This document presents in a narrative form an outline of the development of the United States Army Forces in the South Pacific, their organization, and participation in the several campaigns leading to the reduction of the Solomons and the Bismarck...
This is a lecture delivered at the Army and Navy Staff College, Washington, D.C., January 15, 1944. It reveals the part the carriers played in obtaining control of the Solomon's area.
Discusses the Task Force's movements and actions from leaving Brooklyn shortly after Pearl Harbor to New Caledonia and its defense of the island followed by action on Guadalcanal. Also contains a narrative of operations of the Americal Division at...
This is the story of the 43d "Winged Victory" Division whose memorable record in World War II will stand forever as an inspiration to all freedom-loving Americans. It is the story of valiant men who dedicated their lives to preserve all in life...
U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters (Public Information Division)
This document was prepared in the historical section, public information division, United States Coast Guard Headquarters. This paper includes information about anti-submarine warfare, vessels, ship's histories, patrol and escort vessels, an...
This study investigates unit cohesion as it relates to neuropsychiatric casualties in the 43rd Infantry Division in World War II. The 43rd was a National Guard Division federalized in 1941 and sent to the South Pacific, where it sustained over 15...
United States Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean Areas, Headquarters of the Commander in Chief
This volume was prepared to describe the existing facilities at each advance base in the South Pacific Area. There is an outline for presenting data on each base (location, history, mission, storage facilities, water, supply, etc.). Locations...
Within a couple of weeks after the attacks on Pearl Harbor in 1941, selected over 28 other senior admirals, Admiral Nimitz took command of the Pacific Fleet and held that command until the Allied Forces won the war in the Pacific almost four years...
This report was compiled to supplement the operational reports, and to make record of the duties and responsibilities that were assigned in connection with the operations. It gives in detail the administrative, training, and logistic...
Study looks at the geographical location of French military, naval and air bases and the strategic reasons therefore, including: their strategic relation to French colonies and their strategic relation to other countries. Also looks at the general...
As America's collective memory of the Second World War fades, popular history books and the entertainment industry have filled the knowledge gap with accounts from the European Theater. A resurgence in works focusing on the war in the Pacific has...
Hunter, Kenneth E., comp.; Tackley, Margaret E., comp.; Bacon, Mary Ann, ed.
The book deals with the Pacific Theater of Operations and is divided into six sections: (1) The Allied Defensive; (2) The Strategic Defensive and Tactical Offensive; (3) The Offensive—1944; (4) The Final Phase; (5) The China–Burma–India...
Military History Section, Special Staff, Far East Command
Includes the Japanese navy chain of command, organization of the fleets, air fleets, submarine forces, naval ship divisions, monthly losses, and list of combatant, non-combatant and converted vessels.
The purpose of this text is to provide the Army with a factual record of the measures taken to offset personnel losses during the various periods of American military history. It begins with the foundation for the replacement system laid during the...
This monograph presents the complex story of Army transportation in a theater environment for the use of the Transportation Corps in planning future operations, procurement, and training, and for the general information of military authorities. It...
This thesis is an incomplete historical investigation of the scientific method henceforth referred to as "operations research." The purpose of the thesis is to trace the evolution of operations research in the U. S. Army and to provide the military...
These notes include a brief description of Japanese logistics, lines of communications and methods of supply and transportation with reference to the present conditions in SWPA.