United States. Navy. Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean Areas.
This book is the supplement no. 1 to the CINCPAC-CINCPOA bulletin no. 161-44-Okinawa Gunto, with maps and descriptions of the Okinawa Islands and military targets prior to the invasion by US forces during World War II.
United States Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean Areas, Headquarters of the Commander in Chief
This volume was prepared for the purpose to make available the information on existing facilities at each advance base in the Central Pacific Area in June of 1945. The paragraph outline presents the following facts about the islands described:...
These observer reports include the following subjects from the 1940s: coral reefs in the Central Pacific; boat landing difficulties; intelligence training at Amphibious Training Center, SWPA, July 1943; amphibious training for intelligence...
Plan from the joint war plans committee for the seizure of the Ryukyus Islands. It is a revision of J.W.P.C.'s 116/2 plan, which takes into account new information on airfield capabilities and enemy intentions.
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...
This document addresses the following topics regarding Japanese defense against amphibious operations: tactics and organization; beach obstacles, barricades, and mines; fortifications and airfields; Japanese coast defense guns; dual-purpose,...
United States. Navy. Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean Areas
This supplement to Okinawa Gunto looks at the air and land defenses of Okinawa and the surrounding Ryukyu Islands of Japan during 1944 prior to the invasion by Allied forces in World War II.
Maneuver in land warfare has been the subject of much study in modern times. The U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps in particular have devoted considerable emphasis to the examination of maneuver, as evidenced by the volumes of material produced on...
[Headquarters United States Army Forces, Pacific Ocean Areas]
The standing operating procedures and technical data outlined in this manual are the results of practical study and recent experience in the European and Pacific Theaters. They are published to provide up-to-date information designed to promote the...
Yates, Robert S.; Flores-Acevedo, Miguel; Jenkins, John; Kegler, Terry; Maslowski, Michal
The Battle of Midway, considered the decisive battle of WWII, was fought in the Pacific, near the Central Pacific island of Midway. From 4-7 June 1942, U.S. forces fought off a major Japanese offensive. Japanese forces had been capturing territory...
Contains statistics and charts regarding the results of missions (locations, targets, achievements, hits, etc), the cost of missions, a breakdown of the combat effort, maintenance and supply and organization and strength.
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...
The Battle of Guadalcanal marked the first offensive ground operations conducted in the Pacific theater during World War II. One divisive issue of the Guadalcanal campaign is the withdrawal of carrier based aviation support on 8 August 1942, by...
Information Operations has become a controversial subject in the US Army. Whether due to ignorance of actual employment techniques or reluctance to rely on non-tangible means, information operations are often only a “check the block”...
This monograph assesses the adequacy of current United States joint campaign planning doctrine within the context of conventional operations between similar forces within a theater of war. The study focuses on five key doctrinal planning concepts...
Williams, Sheila
Brooks, Larry P.
Pryor, Herb A.
Williams Sr., Allen
Thesis Statement:
American luck and Japanese mistakes led to the decisive American naval victory at the Battle of Midway.
Discussion:
The Battle of Midway was the single most important sea battle during World War II. A Japanese victory would...
This study examines the main effort concept to determine if it is a necessary element for the design of a campaign plan. Current joint operational doctrine fails to address the main effort concept. This study examines service tactical doctrine,...
Commander Group Two, Amphibious Forces, U.S. Pacific Fleet
Details preparations for the operation, supporting operation and movement to the objective. Gives a general narrative of the assault phase and a chronology of operations. Additionally the report gives information gunfire support, air support...
Explores joint planning for a joint expeditionary force. Looks at the plan developed by the 2d Marine Division for the assault upon and capture of Kikaiga Shima, Japan. Personal experience of a Division G-3.