Pearl Harbor to Guadalcanal by Frank O. Hough, et al -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

CONTENTS Foreword Preface Part One: Introduction to the Marine Corps Chapter 1: Origins of a Mission

Footnotes:

Chapter 2: Evolution of Modern Amphibious Warfare, 1920-1941

Early Developments Ups and Downs of the Nineteen Twenties Activation of the Fleet Marine Force "The Book" Comes Out Command Relationships Naval Gunfire Support Air Support The Ship-to-Shore Movement Combat Unit Loading Shore Party Footnotes:

Chapter 3: Development of Landing Craft

Introduction Landing Boats Lighters and Barges Amphibious Vehicles Footnotes:

Chapter 4: Marine Occupation of Iceland1

Footnotes:

Chapter 5: The Marine Corps on the Eve of War1

The Inevitable Conflict: Defensive Expansion: Growth of Marine Training and Operational Bases Overseas Commitments: Atlantic16 Defense of the Western Hemisphere: Martinique The Azores Distribution Summary Footnotes

Part Two: War Comes Chapter 1: Prewar Situation in the Pacific

Summary of Negotiations1 Japanese War Plan7 American War Plan8 Marine Garrisons10 Footnotes:

Chapter 2: Japan Strikes

Pearl Harbor1 Guam Falls6 First Attack on Midway13 The Southern Outposts19 Footnotes:

Chapter 3: The Southern Lifeline

Strategic Reappraisal1 Samoan Bastion5 Footnotes:

Part Three: The Defense of Wake Chapter 1: Wake in the Shadow of War1

Final Preparations, Autumn, 194113 Footnotes

Chapter 2: The Enemy Strikes1

Genesis of the Relief Expedition28 Enemy Plans and Actions, 8-11 December38 The Attempted Landing, 11 December Footnotes

Chapter 3: Wake Under Siege1

Enemy Plans and Actions, 11-21 December25 The Relief Attempt, 15-23 December31 Footnotes

Chapter 4: The Fall of Wake1

The Japanese Approach The Defense of Wake Island The Fight on Wilkes Island The Surrender and After Footnotes

Chapter 5: Conclusions

Footnotes

Part Four -- Marines in the Philippines Chapter 1: China and Luzon

The Shadow of War2 8 December 194116 The First Days29 The Fortified Islands48 Footnotes

Chapter 2: Bataan Prelude

Drawing the Battle Lines1 The Naval Battalion5 Longoskawayan Point10 The Fall of Bataan21 Footnotes

Chapter 3: The Siege and Capture of Corregidor

The Japanese Plans1 Life on a Bull's Eye4 The Japanese Landing25 The Commitment of the Reserve32 The 4th Battalion in Action38 Surrender43 Conclusion Footnotes

Part Five -- Decision at Midway Chapter 1: Setting the Stage: Early Naval Operations1

Footnotes

Chapter 2: Japanese Plans: Toward Midway and the North Pacific

Footnotes

Chapter 3: Midway Girds for Battle1

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Chapter 4: Midway Versus the Japanese, 4-5 June 1942

Footnotes

Chapter 5: Battle of the Carrier Planes, 4 June 1942

Footnotes

Part Six -- The Turning Point: Guadalcanal Chapter 1: Background and Preparations1

Japanese Situation U.S. Preparations Plans for Battle Accumulation of Intelligence Planning and Mounting Out Rehearsals and Movement to the Objective Footnotes

Chapter 2: Guadalcanal, 7-9 August 1942

The Landing The Japanese Retaliate Footnotes

Chapter 3: Tulagi and Gavutu-Tanambogo

Tulagi: The First Day Tulagi--The First Night and Succeeding Day The Landings on Gavutu-Tanambogo Footnotes

Chapter 4: The Battle of the Tenaru

Ground Action Battle of the Tenaru15 Battle of the Eastern Solomons Footnotes

Chapter 5: The Battle of the Ridge

The Battle of the Ridge Footnotes

Chapter 6: Action Along the Matanikau

Action of 7-9 October Footnotes

Chapter 7: Japanese Counteroffensive

The Battle of Cape Esperance Preparation for Battle The Ground Action The Battle of Santa Cruz Footnotes

Chapter 8: Critical November

Action at Koli Point Brief Renewal of Western Attack Decision at Sea Back Toward Kokumbona Footnotes

Chapter 9: Final Period, 9 December 1942 to 9 February 1943

Change of Command General Situation The Corps Offensive Drive to the West Final Pursuit Epilogue Footnotes

Appendix A: Bibliographical Notes

Books Part I: Introduction to the Marine Corps

Official Documents Unofficial Sources Books and Periodicals

Part II: War Comes

Official Documents Unofficial Documents Books and Periodicals

Part III: Defense of Wake

Official Documents Unofficial Documents Books and Periodicals

Part IV: Marines in the Philippines

Official Documents Unofficial Documents Japanese Sources Books and Periodicals

Part V: Decision at Midway

Official Documents Unofficial Documents Books and Periodicals

Part VI: Guadalcanal

Official Documents Unofficial Documents Books and Periodicals

Appendix B: Chronology Appendix C: Marine Task Organization and Command List1

A. Wake Atoll (7-23 December 1942)2 B. Philippine Islands (7 December 1941-6 May 1942)3 C. Midway Islands (4-5 June 1942) D. Guadalcanal (7 August 1942-8 February 1943)4 Footnotes

Appendix D: Marine Casualties1

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Appendix E: First Marine Division Operation Order--Guadalcanal

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Appendix F Appendix G - Military Abbreviations Appendix H: Unit Commendations

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