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United States Army in WWII - the Pacific - Strategy and Command : [Illustrated Edition]
| United States Army in WWII - the Pacific - Strategy and Command : [Illustrated Edition] |
| Autore | Morton Professor Louis |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | San Francisco : , : Verdun Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (811 pages) |
| Collana | United States Army in WWII |
| Soggetto topico |
Strategy
World War, 1939-1945 |
| ISBN | 1-78289-397-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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. |
| Altri titoli varianti |
United States Army in WWII
United States Army In WWII - The Pacific - Strategy And Command |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910163164303321 |
Morton Professor Louis
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| San Francisco : , : Verdun Press, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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United States Army in WWII - the Pacific - the Fall of the Philippines : [Illustrated Edition]
| United States Army in WWII - the Pacific - the Fall of the Philippines : [Illustrated Edition] |
| Autore | Morton Professor Louis |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | San Francisco : , : Verdun Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (779 pages) |
| Collana | United States Army in WWII |
| Soggetto topico |
Bataan, Battle of, Philippines, 1942
Philippines |
| ISBN | 1-78289-398-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- DEDICATION -- TABLES -- MAPS -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- FOREWORD -- PREFACE -- PART ONE - PREWAR PLANS AND PREPARATIONS -- Chapter I: The Philippine Islands -- The Islands -- The Philippine Army -- Chapter II: U.S. Army Forces, Far East -- The Recall of General MacArthur -- The Organization of USAFFE -- U.S. Army in the Philippines -- Philippine Army: Mobilization and Training -- Chapter III: The Reinforcement of the Philippines -- Ground Forces -- Air Forces -- Naval Forces -- Summary -- Chapter IV: Prewar Plans, Japanese and American -- The Japanese Plan -- Strategic Concepts -- The Plan for the Philippines -- Air and Naval Plans -- Concentration of Forces -- The Plan of Defense -- WPO-3 -- The MacArthur Plan -- The Last Days of Peace -- PART TWO - THE ISOLATION OF THE PHILIPPINES AND THE JAPANESE LANDINGS -- Chapter V: The First Days of War -- The Attack on Clark Field -- Prologue to Attack -- The Attack -- Post-Mortem -- The Fleet Moves South -- The Japanese Gain Air and Naval Supremacy -- Chapter VI: The First Landings -- Batan Island -- The Landings on North Luzon -- The Landings at Aparri and Gonzaga -- The Landing at Vigan -- The Legaspi Landing -- Landings in the South -- Chapter VII: The Impact of War -- Chapter VIII: The Main Landings -- The Lingayen Landing -- The Landing Force -- The Plan -- The Landing -- Consolidating the Lingayen Beachhead -- Damortis and Rosario -- The Approach to the Agno -- The Lamon Bay Landings -- Organization and Preparation -- The Landing -- Chapter IX: Strategy and Logistics -- The Pensacola Convoy -- Far East and Pacific Strategy -- The Base in Australia -- PART THREE - THE WITHDRAWAL TO BATAAN -- Chapter X: The Withdrawal Begins -- WPO-3 Is In Effect -- The North Luzon Force Plan -- To the Tarlac-Cabanatuan Line -- Withdrawal to the Agno -- Fight on the Agno -- The D-3 Line.
Supply -- The Tarlac-Cabanatuan Line -- Threat on the East -- Advance in the Center -- Fight on the West -- Chapter XI: Withdrawal in the South -- Withdrawal From Atimonan -- Out of South Luzon -- Chapter XII: Holding the Road to Bataan -- The Defense of Calumpit -- The Fight for Plaridel -- Blow the Bridges -- The D-5 Line: Bamban-Arayat -- Escape Through San Fernando -- Chapter XIII: Into Bataan -- The Guagua-Porac Line -- The Left Flank -- The Right Flank -- Behind the Gates -- Through the Layac Bottleneck -- Holding Action Below Layac Junction -- Chapter XIV: The End of an Era -- The Occupation of Manila -- Strategic Views on the Philippines -- PART FOUR - THE SIEGE OF BATAAN -- Chapter XV: Setting the Stage -- The American Position -- I Philippine Corps -- II Philippine Corps -- The Status of Supply -- The Enemy and His Plan -- Chapter XVI: The First Battle of Bataan -- Attack Against II Corps: The Abucay Line -- Attack Against I Corps: The Mauban Line -- The Abucay Line is Turned -- The Withdrawal -- Chapter XVII: The Battle of the Points -- The Service Command Area -- Longoskawayan and Quinauan Points -- The Landings -- The Fight for Longoskawayan Point -- The Fight for Quinauan Point -- Anyasan and Silaiim Points -- The First Landing -- The Second Landing -- Chapter XVIII: Trail 2 and the Pockets -- The Orion-Bagac Line -- The Fight for Trail 2 -- The Pocket Fights -- Establishment of the Pockets -- Reduction of the Pockets -- Chapter XIX: The Japanese Withdrawal -- Chapter XX: Command -- The Evacuation of MacArthur -- Wainwright Assumes Command -- Chapter XXI: The Battling Bastards -- Food and Clothing -- Health -- Morale -- Chapter XXII: "Help is on the Way -- Running the Blockade -- Last Efforts -- Chapter XXIII: Preparations for Battle -- The American Line -- Japanese Preparations -- Prelude to Attack. Chapter XXIV: The Final Japanese Offensive -- Capture of Mt. Samat -- Penetration -- The Disintegration of Sector D -- Easter Sunday -- 6 April: The Day of Decision -- Plans and Preparations -- The American Counterattack -- The Japanese Attack -- Chapter XXV: The Disintegration of II Corps -- 7 April: Disintegration -- 8 April: Chaos -- Chapter XXVI: Surrender -- PART FIVE - CORREGIDOR AND THE SOUTHERN ISLANDS -- Chapter XXVII: The Siege of Corregidor -- The Harbor Defenses of Manila Bay -- The First Aerial and Artillery Attacks -- The Aerial Attacks -- The Artillery Bombardment -- Life Under Siege -- The Second Aerial Bombardment -- Chapter XXVIII: The Southern Islands -- The Islands and Their Defenses -- The Visayas -- The Cebu Landings -- The Seizure of Panay -- Mindanao -- The Cotabato-Davao Sector -- The Cagayan Sector -- Chapter XXIX: Japanese Plans and American Defenses -- The Japanese Plan -- Preliminary Plans and Preparations -- The Plan -- The American Defenses -- Beach Defense -- The Condition of the Troops -- Chapter XXX: The Last Twenty-Seven Days -- The Preliminary Bombardment -- Health and Food -- The Pre-assault Bombardment -- Chapter XXXI: The Fall of Corregidor -- Chapter XXXII: The End of Resistance -- General Wainwright's Orders -- The Surrender of Corregidor -- Surrender in the South -- REQUEST FROM THE PUBLISHER -- The Sources -- Official Records -- Unofficial Records -- Japanese Records -- Maps -- Published Works -- Basic Military Map Symbols. |
| Altri titoli varianti | United States Army in WWII |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910163332003321 |
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Morton Professor Louis
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| San Francisco : , : Verdun Press, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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