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Joe Musser, my friend, collaborator, and research partner of many years, pored over hours and reams of
War Stories
tapes, transcripts, maps, and interviews and did months of research in order to pare down mountains of excellent possibilities to a workable outline. Joe also found in David Deis a cartographer of great talent, who rendered the superb maps for each chapter to help readers comprehend the events more easily.
I'm more than grateful for the extraordinary assistance and forbearance of Marji Ross and her team at Regnery Publishing. Editor Miriam Moore and art director Amanda Larsen encouraged me with their patience and faith that this book really could get finished. Their associate, Paula Decker, ably assisted in that effort.
This book, a collaboration between FOX News Channel and Regnery Publishing, could never have come about but for the work of Williams & Connelly, where Bob Barnett and Kathleen Ryan dotted all the “i”s and crossed every “t” in all the requisite documents.
All who have worked on this project are indebted to the authors, historians, museum directors, and curators who have participated in our Pacific campaign
War Stories
documentaries. Helen McDonald, at the National
Museum of the Pacific War in Fredericksburg, Texas, deserves more than thanks for all she has done to support this work. We have also been aided in this effort by the wisdom and experience of:
• Colonel Joe Alexander, author of
Utmost Savagery: The Three Days at Tarawa
• James Bradley, author of
Flags of Our Fathers
• Burl Burlingame, author of
Advance Force Pearl Harbor
• Robert Cressman and Mark Horan, authors of
A Glorious Page in Our History
• Benis Frank, Marine historian and author of several books on Okinawa
• Richard Frank, historian and author of
Guadalcanal: The Definitive Account of a Landmark Battle
• Carroll Glines, author of
Attack on Yamamoto
and
Jimmy Doolittle: Daredevil Aviator and Scientist
• Donald Goldstein, author of
At Dawn We Slept
• Jack Green, curator and historian for the Naval Historical Center
• Eric Hammel, author of
Bloody Tarawa
• Bradley Hartsell, military researcher
• E. B. Potter, editor of
Sea Power
• Colonel John Ripley, director, U.S. Marine Corps History and Museums Division
• Hampton Sides, author of
Ghost Soldiers
• R. D. Van Wagner, author of
Any Time, Any Place, Anywhere
• John Wiltshire, director, Hawaii Undersea Research Lab
In order to even attempt such a project as this book without the help of all these people would have been foolhardy on my part, and I bow to these dedicated experts and friends who have made such worthy contributions to this work.
Semper Fidelis
,
Oliver L. North
INDEX
A
Aaron Ward
, USS
Abe, Hiroaki
A-Go
Akagi
(Japanese carrier)
Akatsuki
(Japanese destroyer)
Akui, Corporal
Alaska
Albacore
, USS
Albert, Eddie
Albury. D.
Aleutian Islands, Alaska
Alexander, Harold
Alison, John
America
, USS
American Volunteer Group (AVG).
See also
Flying Tigers
Anderson, First Sergeant
Antares
, USS
Appalachian
, USS
Arizona
, USS
Arnold, Henry “Hap,” China-Burma-India theater and; Doolittle Raids and
Asagumo
(Japanese destroyer)
Ashworth, Fred
Astoria
, USS
Atago
(Japanese cruiser)
Atlanta
, USS
Atlantic Charter
atomic bomb
Austin, Paul
Australia
Australia
, HMAS
B
Bagley
, USS
Ball, Bill
Ball, Herb
Baltimore
, USS
Bangkok, Thailand
Banker, Bobby
Barton, Dan
Barton
, USS
Bataan Death March
Bataan Peninsula, Philippines; Philippines, fall of, and; Vella Lavella Island and
Bennion
, USS
Beser, Jacob
Biddle, Francis
Birmingham
, USS
Bismarck Sea, Battle of
Bismarck Sea
, USS
Black Sheep Squadron; Bougainville; Munda Point, New Georgia, and; Vella Lavella Island and
Blanchard, Lee
Blandy, William
Block, Harlon
Bloody Nose Ridge
Bloody Ridge, Guadalcanal
Bluthardt, Raymond
Bock, Frederick
Bock's Car
Bogan, Gerald
Boise
, USS
Bolshevism
Bolt, John “Jack,”
Bonnyman, Alex
Bougainville, Solomon Islands, Black Sheep Squadron and
Bourgeois, Henry “Boo,”
Boyington, Gregory “Pappy,” Black Sheep Squadron and
Bradley, James
Bradley, John “Doc,”
Braemer, Fred
Breakneck Ridge, Leyte
Britain
Brown, Wilson
Buchanan
, USS
Buckmaster, Elliott
Buckner, Simon Bolivar, Jr.
Buffington, Herman “Buff,”
Bunker Hill
, USS
Burke, Arleigh
Burma.
See also
China-Burma-India theater
Bush, George H. W.
C
California
, USS
Callaghan, Dan
CAMCO.
See
Central Aircraft Manufacturing Company
Campbell, Alexander
Camp Cabanatuan, Philippines
Camp O'Donnell POW Camp, Philippines
Camp Palawan
Canberra
, HMAS
Caniff, Milton
Cape Engaño, Battle of
Cape Esperance, Battle of
Capra, Frank
Caron, George
Cassin
, USS
Cavalla
, USS
CBI.
See
China-Burma-India theater
Central Aircraft Manufacturing Company (CAMCO)
Ceylon.
See
Sri Lanka
Chamberlain, Bill
Chennault, Claire; Flying Tigers and
Chiang, Madame.
See
Soong Mei-ling
Chiang Kai-shek
Chicago
, USS
Chicago Tribune
Chikuma
(Japanese cruiser)
China; Doolittle Raids and; Flying Tigers and; Japanese control of.
See also
China-Burma-India theater
China-Burma-India (CBI) theater
China National Aviation Corporation
Chitose
Chiyoda
(Japanese submarine)
Cho, General
Chokai
(Japanese flagship)
Churchill, Winston; Atlantic Charter and; atomic bomb and; Japanese surrender and
Club Tsubaki
Cochran, Phil
code-breaking.
See
intelligence, U.S.
Cole, John
Cole, Richard “Dick,”
Colly, Tom
Condor
, USS
Connelley, Major
Cook, John
Coral Sea, Battle of
09; map of; U.S. intelligence and
Cornwall
(British cruiser)
Corregidor, Philippines
Crace, J. C.
Crane, Captain
Crowe, Jim
Curtiss
, USS
Cushing
, USS
D
Dace
, USS
Dale
, USS
Darter
, USS
Darwin, Australia
Davis, Ray
Davison, Ralph
Day of Infamy.
See
Pearl Harbor
Decatur
, USS
Delewski, Larry
DeShazer, Jacob “Jake,”
Detroit
, USS
Dewa, Kichiji
Dixon, Robert E.
Doolittle, James H. “Jimmy,”.
See also
Doolittle Raids
Doolittle Raids; B-25 bombers and; casualties of; China and;
Hornet
, USS and; importance of
Dorsetshire
(British cruiser)
Downes
, USS
Duckworth, Colonel
“Dugout Doug.”
See
MacArthur, Douglas
Duncan
, USS
Dunham, Eddie
Durasole, Tex
Duzenbury, Wyatt
Dyer, T. H.
E
Eastern Solomons, Battle for
Edson, Merritt “Red Mike,”
Elliot
, USS
Emrich, W. Thomas
Enola Gay
Enterprise
, USS; Coral Sea, Battle of, and; Doolittle Raids and; Guadalcanal and; Midway, Battle of, and
Erskine, General
Essex
, USS
Ethiopia
F
Farenholt
, USS
Fascism
Ferebee, Thomas
First Carrier Strike Force (Japanese)
Fisher, Jim
Fitch, Aubrey
Fletcher, Jack; Coral Sea, Battle of, and; Guadalcanal and; Midway, Battle of, and; Pearl Harbor response and
Fletcher
, USS
Flying Tigers
Fort McKinley, Philippines
Foss, Joe
Fox, Fred
Fox Movietone News
France
Franklin
, USS
Fredericksburg, Tex.
Fuchida, Mitsuo: Midway, Battle of, and; Pearl Harbor and
Fuentes, Dorothy.
See
Phillips, Claire
Furuno, Shigemi
Fushimi, Hiroyasu
Fuso
(Japanese battleship)
G
Gagnon, Rene
Gallagher, Ray
Gambier Bay
, USS
Gary, Donald
Gayle, Gordon
Geiger, Roy
Genda, Minoru
General Anderson
, USS
General Motors
Geneva Convention
Germany: end of World War II and; entry into World War II of; Fascism in; Wehrmacht of
Ghormley, Robert
Ghosts of Bataan, rescue of
Gilbert Islands, Battle for
Gittelson, Roland
Glassford, W. A.
Gordon, Richard (Dick)
Goto, Aritomo
Grant
, USS
Grayling
, USS
Great Depression
Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere
Great Marianas Turkey Shoot
Griffin, Thomas
Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands; Bloody Ridge, First Battle of;
Bloody Ridge, Second Battle of; Cape Esperance, Battle of; Eastern Solomons, Battle for; Japanese failure at; map of; Naval Battle of; Santa Cruz Islands, Battle of; Savo Island, Battle of; Tassafaronga, Battle of; U.S. intelligence and
Guam; beginning of World War II and; Japanese seizure of; Marianas, assault on, and; Pearl Harbor and
H
Hackleback
, USS
Halloway, Jim
Halsey, William “Bull:” Black Sheep Squadron and; Bougainville and; Doolittle Raids and; Guadalcanal and; Japanese surrender and; Leyte, Battle of, and; Midway, Battle of, and; Pearl Harbor response and; Rabaul and; Tarawa and
Hamakaze
(Japanese destroyer)
Hammann
, USS
Hara, Tadaichi
Harper, Ed
Haruna
(Japanese battleship)
Hatch, Norman
Hawaii.
See
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Hawaii National Guard
Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory
Hayes, Charlie
Hayes, Ira
Hayes, John
Haynes, Fred
Heckt, Mel
Heermann
, USS
Helena
, USS
Henderson, Lofton
Henley
, USS
Hermes
, HMS
Hiei
(Japanese battleship)
Hill, Harry
Hillis, Tommy
Hirohito, Emperor
Hiroshima, Japan, bombing of
Hirota, Koki
Hiru
(Japanese cruiser)
Hiryu
(Japanese carrier)
Hite, Robert “Bobby,”
Hitler, Adolf
Hiyo
(Japanese carrier)
Hobart
, HMAS
Hoel
, USS
Holmgren, Frank
Homma, Masaharu, Philippines, fall of, and
Hong Kong, China, British forces in
Honolulu
, USS
Hoover, John
Hopkins, Lewis
Hornet
, USS: Coral Sea, Battle of, and; Doolittle Raids and; Guadalcanal and; Midway, Battle of, and
Hosho
(Japanese carrier)
Houston
, USS
Hunt, George
I
Iida, Shojiro
Illustrious
, USS
Inagaki, Kiyoshi
Indefatigable
, USS
Independence
, USS
India.
See also
China-Burma-India theater
Indianapolis
, USS
Indochina
Indonesia
Inouye, Shigeyoshi
intelligence, U.S.: Coral Sea, Battle of, and; Guadalcanal and; Iwo Jima and; Marianas, assault on, and; Midway, Battle of, and; Pearl Harbor and; Philippines, fall of, and; Coral Sea, Battle of, and; Guadalcanal and
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