Originally published: Washington, D.C. : Chief of Military History, 1961.

Shipping list no.: 2001-0006-S.

"First printed 1962"--Title page verso.

G.P.O. sales statement incorrect in publication.

Three folded maps attached to p. [3] of cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Pacific World -- PART ONE: THE ROAD TO WAR: The beginnings of Pacific strategy -- Japanese policy and strategy, 1931-July 1941 -- Europe versus the pacific -- The fatal turn -- The decision for war -- PART TWO: THE DEFENSIVE: PEARL HARBOR TO MIDWAY: The first weeks of war, 7-26 December -- The Malay barrier -- The Philippines -- Australia and the line of communication -- The U.S. and Japanese high commands -- Organization and command of the Pacific -- Transition -- PART THREE: SEIZING THE INITIATIVE: Planning the offensive -- Preparations and problems -- Crisis in the Pacific, August-November 1942 -- Command and co-operation -- Japanese and American plans -- The Pacific in grand strategy -- Means and ends : the March 1943 directive -- CARTWHEEL and the I-GO operation -- PART FOUR: EMERGING PATTERNS: The north Pacific and the Soviet Union -- The revival of ORANGE -- Central Pacific timetable -- Organizing for the offensive -- Operations and plans, Summer 1943 -- Review and adjustment -- The Japanese revise their strategy -- The execution of strategy : Pacific operations, August-December 1943 -- Prospects for the future.