INTRODUCTION WORLD WAR II LARGEST VIOLENT ARMED CONFLICT THE HISTORY OF HALF CENTURY SEPARATES CONFLICT TOLL COLLECTIVE INTEREST MILITARY SCHOLARS GENERATION AMERICANS MATURITY UNAWARE IMPLICATIONS OF WAR UNITED US AS PEOPLE COMMON PURPOSE RELEVANT TEACH THE PROFESSION MILITARY PREPAREDNESS GLOBAL COMBINED OPERATIONS THE COALITION WAR AGAINST THE NEXT ARMY 50TH ANNIVERSARY WORLD WAR PUBLICATION MATERIALS HELP EDUCATE ABOUT THAT THE WORKS OPPORTUNITIES LEARN RENEW PRIDE THE MIGHTY ON LAND DIVERSE THEATERS OPERATION ESSAY CAMPAIGN ACCOMPANYING SUGGESTIONS FEATS BROCHURE ARMY CENTER OF MILITARY CHARLES HOPE ACCOUNT PERIOD YOUR APPRECIATION AMERICAN ACHIEVEMENTS STONE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY FOR SALE GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS MAIL ISBN AUGUST 1942 FEBRUARY 1943 DECEMBER 1941 IMPERIAL JAPANESE TURNED WAR ON ASIAN MAINLAND EASTWARD SOUTHWARD THE PACIFIC ATTACKS ON PEARL HARBOR HONG THE MALAY PENINSULA THE RAPID ADVANCE JAPANESE ARMIES NAVAL TASK FORCES MONTHS WESTERN LEADERS POORLY WAR IN THE PACIFIC QUICKLY MAINTAINING THE GERMAN FIRST COURSE THE AXIS HAD TO BLUNT MOMENTUM KEEP OPEN LINES OF COMMUNICATION AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND THE ENEMY CLOSED THOSE TWO ISLAND DEMOCRACIES THE ALLIES SCRAMBLED SHORE MALAY BARRIER SMASHED REINFORCING AUSTRALIAN DRIVE NORTH ALLIED OFFENSIVE THE AMERICANS ATTACK DIRECTION GIANT PINCERS THE SOUTHWEST DECISION AMERICAN FORCES THE SOLOMON ISLANDS TROOPS ONTO THE ISLAND STRATEGIC SETTING CONFERENCES DATING JANUARY 1941 THE COMBINED CHIEFS OF STAFF THE UNITED STATES THE UNITED KINGDOM DISCUSSED STRATEGIES POWERS SHOULD GUIDE TOWARD ATLANTIC PARTNERS REFER TO THEMSELVES THE MAJOR COALITION NAZI GERMANY ITALY TURNING POWER THE EUROPEAN AXIS SURRENDERED MOUNT LIMITED DECISIONS PRIORITY DIVISION THE WORLD AREAS RESPONSIBILITY POTENTIAL GEOGRAPHICAL BRITISH WESTERN EUROPE MEDITERRANEAN CARRY THE BURDEN ON 30 THE AMERICAN JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE WAR NAVY OPERATIONAL VAST PACIFIC OCEAN AREAS GAVE COMMAND ADMIRAL CHESTER COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF FLEET AFTER THE ATTACK PEARL OPERATIONAL CONTROL PACIFIC AREA THE COMMAND GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR RECENTLY THE PHILIPPINES ARCHIPELAGOS SOUTH FORMOSA EAST WEST AREA THE NETHERLANDS THE JOINT CHIEFS SUBDIVISION THE SOUTH VICE ROBERT GHORMLEY BASES AT THE END PACIFIC FERRY ROUTE THE SOLOMONS BRITISH PROTECTORATE 500 MILES THE MISSION BLOCKING CUT SEVERED THE UNITED THE LINE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC AREA SOUTH PACIFIC AREA DIVIDED POINT MILES NORTHEAST OBVIOUSLY OPERATIONS DEFENSE AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND DEPEND CLOSE ATTEMPT STOP EAST INDIES ENDING THE BRITISH SOLOMON ISLANDS FOUR NATIONS ARMS DIRECT JANUARY 1942 ABDACOM EXPERIENCE WARFARE ROLLED OBVIOUS THE ONLY NATION ABLE MEANINGFUL OPPOSITION TOKEN HAVE TO MODEST GOAL CONVOY SENT REINFORCE DIVERTED ATTACKED PEARL HARBOR AIR FORCES ARTILLERY THOUSAND THESE MEN ARMY CHIEF OF STAFF GENERAL GEORGE MARSHALL DISPATCHED REINFORCEMENT THIS ONE NUMBERING ALEXANDER ALREADY FORCE NUCLEUS INFANTRY DIVISION AIR WING COLLAPSE DISPATCH THE EARLY MONTHS NUMBER GROUND UNITS SHIPPED COMPLETE 37TH INFANTRY DIVISION NATIONAL GUARD UNIT OHIO FIJI ISLANDS PLANNING INDEPENDENT SAME TIME ARMY AIR FORCES MARINE CORPS SUPPORT 1ST MARINE DIVISION INCREASE TROOP STRENGTH DEPARTMENT ORGANIZE IMMINENT IN THE SOUTH SEND ENOUGH PROTECT THE IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY EXERCISED THEATER CONTROL SOUTHEASTERN HEADQUARTERED ORGANIZED SEVENTEENTH ARMY HARUKICHI HYAKUTAKE IMPERIAL PORT FORTIFIED HILL MASSES HOLD THE ISLANDS TAKEN THE MARCH GROUP STRONGPOINT PALAUS CAROLINES RABAUL SMALLER MARSHALLS ADDITION NEW BRITAIN NEW IRELAND BISMARCKS THE MIDDLE JOINT CHIEFS OPTIONS DUBIOUS FIND ALMOST ACTION THE SPRING SUMMER AMERICAN GROUND OPENING BATTLES THE CORAL SEA MIDWAY DAMAGED JAPANESE FLEET ENGAGEMENTS HUNDREDS AIRCRAFT ADJACENT LOSS AIRCRAFT CARRIERS GIVE UNDISPUTED ACCESS BALANCE CLOSE ENOUGH CONSIDER AMPHIBIOUS OPERATION TACTICAL THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF THE OTHER PORT MORESBY COAST NEW GUINEA NORTH ENEMY THREATENING GOING TO NO OTHER STOOD NINETY MILES LONG AVERAGE PRESENTED TERRAIN MOUNTAINS DORMANT VOLCANOES UP TO EIGHT FEET STEEP RAVINES DEEP GENERALLY COASTLINE NATURAL SHORES PROTECTED CORAL THE NORTH CENTRAL COAST SUITABLE INVASION ONCE INVADERS STREAMS RUNNING THE MOUNTAINS CLIMATE MALARIA MOSQUITOES CONTINUOUS THREAT FUNGAL INFECTION FEVERS MELANESIAN POPULATION LOYAL WESTERNERS PRIOR LANDING TRIED FORTIFY CONCENTRATED PLAIN LUNGA POINT POSITIONS NEARBY AUSTEN OBJECTIVE TO ANYONE TRYING HYAKUTAKE BUILD NAVAL SUPERIORITY THE THEATER SUFFICIENT INFLOW PLANS EARLY STAGES GUADALCANAL CAMPAIGN NAVY AND MARINE CORPS SUBORDINATE ADMIRAL NIMITZ ON THE NAVY THE ASSAULT LANDING FORCE COMMITTED COMMANDING GENERAL THE MORNING OF HEAVY FIRES BEACHES MARKED MODERATE BATTLEFIELD HIGH DISEASE CASUALTIES INTERRUPTED FINALLY THE MARINES THE AIRFIELD BEACHHEAD WIDE 13 OCTOBER FIRST ARMY SECTOR THE EAST END BRYANT INFANTRY NAME DERIVED THE WORDS AMERICA AMERICAL UNITS THE DIVISION FIGHT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER THE P