The Second World War : Asia and the Pacific

Illustrations ix Acknowledgements xi Foreword xiii Introduction xv Toward a New Order in the Far East 1(20) From Versailles to Pearl Harbor: Development of the American Armed Forces 21(24) ``East Wind, Rain'': Japan Strikes 45(20) Centrifugal Offensive: Japan Victorious 65(30) Waltzing Matilda: The Early Carrier War 95(26) Legacy of Midway: The Jungle War 121(26) Atolls, Volcanoes, and Carries: Nimitz Strikes 147(28) ``I Shall Return'' 175(32) China-Burma-India: The War for East Asia 207(28) Allied Victory: Toward a Newer Order in the Far East 235(30) Appendix 1 Japanese Order of Battle, Southern Regions, 1941 265(1) Appendix 2 Conclusions of the Joint Congressional Committee Investigating the Pearl Harbor Attack 266(2) Appendix 3 Japanese Order of Battle, Netherlands, East Indies, 1942 268(2) Appendix 4 Japanese Order of Battle at Coral Sea, May 5-8, 1942 270(2) Appendix 5 United States Order of Battle at Coral Sea, May 5-8, 1942 272(1) Appendix 6 Simplified Japanese Order of Battle at Midway, June 3-6, 1942 273(2) Appendix 7 United States Order of Battle at Midway, June 3-6, 1942 275(2) Appendix 8 Allied Organization for Guadalcanal and Papua Operations, August 1942 277(1) Appendix 9 Original Japanese Army Order of Battle for Advance on Port Moresby, July 1942 278(1) Appendix 10 Estimated Ground Casualties and Major Naval Losses, Guadalcanal Campaign, 1942-1943 279(1) Appendix 11 Major Japanese Combat Forces for Defense of Papua Beachhead, 1942-1943 280(1) Appendix 12 Major Allied Combat Forces in Papua 281(1) Appendix 13 Approximate Allied Casualties, Papuan Campaign, 1942-1943 282(1) Appendix 14 Major Japanese Forces Opposing Drives in South and Southwest Pacific Areas 283(1) Appendix 15 Major Allied Forces, South Pacific Area: Operation Cartwheel 284(2) Appendix 16 Major Allied Forces, Southwest Pacific Area: Operation Cartwheel 286(2) Appendix 17 American Fast Carriers Utilized in Central Pacific Area: 1943-1944 288(1) Appendix 18 Major Japanese Forces Opposing Drive in Central Pacific Area, June 1944 289(1) Appendix 19 Major Japanese Combat Forces in the Marianas, June 1944 290(1) Appendix 20 Major Allied Forces Committed, Central Pacific Area Drive, 1943-1944 291(1) Appendix 21 Battle Losses, Palaus Campaign, 1944 292(1) Appendix 22 Major Japanese Forces Opposing Allied Approach to the Philippines in Southwest Pacific Area, April 1944 293(2) Appendix 23 Allied Organization for Attack on Hollandia 295(2) Appendix 24 American Casualties During the Approach to the Philippines 297(1) Appendix 25 Allied Organization for Attack on Leyte 298(2) Appendix 26 Major Japanese Army Forces in Southern Area, September 1944 300(2) Appendix 27 Major Japanese and Allied Naval Forces at the Battle for Leyte Gulf 302(2) Appendix 28 United States Army Casualties, Leyte Campaign, October 20, 1944-May 1945 304(1) Appendix 29 Japanese Forces on Luzon, January 11, 1945 305(1) Appendix 30 Eighth United States Army Operations in the Philippines, 1944-1945 306(1) Appendix 31 Division of Allied Command Responsibilities in Southeast Asia, March-April 1942 307(1) Appendix 32 Organization of U.S. Army Forces in China-Burma-India, December 1942 308(1) Appendix 33 The Allied Chain of Command, Southeast Asia, December 1943-June 1944 309(1) Appendix 34 The Allied Chain of Command, Southeast Asia, November 1944 310(1) Appendix 35 American-Chinese Liaison System, 1944-1945 311(1) Appendix 36 Organization for Invasion of Okinawa 312(1) Appendix 37 American and Japanese Forces Employed in Okinawa Campaign 313(2) Selected Bibliography 315