vii, 392 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 367-376) and index.
Contents
Plan orange -- Political stalemate -- The build-up for war -- Pearl Harbor -- The Arcadia conference -- The lean months -- The home front -- Midway -- Defense of Australia -- Guadalcanal -- Halsey vs. Yamamoto -- Papua -- Australian New Guinea -- China -- Rabaul -- Strategy change -- The central Pacific drive -- Submarine warfare -- The Netherlands New Guinea -- The Marianas -- The Philippines v. Formosa debate -- Ulithi -- Leyte Gulf -- The march to Luzon -- Philippine liberation -- Iwo Jima -- Okinawa -- The Twentieth Air Force -- Japanese surrender -- Looking back.
