saigon: RVNAF Quarterly Assessments 1974-1975
• Military Assistance Command, Vietnam Command Histories 1964-1973 (Sanitized)

2 August 2003 - Carr's Compendiums website goes online.

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• Telephone Number: (206) 768-0991

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• Seattle, WA 98122-0756

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