6Pearl Harbor
102The Mopping-up Begins in the West
7Introduction
103The Landings at Volupai
8Suddenly Hurled into War
104Final Combat and Relief
9They Caught Us Flat-Footed
105Introduction
10They're Kicking the Hell Out of Pearl Harbor
106D+1–D+2, 16–17 June
11Introduction
107D+3, 18 June
12‘Humbled-by Sizeable Casualties’
108D+4–D+7, 19–22 June
13‘Still No Help’
109D+8–D+15, 23–30 June
14‘All Hands Have Behaved Splendidly’
110D+16–D+19, 1–4 July
15‘This Is As Far As We Go’
111D+20–D+23, 5–8 July
16‘A Difficult Thing To Do’
112D+24, 9 July
17Marines Campaigns in Europe and Africa
113Saipan’s Legacy
18Europe and North Africa
114Introduction
19Introduction
115Coming Back to Guam
20Allocation of Forces
116Operation Forager
21Assignment to London
117Ashore in the North
22After Pearl Harbor
118The Southern Beaches
23Operation Torch
119Colonel Suenaga Attacks
24Operation Overlord
120Fonte Ridge
25Changing of the Guard
121Orote
26Defense of Iceland: Outpost in the North Atlantic
122Securing the Force Beachhead Line
27Marines Campaigns in the Pacific Rim
123The Attack North
28Introduction
124Beginning of the End
29Arrival in the Philippines
125Introduction
30The 1st Separate Marine Battalion
126The Japanese Defenses
31Preparing for War
127The Assault in the Center
32War
128The Assault Continues
33Bombing of Cavite
129The Early Battle in the Division Center
34Olongapo
130The 7th Marines’ Complete Destruction of Enemy in the South
35Mission
131Maneuver and Opportunity
36Concentration at Mariveles
132Encirclement of the Umurbrogol Pocket
37Christmas Day
133Encirclement of Umurbrogol and Seizure of Northern Peleliu
38Defenses of Manila Bay
134The Umurbrogol Pocket: Peleliu’s Character Distilled
39Corregidor
135Post-assault Operations in the Palaus
40First Bombing
136Was the Seizure of Peleliu Necessary? Costs vs. Benefits
41Deployment
137Introduction
42Battle of the Points
138The Landing Force: Who, Where, When
43Bataan
139Jig Day: Feint and Landing
44The Bombardment Continues
140The Landing
45Reinforcements
141Counterattack
46The Formation of the 4th Battalion
142The Drive South
471st Battalion Defenses
143Final Days
48Japanese Preparations
144Aftermath
49Intelligence
145Planning for the Philippines
50The Landing
146Marine Artillery Arrives
51Counterattack
147Problems on Leyte
52Movement of the Regimental Reserve
148Full-Scale Operations
53Attack of the 4th Battalion
149Phase Two: Luzon Dive Bombers
54Morning Battle
150After Manila
55Tanks
151Plans for the Southern Islands
56Solomon Islands Campaign
152Close Support for Guerrillas
57Central Solomons
153Close Air Support for the Army
58Introduction
154Corsair Action
59The Munda Drive and the Fighting Ninth
155Phase Three: Mindanao
60Milk Runs and Black Sheep
156Turning Point
61A Joint Pattern for Victory
157Marines Campaigns in Japan
62Introduction
158Introduction
63Planning the Operation
159Assault Preparations
64Diversionary Landings
160D-Day
65Battle at Sea
161Suribachi
66Action Ashore: Koromokina
162The Drive North
67The Battle for Piva Trail
163The Bitter End
68The Coconut Grove Battle
164Iwo Jima’s Costs, Gains, and Legacies
69Piva Forks Battle
165Introduction
70Hand Grenade Hill
166Countdown to ‘Love-Day’
71The Koiari Raid
167L-Day and Movement to Contact
72Hellzapoppin Ridge
168The Air and Sea Battles
73Epilogue
169Assault on Shuri
74Bougainville Finale
170Closing the Loop
75Introduction
171Legacy
76The Landing and August Battles
172Occupation of Japan
77September and the Ridge
173Introduction
78October and the Japanese Offensive
174Sasebo-Nagasaki Landings
79November and the Continuing Buildup
175Kyushu Occupation
80December and the Final Stages
176Marine Withdrawl
81Introduction
177About the Authors
82Planning the Attack
178Robert J. Cressman
83The Marine Attack: Roi-Namur
179J. Michael Wenger
84The Army Attack: Kwajalein
180Harry W. Edwards
85The Final Attack: Eniwetok
181James A. Donovan
86The Deadly Spider Holes
182J. Michael Miller
87Introduction
183John C. Chapin
88Setting the Stage
184Charles D. Melson
89Assault Preparations
185Henry I. Shaw, Jr.
90D-Day at Betio, 20 November 1943
186Joseph H. Alexander
91D+1 at Betio, 21 November 1943
187Bernard C. Nalty
92The Third Day: D+2 at Betio, 22 November 1943
188Cyril J. O'Brien
93Completing the Task: 23–28 November 1943
189Gordon D. Gayle
94The Significance of Tarawa
190Richard Harwood
95Introduction
191Charles R. Smith
96Two Secondary Landings
