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xxiii, 761 p. ill., charts, ports., maps (some col.) ; 26 cm. The 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. by Louis Morton. Originally published: Washington, D.C. : Chief of Military History, 1961. Shipping list no.: 2001-0006-S. "First printed 1962"--T.p. verso. G.P.O. sales statement incorrect in publication. Three folded maps attached to p. [3] of cover. Includes bibliographical references and index. ap----- World War Pacific Ocean Guerre Mondiale (1939-1945) Pacifique, Océan D 114.7:P 11/V.10/2000 D 114.7:P 11/V.10/2000 War in the Pacific 61060001 NDU 001206 20160527193209.0 264814