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xv, 759 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 26 cm. |
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United States Army in World War II. The technical services |
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United States Army in World War II. Technical services.
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| Note |
Reprint. Originally published: Washington, D. C. : Office of the Chief of Military History, U.S. Army, 1966. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 691-694) and index. |
| Summary |
Engineer activities in the Pacific war, with particular emphasis on those in General MacArthur's Southwest Pacific Area. |
| Contents |
Ch. I Strengthening the defense triangle: Panama, Hawaii and Alaska: Early war plans and the corps of engineers -- First steps in building up the Pacific outposts -- Ch. II The defense gains momentum: Panama -- Alaska -- Hawaii -- The air ferry route -- Supplies -- War appears imminent -- Last days of peace -- Ch. III The fall of the Philippines: Preparations for defense -- Withdrawal to Bataan and Corregidor -- Bataan -- Corregidor and the end of the campaign -- Ch. IV Build-up in the southwest Pacific: Australia -- the first days -- Toward a more aggressive strategy -- Preparing for the offensive -- Ch. V First offensives: the Solomons and Papua: Strengthening the south Pacific -- Preparing to fight in New Guinea -- Engineers in combat -- Problems with logistics -- Ch. VI The drive toward Rabaul: Preparing for CARTWHEEL -- CARTWHEEL -- The engineers continue to furnish logistic support -- Arawe, Cape Gloucester and Saidor Ch. VII The far north: -- Strengthening Alaska's defenses -- The Alcan Highway -- Canol -- The danger passes -- Ch. VIII Hawaii after Pearl Harbor: -- The engineers organize for war -- Protection against air raids -- Military defenses -- Change in organization -- CH. IX After Midway: -- Work on defensive installations slows down -- First offensives in the Central Pacific -- Ch. X The China-Burma-India theater: 1941-August 1943: Priority on airfields -- Ground communications for a campaign in Burma -- Renewed priority on airfields -- Ch. IX The China-Burma-India theater: august 1943-January 1945: QUADRANT directs all-out effort -- The all-out effort continues -- The CBI is cut back -- Ch. XII The drive across central Pacific: -- The Marshalls -- Logistical support from Hawaii -- The Marianas -- 1944 draws to a close -- Ch. XIII Amphibious warfare and base construction in the southwest Pacific: -- The advance to Biak -- Logistical support -- Western New Guinea and the Moluccas -- Ch. XIV Return to the Philippines: -- Leyte and Mindoro -- Luzon: the drive to Manila -- The capture of Manila and the islands of Manila Bay -- Ch. XV The final months of the war: -- Destruction of the Japanese in the Philippines and Borneo -- Iwo Jima -- Okinawa -- Base and airfield construction for the assault on Japan -- Planning for the invasion of Japan -- Conclusion -- Appendix. |
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United States. Army. Corps of Engineers -- History.
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United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. (OCoLC)fst00534195
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World War (1939-1945) (OCoLC)fst01180924
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- East Asia.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- United States.
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Military campaigns. (OCoLC)fst01710190
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Regimental histories. (OCoLC)fst01354209
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East Asia. (OCoLC)fst01243628
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Chronological Term |
1939-1945
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Added Title |
War against Japan |
| Gpo Item No. |
0345 |
| Sudoc No. |
D 114.7:EN 3/V.2/2017 |
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