The Corps of Engineers : the war against Japan / by Karl C. Dod.
| Author/creator | Dod, Karl C. author. |
| Other author | Center of Military History issuing body. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Washington, D.C. : Center of Military History, United States Army, 2017. |
| Description | xv, 759 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 26 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | War against Japan |
| Series | United States Army in World War II. The technical services CMH Pub 10-6 United States Army in World War II. Technical services. ^A415838 CMH pub 10-6. ^A236329 |
| Contents | Ch. I Strengthening the defense triangle: Panama, Hawaii and Alaska: Early war plans and the corps of engineers -- First steps in building up the Pacific outposts -- Ch. II The defense gains momentum: Panama -- Alaska -- Hawaii -- The air ferry route -- Supplies -- War appears imminent -- Last days of peace -- Ch. III The fall of the Philippines: Preparations for defense -- Withdrawal to Bataan and Corregidor -- Bataan -- Corregidor and the end of the campaign -- Ch. IV Build-up in the southwest Pacific: Australia -- the first days -- Toward a more aggressive strategy -- Preparing for the offensive -- Ch. V First offensives: the Solomons and Papua: Strengthening the south Pacific -- Preparing to fight in New Guinea -- Engineers in combat -- Problems with logistics -- Ch. VI The drive toward Rabaul: Preparing for CARTWHEEL -- CARTWHEEL -- The engineers continue to furnish logistic support -- Arawe, Cape Gloucester and Saidor Ch. VII The far north: -- Strengthening Alaska's defenses -- The Alcan Highway -- Canol -- The danger passes -- Ch. VIII Hawaii after Pearl Harbor: -- The engineers organize for war -- Protection against air raids -- Military defenses -- Change in organization -- CH. IX After Midway: -- Work on defensive installations slows down -- First offensives in the Central Pacific -- Ch. X The China-Burma-India theater: 1941-August 1943: Priority on airfields -- Ground communications for a campaign in Burma -- Renewed priority on airfields -- Ch. IX The China-Burma-India theater: august 1943-January 1945: QUADRANT directs all-out effort -- The all-out effort continues -- The CBI is cut back -- Ch. XII The drive across central Pacific: -- The Marshalls -- Logistical support from Hawaii -- The Marianas -- 1944 draws to a close -- Ch. XIII Amphibious warfare and base construction in the southwest Pacific: -- The advance to Biak -- Logistical support -- Western New Guinea and the Moluccas -- Ch. XIV Return to the Philippines: -- Leyte and Mindoro -- Luzon: the drive to Manila -- The capture of Manila and the islands of Manila Bay -- Ch. XV The final months of the war: -- Destruction of the Japanese in the Philippines and Borneo -- Iwo Jima -- Okinawa -- Base and airfield construction for the assault on Japan -- Planning for the invasion of Japan -- Conclusion -- Appendix. |
| Subject | Engineer activities in the Pacific war, with particular emphasis on those in General MacArthur's Southwest Pacific Area. |
| General note | Originally published: Washington, D.C. : Office of the Chief of Military History, U.S. Army, 1966. |
| General note | "First printed 1966." |
| General note | Shipping list no: 2017-0039-S. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 691-694) and index. |
| Other edition issued | Reprint of (manifestation): Dod, Karl Christian, 1909- Corps of Engineers. Washington, D.C. : Office of the Chief of Military History, U.S. Army; [for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.], 1966 |
| Genre/form | History. |
| ISBN | 9780160018794 |
| ISBN | 016001879X |
| GPO item number | 0345 |
| Govt. docs number | D 114.7:EN 3/V.2/2017 |
| Govt. docs number | D 114.7:EN 3/V.3 |
| Govt. docs number | D 114.7: En3 v. 2 |
| Govt. docs number | D 114.7: EN 3/V.2/2017 |
| Stock number | 008-029-00018-1 GPO |