United States Army in WWII - the Pacific - Strategy and Command : [Illustrated Edition]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910163164303321
• Autore: Morton Professor Louis
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: San Francisco : , : Verdun Press, , 2014; ©2014
• ISBN: 1-78289-397-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (811 pages)
• Collana: United States Army in WWII
• Soggetti: Strategy; World War, 1939-1945
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- DEDICATION -- TABLES -- CHARTS -- MAPS -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- FOREWORD -- THE AUTHOR -- PREFACE -- PART ONE-The Road to War -- Chapter I: The Beginnings of Pacific Strategy -- Early Plans for Defense -- The ORANGE Plan -- RED and RED-ORANGE -- Strategic Dilemma -- Chapter II: Japanese Policy and Strategy, 1931-July 1941 -- Japanese Expansion -- Economic and Military Preparations -- Japan Moves South -- Chapter III: Europe Versus the Pacific -- Strategic Adjustment, 1938-1940 -- The Critical Summer of 1940 -- Shift to the Atlantic, September 1940-January 1941 -- RAINBOW 5 -- Chapter IV: The Fatal Turn -- The July Crisis -- America Faces the Far East -- The Plan for War -- Chapter V: The Decision for War -- Tojo Takes Over -- The Progress of Negotiations -- The Die is Cast -- Conclusion -- PART TWO-The Defensive: Pearl Harbor to Midway -- Chapter VI: The First Weeks of War, 7-26 December -- The Japanese Offensive: First Phase -- Meeting the Emergency -- Hawaii -- The Philippines -- Chapter VII: The Malay Barrier -- Allied Strategy -- The ABDACOM Interlude -- Chapter VIII: The Philippines -- The Siege of Bataan -- Strategy and Logistics -- Command -- Chapter IX: Australia and the Line of Communication -- The Northeast Area -- The Line of Communications -- The Japanese Threat -- Pacific Build-up -- Chapter X: The U.S. and Japanese High Commands -- The Washington Command Post -- The Japanese High ; Command -- Chapter XI: Organization and Command of the Pacific -- The Problem of Responsibility -- The Southwest Pacific and Pacific Ocean Areas -- The South Pacific Area -- Chapter XII: Transition -- The Fall of the Philippines -- The Tokyo Raid -- Coral Sea and Midway -- PART THREE-Seizing the Initiative -- Chapter XIII: Planning the Offensive -- Early Plans -- Strategy and Command -- Compromise: The 2 July Directive.; Chapter XIV: Preparations and Problems -- Logistics and Strategy -- The Pacific versus Europe -- MacArthur Prepares -- Final Preparations -- Chapter XV: Crisis in the Pacific, August-November 1942 -- Emergency Measures -- The Debate Over Priorities -- The October Crisis -- The Shipping Crisis -- The Crisis Ends -- Chapter XVI: Command and Cooperation -- Army-Navy Relations in the South Pacific -- The Southwest and Central Pacific -- Joint Staffs -- A Unified Command for the Pacific -- Chapter XVII: Japanese and American Plans -- The Japanese Regroup -- Tasks Two and Three: The Indivisibility of Strategy and Command -- Chapter XVIII: The Pacific in Grand Strategy -- Strategic Concepts -- The Casablanca Conference -- Strategy for 1943 -- Chapter XIX: Means and Ends: The March 1943 Directive -- Theater Plans -- The Pacific Military Conference -- Chapter XX: CARTWHEEL and the I-GO Operation -- CARTWHEEL -- The I-GO Operation -- PART FOUR-EMERGING PATTERNS -- Chapter XXI: The North Pacific and the Soviet Union -- Strategic Background -- The Aleutians -- Chapter XXII: The Revival of ORANGE -- The Central Pacific War -- The Philippines in Central Pacific Strategy -- The Japanese -- The Central Pacific in Long-Range Strategy -- Chapter XXIII: Central Pacific Timetable -- The TRIDENT Conference -- The Marshalls Plan -- Alternate Proposals -- The Gilberts-Nauru Plan -- Chapter XXIV: Organizing for the Offensive -- The Problem -- Theater Organization -- The Joint Staff -- Chapter XXV: Operations and Plans, Summer 1943 -- CARTWHEEL Begins -- The Southwest Pacific -- South Pacific -- Strategic Forecast, August 1943 -- Chapter XXVI: Review and Adjustment -- Ships and Plans -- Strategic Role of the North Pacific -- CARTWHEEL and RENO -- Chapter XXVII: The Japanese Revise Their Strategy -- The New Operational Policy -- The Decision Is Made.; The New Strategy in Action -- Chapter XXVIII: The Execution of Strategy: Pacific Operations, August-December 1943 -- New Georgia -- Salamaua to Sio -- The Gilbert Islands -- CARTWHEEL Completed -- Chapter XXIX-Prospects for the Future -- The Pattern of Pacific Warfare -- The Prospects for Japan -- Long-Range Plans for the Defeat of Japan -- Operations for 1944 -- REQUEST FROM THE PUBLISHER -- Appendix A-DIRECTIVE TO THE SUPREME COMMANDER, ABDA AREA, 3 JANUARY 1942 (ABC-4/5) -- Appendix B -- Appendix C -- Appendix D -- Appendix E -- Appendix F -- Appendix G -- Appendix H -- Guide to Footnotes -- The Sources -- Introduction: Guide to the Records -- The Records -- Manuscript Histories -- The Japanese -- Reference Works -- Official Publications -- Memoirs and Biography -- Unit Histories -- General Works and Special Studies.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book, 'Strategy and Command: The First Two Years,' provides an in-depth analysis of the United States Army's strategic and operational conduct during the early years of World War II in the Pacific Theater. Authored by Louis Morton, it examines the development of military strategies and the complex international dynamics that shaped the conflict from the attack on Pearl Harbor to the Battle of Midway. The book covers key aspects such as the initial Japanese offensive, the strategic adjustments made by the Allies, and the challenges of coordinating joint military efforts. It is intended for historians, military scholars, and readers interested in the strategic nuances of World War ; II.