Formation of the Bonus Army and the Employment of Federal Troops for Its Eviction from Washington, D.C., in 1932

This document is a study of the formation of the Bonus Expeditionary Force, the B.E.F. According to the author, the purpose of the paper was to set forth in considerable detail the story of this determined host which endeavored to force its will on our national legislature; it is the direct testimony of an eyewitness. The study includes information regarding the formation of B.E.F., military preparations, employment of federal forces (authority for), and actions of federal troops.