| |
Forword |
iii |
| |
Preface |
v |
| PART I: INTRODUCTION TO THE MARINE
CORPS |
| CHAPTER |
PAGE |
| 1. |
Origins of a Mission |
3 |
| 2. |
Evolution of Modern Amphibious
Warfare, 1920-1941 |
8 |
| 3. |
Development of Landing Craft |
23 |
| 4. |
Marine Occupation of Iceland |
35 |
| 5. |
The Marine Corps on the Eve of War |
47 |
| PART II: WAR COMES |
| 1. |
Prewar Situation in the Pacific |
59 |
| 2. |
Japan Strikes |
70 |
| 3. |
The Southern Lifeline |
84 |
| PART III: THE DEFENSE OF WAKE |
| 1. |
Wake in the Shadow of War |
95 |
| 2. |
The Enemy Strikes |
106 |
| 3. |
Wake Under Siege |
121 |
| 4. |
The Fall of Wake |
132 |
| 5. |
Conclusion |
150 |
| PART IV: MARINES IN THE PHILIPPINES |
| 1. |
China and Luzon |
155 |
| 2. |
Bataan Prelude |
172 |
| 3. |
The Siege and Capture of
Corregidor |
184 |
| PART V: DECISION AT MIDWAY |
| 1. |
Setting the Stage: Early Naval
Operations |
205 |
| 2. |
Japanese Plans: Toward Midway and
the North Pacific |
214 |
| 3. |
Midway Girds for Battle |
216 |
| 4. |
Midway Versus the Japanese, 4-5
June 1942 |
221 |
| 5. |
Battle of the Carrier Planes, 4
June 1942 |
226 |
| PART VI: THE TURNING POINT:
GUADALCANAL |
| 1. |
Background and Preparations |
235 |
| 2. |
Guadalcanal, 7-9 August 1942 |
254 |
| 3. |
Tulagi and Gavutu-Tanambogo |
263 |
| 4. |
The Battle of the Tenaru |
274 |
| 5. |
The Battle of the Ridge |
294 |
| 6. |
Action Along the Matanikau |
310 |
| 7. |
Japanese Counteroffensive |
322 |
| 8. |
Critical November |
341 |
| 9. |
Final Period, 9 December 1942-9
February 1943 |
359
|
| APPENDICES |
| A. |
Bibliographical Notes |
375 |
| B. |
Chronology |
382 |
| C. |
Marine Task Organization and
Command Lists |
387 |
| D. |
Marine Casualties |
395 |
| E. |
First Marine Division Operation
Order--Guadalcanal |
396 |
| F. |
Military Map Symbols |
399 |
| G. |
Guide to Abbreviations |
400 |
| H. |
Unit Commendations |
404 |
| ILLUSTRATIONS |
| Continental
Marines |
6 |
| Marines
of Huntington's Battalion |
6 |
| Marines
in France in World War I |
12 |
| Bandit-Hunting
Patrol in Nicaragua |
12 |
| Experimenntal
Amphibian Tractor |
25 |
| Early
Version of Landing Craft |
25 |
| Air
Evacuation of Wounded in Nicaragua |
49 |
| Army
Light Tank Landing at New River, N.C. |
49 |
| Pearl
Harbor Attack |
72 |
| Japanese
Landing on Guam |
72 |
| Japanese
Patrol Craft Lost at Wake |
135 |
| Japanese
Naval Troops Who Took Wake |
135 |
| Japanese
on Bataan |
174 |
| Aerial
View of Corregidor Island |
186 |
| Effect
of Japanese Bombardment of Corregidor |
186 |
| An
Army B-25, One of Doolittle's Raiders |
208 |
| Japanese
Carrier Shoho |
208 |
| Camouflaged
Lookout Tower at Sand Island |
222 |
| Japanese
Cruiser Mikuma |
222 |
| Crude
Sketch Map of Guadalcanal |
246 |
| Equipment
for the 1st Marine Division |
251 |
| Marine
Raiders and the Crew of the Submarine Argonaut |
251 |
| The
Original Henderson Field |
255 |
| Unloading
Supplies at Guadalcanal |
255 |
| Tulagi
Island |
272 |
| Tanambogo
and Gavutu Islands |
272 |
| Marine
Commanders on Guadalcanal |
278 |
| LVT
Bridge Built by marine Engineers |
282 |
| Solomons
Natives Guide a Patrol |
282 |
| 90mm
Antiaircraft Guns of the 3d Defense Battalion |
296 |
| 105mm
Howitzer of the 11th Marines |
296 |
| Raiders'
Ridge |
309 |
| Marines
of the 2d Raider Battalion |
309 |
| The
Pagoda at Henderson Field |
312 |
| Cactus
Air Force Planes |
312 |
| Five
Blasted Japanese Tanks |
331 |
| Marine
Light Tanks |
331 |
| Japanese
Torpedo Plane |
338 |
| Naval
Gunfire Support |
338 |
| 37mm
Guns of the Americal Division |
361 |
| 1st
Division Marines Leave Guadalcanal |
361 |
| MAPS |
| 1. |
Scene of
Battle |
Map Section |
| 2. |
Japanese
Capture of Guam, 10 December 1941 |
77 |
| 3. |
South Pacific |
91 |
| 4. |
Defense
Installations on Wake, 8-23 December 1941 |
97 |
| 5. |
Landing on
Wake Island, 23 December 1941 |
Map Section |
| 6. |
Situation on
Wilkes Island, 0300-Dawn, 23 December 1941 |
145 |
| 7. |
Japanese
Landing on Bataan |
Map Section |
| 8. |
Corregidor
with Inset Showing Manila Bay |
Map Section |
| 9. |
Marshalls,
Gilberts, and Eastern Carolines |
206 |
| 10. |
Midway
Islands, June 1942 |
Map Section |
| 11. |
Solomon
Islands with Inset Showing Santa Cruz Islands |
244 |
| 12. |
Makin Raid,
17-18 August 1942 |
284 |
| 13. |
Guadalcanal
and Florida Islands |
Map Section |
| 14. |
Initial
Dispositions, 7 August 1942 |
Map Section |
| 15. |
Landings in
Tulagi Area, 7 August 1942 |
Map Section |
| 16. |
The
Perimeter, 12 August 1942 |
287 |
| 17. |
Battle of
the Tenaru, 21 August 1942 |
289 |
| 18. |
The
Perimeter, 12-14 September 1942 |
300 |
| 19. |
Edson's
Ridge--First Phase, 12-13 September 1942 |
304 |
| 20. |
Edson's
Ridge--Final Phase, 13 September 1942 |
307 |
| 21. |
Matanikau
Action, 24-27 September 1942 |
314 |
| 22. |
Matanikau
Offensive, 7-9 October 1942 |
318 |
| 23. |
October
Attacks on the Perimeter |
Map Section |
| 24. |
Push Toward
Kokumbona, 1-4 November 1942 |
344 |
| 25. |
Koli Point,
4-9 November 1942 |
Map Section |
| 26. |
Battle
Area, December 1942-January 1943 |
Map Section |
| 27. |
XIV Corps
Plan--First January Offensive |
Map Section |
| 28. |
Capture of
Kokumbona and Advance to the Poha River, 23-25 January 1943 |
Map Section |
| 29. |
Final
Phase, 26 January-9 February 1943 |
370 |
