02496nam a2200349Ia 4500001000700000003000600007005001700013008004100030010001500071040003800086042000800124043001200132074000900144086002700153100002600180245006400206260006700270300006700337490002400404490007000428500007800498500003600576500003800612500005300650500005100703504005100754505114500805650003701950650006001987710003902047830006002086264814OCoLC20160527193209.0001206r20001962dcuabcd  b   f001 0 eng c  a 61060001   aNDUcNDUdXBMdGPOdXTAdEZUdMUQ  apcc  aap-----  a03450 aD 114.7:P 11/V.10/20001 aMorton, Louis.2Local10aStrategy and commandbthe first two yearscby Louis Morton.  aWashington, D.C.bCenter of Military History, U.S. Armyc2000.  axxiii, 761 p.bill., charts, ports., maps (some col.) ; 26 cm. 0aCMH pubv5-12Local1 aUnited States Army in World War II. The war in the Pacific2Local  aOriginally published: Washington, D.C. : Chief of Military History, 1961.  aShipping list no.: 2001-0006-S.  a"First printed 1962"--T.p. verso.  aG.P.O. sales statement incorrect in publication.  aThree folded maps attached to p. [3] of cover.  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.0 aThe Pacific World -- PART ONE: THE ROAD TO WAR: The beginnings of Pacific strategy -- Japanese policy and strategy, 1931-July 1941 -- Europe versus the pacific -- The fatal turn -- The decision for war -- PART TWO: THE DEFENSIVE: PEARL HARBOR TO MIDWAY: The first weeks of war, 7-26 December -- The Malay barrier -- The Philippines -- Australia and the line of communication -- The U.S. and Japanese high commands -- Organization and command of the Pacific -- Transition -- PART THREE: SEIZING THE INITIATIVE: Planning the offensive -- Preparations and problems -- Crisis in the Pacific, August-November 1942 -- Command and co-operation -- Japanese and American plans -- The Pacific in grand strategy -- Means and ends : the March 1943 directive -- CARTWHEEL and the I-GO operation -- PART FOUR: EMERGING PATTERNS: The north Pacific and the Soviet Union -- The revival of ORANGE -- Central Pacific timetable -- Organizing for the offensive -- Operations and plans, Summer 1943 -- Review and adjustment -- The Japanese revise their strategy -- The execution of strategy : Pacific operations, August-December 1943 -- Prospects for the future. 0aWorld WarzPacific Ocean.2Local 6aGuerre Mondiale (1939-1945)zPacifique, Océan.2Local2 aCenter of Military History.2Local 0aUnited States Army in World War II.pWar in the Pacific