Pearl to V-J Day
Subtitle: World War II in the Pacific : a symposium
By: sponsored by the Air Force History and Museums Program and the Air Force Historical Foundation, edited by Jacob Neufeld, William T. Y'Blood, and Mary Lee Jefferson.
Contributors: Y'Blood, William T., 1937-; Jefferson, Mary Lee.; Air Force History and Museums Program (U.S.); Air Force Historical Foundation.
Publisher: Air Force History and Museums Program
Published: 2000
Place of publication: [Bolling AFB, Washington, DC]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 196
Subjects: United States. -- Army Air Forces -- History -- World War, 1939-1945 -- Congresses.; World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American -- Congresses.
Genres: Congresses.
Other titles: Pearl to V-J Day :
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Table of Contents; title: Foreword iii; title: Grand Strategy in the Pacific War; title: Crerhard L. Weinberg 1; title: Joint Operations; title: Walter S. Poole 15; title: The Island Campaign; title: Brig. Gen. Edwin H. Simmons, USMC (Ret.) 25; title: Intelligence Methodologies in the Pacific War; title: John Prados 45; title: The Sea War against Japan; title: William S. Dudley 53; title: Military Technology and the Pacific War; title: Richard P. Hallion 69; title: Strategic Intelligence and War Termination; title: Edward J. Drea 91; title: Revolutionizing Submarine Warfare; title: Rear Mm. Eugene B. Fluckey, USN (Ret.) 103; title: The Strategic Air War against Japan; title: William M. Leary 113; title: The Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb; title: Theodore H.McNelly 131; title: Panelists 171; title: Notes 175; title: Bibliography 189; title: Photographs; title: Japanese invasion of China 3; title: Triumphant Japanese soldiers, China 4; title: Ledo Road, Burma 8; title: Photographs; title: Casablanca Conference 11; title: General MacArthur, President Roosevelt, and Admiral Nimitz. ... 17; title: (General  Eisenhower and Lt. General Spaatz 21; title: General MacArthur 26; title: Admiral Halsey and Vice Adm. Spruance 28; title: Marines on Betio in the Tarawa atoll 30; title: Admiral Nimitz at a press conference 32; title: Flag-raising on Iwo Jima 35; title: Battle on Okinawa 37; title: Victory on Okinawa 39; title: U.S. Marine mass grave, Iwo Jima 41; title: Battleship Row under Japanese aerial attack, Pearl Harbor 42; title: Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryu, Battle of Midway 49; title: Japan-bound Tokyo Raiders 55; title: Japanese aircraft carrier Shoho, Battle of the Coral Sea 57; title: Pacific Ocean commanders, Saipan 59; title: Japanese military base, Marcus Island 60; title: Japanese torpedo bomber exploding, Kwajalein 62; title: USS Yorktown, Battle of Midway 64; title: ght deck of USS Hornet 72; title: Boeing B-29 Superfortress 73; title: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and Consolidated B-24 Liberator ... 74; title: Amphibious LCVP, Leyte, Philippine Islands 75; title: Amphibious LCM, Kiska, Alaska 76; title: Amphibious LVTs, Okinawa 77; title: North American B-25 Mitchells, Indochina 78; title: Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero "Zeke" 79; title: Grumman F6F Hellcat 80; title: Lockheed P-38Lightning 81; title: Amphibious DUKW, Guam 82; title: Amphibious LSTs and LSMs, Okinawa 83; title: Photographs; title: Barrage rockets firing fi'om amphibious LSM 84; title: Kamikaze attack on USS Missouri 85; title: U.S. Army Air Forces intelligence gatherer 93; title: Japanese Ohka suicide bomb 95; title: Japanese "Val" dive-bombers 97; title: Japanese soldier in jungle hideout 99; title: U.S. Navy Gato/Balao Class submarine 105; title: Mark XVIII electric torpedo 107; title: Sinking Japanese ship through U.S. Navy periscope 109; title: B-29 bombing of Showa Steel Works, China 116; title: General Henry "Hap" Arnold 117; title: B-29s dropping bombs 118; title: Curtiss-Wright C-46 Commando over Himalayan "Himip" 119; title: Brig. General James Doolittle being honored for Tokyo Raid .... 120; title: Maj. General Curtis LeMay and Brig. General Haywood Hansell. 121; title: Isley Field, Saipan 122; title: Japanese aerial attack on XXI Bomber Command 123; title: Tokyo, Japan after incendiary bombing 124; title: Kobe, Japan under incendiary bombing 125; title: Bombed Mitsubishi aircraft assembly plant, Nagoya, Japan 126; title: Bombed crude oil refinery, Toyama, Japan 127; title: President Truman prior to departure for Potsdam Conference . . 141; title: B-29 Enola Gay 142; title: Plutonium bomb, Fat Man type 145; title: Atom bomb exploding over Nagasaki, Japan 146; title: Battle scene, Numfoor Island 149; title: Kamikaze damage to U.S. Navy carrier 150; title: Japanese delegation to surrender ceremony 153; title: Gen. MacArthur signing Japanese surrender document 154; title: Gen. MacArthur and Japanese Emperor Hirohito 157; title: United States Military Cemetery, Yokohama, Japan 158