CMH Pub 5-1 Strategy and Command: The First Two Years by Louis Morton. "An analysis of organization and logistics as well as strategy and command, covering the coming of the war, Japanese policy and American strategy before Pearl Harbor, Japanese victories in the first six months of the war, first efforts in New Guinea and the Solomons to stem the Japanese tide, and the limited offensive in the summer of 1943." 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. GPO Number: 008-029-00032-6
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"The sources": p. [697]-715. Bibliographical footnotes

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