Index to A War for Half the World

A detailed alphabetical reference to people, battles, military formations, places, ships, aircraft, and major themes in the book. All page references correspond to the numbered pages of A War for Half the World.

This reader’s index is intended for reference and discovery; a page reference indicates the term appears on that page, not necessarily that it receives extended treatment there. Common subjects are selectively indexed to keep the index navigable.

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1

1st Marine Division 181, 186, 192, 203, 216, 238, 240–241, 338, 348 (Armies, Units, Organizations)

2

2nd Marine Division 186, 212 (Armies, Units, Organizations)

3

3rd Fleet (US) 235–236, 242, 255, 265–266, 268 (Armies, Units, Organizations)

3rd Marine Division 202 (Armies, Units, Organizations)

5

5th Fleet (US) 219, 335, 339, 342, 344 (Armies, Units, Organizations)

6

6th Marine Division 338, 348, 350 (Armies, Units, Organizations)

7

7th Fleet (US) 207, 242, 248, 256 (Armies, Units, Organizations)

8

8th Army (US) 179, 302 (Armies, Units, Organizations)

A

Abe Hiroaki 160 (People)

Aircraft carriers 17, 25, 35 (Topics And Concepts)

Air superiority 66 (Topics And Concepts)

Akagi (aircraft carrier) 23, 25, 27, 34, 36, 41–42, 102, 105, 110–112, 115, 117–120, 124, 165 (Ships And Aircraft)

Aleutian Islands campaign 334 (Battles And Campaigns)

Americal Division 186 (Armies, Units, Organizations)

Amphibious operations 342 (Topics And Concepts)

Anti-aircraft defenses 24, 31, 34, 37, 41, 55, 60, 96, 106, 144, 162, 184, 197, 226, 249, 251, 265, 321–322, 326, 344–345 (Topics And Concepts)

Anzio 370 (Places)

Aoba (cruiser) 153, 248 (Ships And Aircraft)

Arizona (USS) 37–39, 41 (Ships And Aircraft)

Atomic bomb 323, 329–330, 351, 357 (Topics And Concepts)

Australia 69, 83–86, 96, 99, 102, 106, 147–150, 154, 163, 165–168, 173, 203, 363, 368, 371 (Places)

Fall of the Philippines: 83–86

Coral Sea and Midway: 96, 99, 102, 106

Guadalcanal: 147–150, 154, 163

New Guinea counteroffensive: 165–168, 173

Legacy: 368, 371

B

B-17 Flying Fortress 32, 53, 86, 106, 301, 320 (Ships And Aircraft)

B-24 Liberator 196, 320 (Ships And Aircraft)

B-25 Mitchell 98, 197 (Ships And Aircraft)

B-29 Superfortress 220, 230, 289, 320–321, 325–326, 328–329, 332, 358–359 (Ships And Aircraft)

Baguio 301, 304, 308–309 (Places)

Banzai attacks 229 (Topics And Concepts)

Bataan Peninsula 49, 76–78 (Places)

Battle fatigue and trauma 350, 354 (Topics And Concepts)

Battle of Bataan 49, 76–80, 82–84, 86–87, 89–94, 98, 140, 173, 209, 247, 303, 307, 365 (Battles And Campaigns)

Fall of the Philippines: 76–80, 82–84, 86

Japanese high tide: 87, 89–94

Coral Sea and Midway: 98, 140

Luzon and Manila: 303, 307

Battle of Cape Esperance 188 (Battles And Campaigns)

Battle of Cape Gloucester 203, 205, 240 (Battles And Campaigns)

Battle of Eastern Solomons 161, 184 (Battles And Campaigns)

Battle off Samar 245, 256, 262–264, 284 (Battles And Campaigns)

Battle of Guadalcanal 126, 147–148, 163, 167, 170, 174, 180–181, 192–193, 199, 202, 211, 222, 240, 270, 272, 335 (Battles And Campaigns)

Guadalcanal: 147–148, 163

New Guinea counteroffensive: 167, 170, 174

Critical months: 180–181, 192

Advance to the Philippines: 193, 199, 202

Leyte and naval campaign: 240, 270, 272

Battle of Iwo Jima 208, 229, 286, 299, 309, 313–317, 337, 339, 347 (Battles And Campaigns)

Luzon and Manila: 299, 309

Iwo Jima: 313–317

Okinawa: 337, 339, 347

Battle of Leyte Gulf 232, 242–243, 245, 253, 256, 261, 263, 266–267, 374 (Battles And Campaigns)

Battle of Midway 17, 30, 47, 96–97, 144, 151, 160, 162, 167, 198, 222, 235, 263 (Battles And Campaigns)

Coral Sea and Midway: 96–97, 144

Guadalcanal: 151, 160, 162

Leyte and naval campaign: 235, 263

Battle of Milne Bay 169, 197, 209 (Battles And Campaigns)

Battle of Mukden 5, 8 (Battles And Campaigns)

Battle of Okinawa 146, 208, 229, 236, 288, 291, 299, 333–334, 351, 354–355, 357 (Battles And Campaigns)

Leyte and naval campaign: 236, 288, 291

Okinawa: 333–334, 351

Atomic bombs: 354–355, 357

Battle of Peleliu 208, 229, 238–241, 281, 314, 337–339, 347–348 (Battles And Campaigns)

Leyte and naval campaign: 238–241, 281

Okinawa: 337–339, 347–348

Battle of Saipan 47, 219–223, 227–230, 280, 323, 335–336, 338 (Battles And Campaigns)

Marianas: 219–223, 227–230

Okinawa: 335–336, 338

Battle of Savo Island 153–157, 182, 188, 222, 271, 346 (Battles And Campaigns)

Battle of Singapore 57–60, 62–64, 66–71, 89–90, 98, 138, 235, 368 (Battles And Campaigns)

Malaya and Singapore: 57–60, 62–64, 66–71

Japanese high tide: 89–90

Coral Sea and Midway: 98, 138

Battle of Surigao Strait 243, 245, 253–254, 263, 300 (Battles And Campaigns)

Battle of the Bismarck Sea 193–195, 198–199, 203, 206, 209, 222, 276 (Battles And Campaigns)

Battle of the Coral Sea 95, 99–101, 108, 126, 142, 161, 163, 167, 173, 182, 222, 268 (Battles And Campaigns)

Coral Sea and Midway: 95, 99–101, 108, 126, 142

Guadalcanal: 161, 163

New Guinea counteroffensive: 167, 173

Battle of the Philippine Sea 52, 54, 223–225, 227, 234–235, 351, 374 (Battles And Campaigns)

Japanese blitzkrieg: 52, 54

Marianas: 223–225, 227

Leyte and naval campaign: 234–235

Battle of Tinian 220, 230, 323, 351, 358 (Battles And Campaigns)

Battle of Tsushima 5, 22, 256 (Battles And Campaigns)

Battle of Wake Island 15, 18, 30, 47, 87, 89, 98 (Battles And Campaigns)

Betty (G4M bomber) 53, 199 (Ships And Aircraft)

Biak 208, 229, 239, 339 (Places)

Bismarck (battleship) 61 (Ships And Aircraft)

Blamey, Thomas 172, 273 (People)

Borneo 334 (Places)

Bougainville campaign 167, 187, 194, 199–200, 202, 205 (Battles And Campaigns)

Brisbane 79, 86, 165–167 (Places)

British Commonwealth 8, 64, 69–70 (Armies, Units, Organizations)

Buckner, Simon Bolivar Jr. 285, 337 (People)

Burke, Arleigh 252 (People)

Burma campaign 20, 166, 334, 367 (Battles And Campaigns)

Bushido 12, 21, 69, 91, 159, 357 (Topics And Concepts)

C

Callaghan, Daniel 188 (People)

Caroline Islands 99 (Places)

Casualties 12, 41, 73, 80, 151, 163, 170, 172, 179, 190, 195, 209, 214–215, 229, 238–239, 267, 309, 314–316, 320, 328, 332, 338, 341, 349, 354 (Topics And Concepts)

Chiang Kai-shek 10, 373 (People)

China 5, 7, 13, 15–16, 21, 26, 28, 59, 61, 70, 74, 98, 108, 157, 166, 231, 233, 294, 321, 333–334, 363, 367, 371, 374 (Places)

Origins and Japanese expansion: 5, 7, 13

Collision course: 15–16, 21

Approach to Pearl Harbor: 26, 28

Malaya and Singapore: 59, 61, 70

Coral Sea and Midway: 98, 108

Leyte and naval campaign: 231, 233, 294

Okinawa: 333–334

Legacy: 367, 371, 374

Chōkai (cruiser) 153–155, 260 (Ships And Aircraft)

Churchill, Winston 44–45, 57, 61, 67, 69, 82, 84, 101, 208, 278, 330, 355, 357 (People)

Clark Field 53–55, 84, 302 (Places)

Colonialism and decolonization 62, 369, 372 (Topics And Concepts)

Combined Fleet (Japanese) 22, 25, 131, 201, 222, 235, 250, 256 (Armies, Units, Organizations)

Convoy system 79–80, 99, 181, 195–197, 204, 231, 238, 247, 300 (Topics And Concepts)

Coral reefs and amphibious landings 213, 337 (Topics And Concepts)

Corregidor campaign 49, 78, 80–81, 83–85, 91, 94, 98, 100, 141, 209, 247, 303, 307, 311 (Battles And Campaigns)

Curtin, John 84 (People)

D

Dai Nippon 4, 10, 18, 21, 24, 44–45, 48, 93, 104, 124, 126, 165, 191, 195, 205, 220, 247, 250, 263, 299, 328, 334, 343, 351, 355, 357, 361, 364, 367, 372 (Topics And Concepts)

Dauntless (SBD) 106, 116–117, 121, 158, 161, 184, 211, 226 (Ships And Aircraft)

Disease and tropical conditions 90, 92, 192, 208 (Topics And Concepts)

Divine Wind (kamikaze) 263, 290, 301, 343–346 (Topics And Concepts)

Doolittle, James 98 (People)

Dutch East Indies campaign 15, 20, 45, 62, 69, 74, 79, 98, 108, 235, 334 (Battles And Campaigns)

E

Economic blockade of Japan 79, 81, 90, 357 (Topics And Concepts)

Edo Bay 1, 127, 293, 361, 363, 365 (Places)

Eichelberger, Robert 174 (People)

Eisenhower, Dwight 179 (People)

Emperor system 7, 343 (Topics And Concepts)

Eniwetok 217, 335 (Places)

Enterprise (USS) 144 (Ships And Aircraft)

Essex-class carriers 211 (Ships And Aircraft)

Europe First strategy 82–83, 150 (Topics And Concepts)

F

F4F Wildcat 87, 111, 117, 122, 153, 161, 211, 284 (Ships And Aircraft)

F6F Hellcat 211, 236, 282, 343 (Ships And Aircraft)

Far East Air Force (FEAF) 51–52, 55 (Armies, Units, Organizations)

Fellers, Bonner 330 (People)

Firebombing 322, 324, 329–332, 358, 365 (Topics And Concepts)

Fitch, Aubrey 99 (People)

Fletcher, Frank Jack 134 (People)

Forced labor 93 (Topics And Concepts)

Formosa (Taiwan) 51–55, 73–74, 98, 233–236, 256, 308, 311, 333, 335, 339, 344, 371–373 (Places)

Forrestal, James 315 (People)

French Indochina 17–18, 20, 28, 63, 98, 295–296, 369, 372 (Places)

Fuchida Mitsuo 23–25, 28, 31–32, 34–35, 38, 41, 47, 112, 118–120 (People)

Fukudome Shigeru 236 (People)

Fuso (battleship) 252–253 (Ships And Aircraft)

G

Genda Minoru 105, 115, 118, 120 (People)

Gilbert Islands campaign 203, 210, 212 (Battles And Campaigns)

Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere 20, 93, 98, 128, 334 (Topics And Concepts)

Grumman Avenger (TBF/TBM) 106, 110, 161–162, 211, 236, 256, 259, 265, 347 (Ships And Aircraft)

Guadalcanal naval battles 191, 272 (Battles And Campaigns)

Guam campaign 15, 18, 45, 47, 87, 89, 220, 222–223, 225, 228, 230, 322–323, 326 (Battles And Campaigns)

Guerrilla warfare 93–94, 234, 237, 307–308, 310, 368 (Topics And Concepts)

H

Halsey, William F. 99, 103, 172, 182, 188, 190, 193–194, 203, 231, 235, 269, 300, 363 (People)

Coral Sea and Midway: 99, 103

Critical months: 182, 188, 190

Advance to the Philippines: 193–194, 203

Leyte and naval campaign: 231, 235, 269

Hawaii 15, 17–18, 22, 28, 33, 38, 42, 45, 48, 54, 89, 96, 99, 101–107, 133, 162–163, 242, 339 (Places)

Hiei (battleship) 25, 187, 189 (Ships And Aircraft)

Hirohito 4, 9–10, 22, 37, 130, 192–193, 205, 230, 299, 332, 356, 359, 365, 367 (People)

Origins and Japanese expansion: 4, 9–10

Advance to the Philippines: 193, 205

Atomic bombs: 356, 359

Hiroshima 292, 329–330, 356, 358–359 (Places)

Hiryū (aircraft carrier) 25, 36, 88, 102, 112, 114–115, 117, 120–125, 144–145, 165 (Ships And Aircraft)

Hitler, Adolf 5, 12–13, 16, 19, 45, 177–179, 349–350, 354, 365, 370 (People)

Hokushin-ron 7, 13 (Topics And Concepts)

Homma Masaharu 52–53, 56, 73–74, 76–81, 89–91, 93, 300–301, 303 (People)

Hong Kong 45, 62, 70–71, 73, 89, 98, 368, 371 (Places)

Honshu 98, 322 (Places)

Hull, Cordell 28 (People)

Husband E. Kimmel 32, 88 (People)

I

Imamura Hitoshi 205 (People)

Imperial Japanese Army 10, 63, 67, 93, 191, 200, 241, 314 (Armies, Units, Organizations)

Imperial Japanese Navy 5, 21–23, 25, 30, 36, 38, 41, 50, 74, 95, 99, 101, 147, 153, 179, 183, 191, 195, 212, 222, 224, 228, 231–232, 267, 344, 346 (Armies, Units, Organizations)

India 69, 165–166, 334, 367 (Places)

Iowa-class battleships 212 (Ships And Aircraft)

Island-hopping strategy 171, 193, 211 (Topics And Concepts)

Ito Seiichi 347 (People)

J

Japanese atrocities 11, 16, 91, 305, 330, 356 (Topics And Concepts)

Japanese home-island invasion plans 323, 351 (Topics And Concepts)

Java 74, 139, 165 (Places)

Jun'yō (aircraft carrier) 183, 185 (Ships And Aircraft)

K

Kaga (aircraft carrier) 25, 36–38, 102, 105, 114–115, 117–119, 123–124, 165 (Ships And Aircraft)

Kamikaze aircraft 263, 290, 301, 343–346 (Ships And Aircraft)

Kantai kessen (decisive battle) 101, 339 (Topics And Concepts)

Kase Toshikazu 293, 364–365 (People)

Kawaguchi Kiyotake 180 (People)

Kempeitai 4, 305 (Topics And Concepts)

Kennedy, John F. 85 (People)

Kenney, George C. 172–173, 195–196, 198, 207, 273, 300, 307–308, 311, 363 (People)

Kido Butai 24, 27, 30, 39, 42, 89, 101, 105, 125, 160–161, 165, 182–183, 243, 367 (Armies, Units, Organizations)

King, Ernest J. 133, 149, 155, 163 (People)

Kinkaid, Thomas C. 133, 149, 162–163, 184, 190, 242, 248, 252–255, 261, 263, 266, 300 (People)

Guadalcanal: 149, 162–163

Critical months: 184, 190

Leyte and naval campaign: 242, 248, 252–255, 261, 263, 266

Kirishima (battleship) 25, 115, 187, 190, 272 (Ships And Aircraft)

Koga Mineichi 235 (People)

Kokoda Track campaign 169, 172 (Battles And Campaigns)

Kongō (battleship) 183, 259–260 (Ships And Aircraft)

Konoe Fumimaro 27, 332 (People)

Korea 5–6, 98, 294, 368–374 (Places)

Krueger, Walter 172, 273 (People)

Kuribayashi Tadamichi 285, 314–316 (People)

Kurita Takeo 132, 232, 243, 247–259, 261–264 (People)

Kwajalein 217 (Places)

Kwantung Army 8, 357 (Armies, Units, Organizations)

L

Lae 167, 193–196, 201, 206 (Places)

Landing at Lingayen Gulf 49, 74, 76, 300–301 (Battles And Campaigns)

Leahy, William D. 233 (People)

Lee, Willis A. 190 (People)

LeMay, Curtis E. 285, 321–323, 326, 328–331, 334, 357 (People)

Lexington (USS) 30, 142 (Ships And Aircraft)

Leyte landings 222–223, 227, 231–232, 283, 299–300, 335, 351, 374 (Battles And Campaigns)

Logistics and supply 17, 65–66, 68, 74, 78, 80, 83, 88–90, 93–94, 151, 153, 156–157, 171–172, 180, 191, 194–195, 244, 335 (Topics And Concepts)

Malaya and Singapore: 65–66, 68

Fall of the Philippines: 74, 78, 80, 83

Japanese high tide: 88–90, 93–94

Guadalcanal: 151, 153, 156–157

New Guinea counteroffensive: 171–172

Critical months: 180, 191

Advance to the Philippines: 194–195

Lunga Point 147–149, 153, 183 (Places)

Luzon campaign 49, 51, 54, 71, 74–75, 83, 93–94, 98, 234, 236, 263, 299–300, 309 (Battles And Campaigns)

M

MacArthur, Douglas 48–49, 56, 64, 74, 76, 86, 94–95, 103, 146, 150, 163, 165, 167, 175, 179, 193–194, 209, 217, 231–232, 283, 299–300, 311, 334, 338, 349, 356, 362–363, 366, 368, 374 (People)

Japanese blitzkrieg: 48–49, 56

Fall of the Philippines: 74, 76, 86

Coral Sea and Midway: 95, 103, 146

Guadalcanal: 150, 163

New Guinea counteroffensive: 165, 167, 175

Advance to the Philippines: 193–194, 209

Leyte and naval campaign: 231–232, 283

Luzon and Manila: 299–300, 311

Okinawa: 334, 338, 349

Surrender: 362–363, 366

Legacy: 368, 374

Magic codebreaking 29, 148 (Topics And Concepts)

Malaya 20, 45, 51, 58, 61, 63–67, 70, 137, 241, 367 (Places)

Manchuria 5–8, 12, 356, 359 (Places)

Manila, Battle of 48–49, 54, 73–74, 85, 90, 94, 241, 262, 299–300, 308, 369, 374 (Battles And Campaigns)

Manus Island 203–204, 206, 235 (Places)

Mariana Islands campaign 15, 47, 98, 104, 150, 217, 219–221, 224, 226, 228, 230, 239, 279, 313, 319, 321, 323–324, 328, 331 (Battles And Campaigns)

Marine Corps (US) 126, 187, 203, 239, 294, 296–297, 316, 354 (Armies, Units, Organizations)

Marshall, George C. 50, 133, 303, 319 (People)

Marshall Islands campaign 47, 88 (Battles And Campaigns)

Matanikau River 185–187 (Places)

Meiji Restoration 3, 333 (Topics And Concepts)

Military intelligence 19, 29–30, 32, 85, 93, 97, 99, 107, 111, 149, 160, 200, 206, 232, 237, 305, 310 (Topics And Concepts)

Missouri (USS) 290, 293 (Ships And Aircraft)

Mitscher, Marc A. 134, 217, 223, 225–226, 236, 242, 252, 255, 265, 335, 337, 347 (People)

Marianas: 223, 225–226

Leyte and naval campaign: 236, 242, 252, 255, 265

Okinawa: 335, 337, 347

Mitsubishi A6M Zero 25, 27, 114, 135, 282, 290 (Ships And Aircraft)

Moluccas 238 (Places)

Montgomery, Bernard 84 (People)

Morison, Samuel Eliot 186 (People)

Musashi (battleship) 243, 250 (Ships And Aircraft)

N

Nagasaki 330, 356–357, 359 (Places)

Nagato (battleship) 25, 31, 131, 261 (Ships And Aircraft)

Nagumo Chūichi 24–25, 27, 42, 63, 102–103, 132, 160–162, 165, 183–185, 228–229, 373 (People)

Approach to Pearl Harbor: 24–25, 27

Coral Sea and Midway: 102–103, 132

Guadalcanal: 160–162

Critical months: 183–185

Marianas: 228–229

Naha 333, 350 (Places)

Nakagawa Kunio 240 (People)

Nanshin-ron 7 (Topics And Concepts)

Naval bombardment 88, 155, 207, 228, 242, 314, 336, 347 (Topics And Concepts)

Naval gunfire support 155, 239, 246, 301, 314 (Topics And Concepts)

Naval treaties 6 (Topics And Concepts)

New Britain 99, 193, 196, 203, 205, 209 (Places)

New Caledonia 86, 148, 150, 167, 335 (Places)

New Georgia campaign 202 (Battles And Campaigns)

New Guinea campaign 79, 86, 96, 99, 163, 165, 167, 173, 181, 187, 193–194, 209, 234, 274, 276, 368, 374 (Battles And Campaigns)

Fall of the Philippines: 79, 86

Coral Sea and Midway: 96, 99

New Guinea counteroffensive: 165, 167, 173

Critical months: 181, 187

Advance to the Philippines: 193–194, 209

Leyte and naval campaign: 234, 274, 276

Legacy: 368, 374

New Zealand 148, 363, 371 (Places)

Nimitz, Chester W. 89, 95–96, 146, 150, 158, 160, 181–182, 200, 203, 209, 233–234, 266, 300, 316, 339, 349, 363 (People)

Coral Sea and Midway: 95–96, 146

Guadalcanal: 150, 158, 160

Critical months: 181–182

Advance to the Philippines: 200, 203, 209

Leyte and naval campaign: 233–234, 266

Okinawa: 339, 349

Nishimura Shōji 243, 252–254 (People)

North Africa campaign 69, 171, 179, 337 (Battles And Campaigns)

Nuclear weapons 354, 357, 360, 368 (Topics And Concepts)

O

Oil embargo against Japan 21 (Topics And Concepts)

Okada Keisuke 9 (People)

Operation Cartwheel 202 (Battles And Campaigns)

Operation Downfall 355, 358 (Battles And Campaigns)

Operation Forager 219 (Battles And Campaigns)

Operation Galvanic 43 (Battles And Campaigns)

Operation Hailstone 218 (Battles And Campaigns)

Operation Iceberg 335–337 (Battles And Campaigns)

Operation Watchtower 147, 149–150, 153, 169 (Battles And Campaigns)

Oppenheimer, J. Robert 353–354 (People)

Ozawa Jisaburō 132, 222–227, 243, 249–251, 256, 261–262, 264–265 (People)

P

P-38 Lightning 34, 155, 196, 200, 236, 282 (Ships And Aircraft)

P-40 Warhawk 38, 40, 53, 55, 169 (Ships And Aircraft)

P-47 Thunderbolt 222 (Ships And Aircraft)

P-51 Mustang 317 (Ships And Aircraft)

Pacific War memory 61, 63, 88, 98, 100, 119, 148, 150, 170, 205, 219, 232–233, 297, 309, 334, 342, 350, 363, 367–368, 374 (Topics And Concepts)

Palawan 231, 302 (Places)

Panay 16 (Places)

Papua campaign 167–168, 170–171, 175, 194, 368 (Battles And Campaigns)

Pearl Harbor attack 18, 22, 24–25, 32–34, 45, 47–48, 54, 58, 63, 70, 79, 86, 95–96, 136, 151, 155, 181, 184, 201, 212–213, 223, 225, 233, 252, 265, 361, 365, 367, 372 (Battles And Campaigns)

Collision course: 18, 22

Approach to Pearl Harbor: 24–25, 32

Pearl Harbor: 33–34, 45

Japanese blitzkrieg: 47–48, 54

Malaya and Singapore: 58, 63, 70

Fall of the Philippines: 79, 86

Coral Sea and Midway: 95–96, 136

Guadalcanal: 151, 155

Critical months: 181, 184

Island-hopping: 212–213

Marianas: 223, 225

Leyte and naval campaign: 233, 252, 265

Surrender: 361, 365

Legacy: 367, 372

Percival, Arthur 64–69, 73, 90, 138, 309, 363, 373 (People)

Perry, Matthew C. 1, 127 (People)

Philippines campaign, 1941–42 15, 17, 20, 45, 48–49, 56–57, 64, 73, 75, 86–87, 89, 94, 98, 108, 146, 167, 172, 193, 209, 222, 231–232, 268, 310–311, 334, 343, 369, 371 (Battles And Campaigns)

Collision course: 15, 17, 20

Japanese blitzkrieg: 48–49, 56

Malaya and Singapore: 57, 64

Fall of the Philippines: 73, 75, 86

Japanese high tide: 87, 89, 94

Coral Sea and Midway: 98, 108, 146

New Guinea counteroffensive: 167, 172

Advance to the Philippines: 193, 209

Leyte and naval campaign: 231–232, 268

Luzon and Manila: 310–311

Okinawa: 334, 343

Legacy: 369, 371

Port Arthur 5–6, 29 (Places)

Port Moresby campaign 96, 99, 101, 168–171, 173, 181, 194–196, 209 (Battles And Campaigns)

Prince of Wales (HMS) 57, 59–61, 73 (Ships And Aircraft)

Prisoners of war (POWs) 41, 91, 93, 98, 234, 302, 331 (Topics And Concepts)

Pétain, Philippe 17 (People)

R

Rabaul campaign 99, 149, 152–153, 156–157, 160, 168, 170, 182, 187, 193–195, 198–199, 202–203, 205–206 (Battles And Campaigns)

Radar 32, 54, 60, 108, 120, 122, 161, 188, 190, 223–224, 231, 236, 251, 253, 258, 265, 344 (Topics And Concepts)

Rangoon 166, 334 (Places)

Reconnaissance 29, 51–52, 54, 59, 110, 160, 204, 217, 237, 255, 340 (Topics And Concepts)

Repulse (HMS) 57, 60–61, 73 (Ships And Aircraft)

Roosevelt, Franklin D. 17, 44–45, 48–49, 81, 83, 233, 246, 278, 354 (People)

Pearl Harbor: 44–45

Japanese blitzkrieg: 48–49

Fall of the Philippines: 81, 83

Leyte and naval campaign: 233, 246, 278

Roosevelt, Theodore 5 (People)

Royal Australian Air Force 66, 169, 196–197 (Armies, Units, Organizations)

Royal Australian Navy 149 (Armies, Units, Organizations)

Royal Navy 57, 60–61, 66, 335 (Armies, Units, Organizations)

Ryūjō (aircraft carrier) 63, 160–161 (Ships And Aircraft)

Ryukyu Islands 333–334, 348 (Places)

S

Sakhalin 6 (Places)

Sakoku isolation 2 (Topics And Concepts)

San Bernardino Strait 243, 250, 252, 254–255, 261, 263, 265–266 (Places)

Santa Cruz Islands 184, 188, 343 (Places)

Savo Island 153–157, 182, 188, 222, 271, 346 (Places)

Seabees 222 (Topics And Concepts)

Sōemu Toyoda 235–237, 243–244, 247, 269 (People)

Shōhō (aircraft carrier) 96, 100 (Ships And Aircraft)

Shigemitsu Mamoru 293, 362 (People)

Shinto 4, 108 (Topics And Concepts)

Shōkaku (aircraft carrier) 25, 96, 99–100, 135, 143, 160–161, 165, 183–185, 223 (Ships And Aircraft)

Short, Walter C. 32 (People)

Siberia 7 (Places)

Slim, William 334 (People)

Smith, Julian C. 212, 216 (People)

Solomon Islands campaign 99, 126, 147–151, 157, 159–161, 167–168, 179, 181, 183–184, 193–194, 199, 202–203, 211, 222, 239, 374 (Battles And Campaigns)

Solomon Sea 100, 172 (Places)

South China Sea 15, 59, 61, 74, 231 (Places)

Spruance, Raymond A. 103, 106–108, 111, 117, 123, 134, 217, 223, 227, 335 (People)

Coral Sea and Midway: 103, 106–108, 111, 117, 123, 134

Marianas: 223, 227

Sōryū (aircraft carrier) 24–25, 35–36, 88, 102, 113, 115, 117, 119, 124, 165 (Ships And Aircraft)

Stalin, Joseph 12–13, 18–19, 178, 278, 355–358, 365, 371 (People)

Stilwell, Joseph 166 (People)

Stimson, Henry L. 81, 133 (People)

Strategic bombing 321, 331, 343 (Topics And Concepts)

Submarine warfare 17, 26, 31, 50, 59, 68, 81, 85, 94, 104, 115, 160, 181, 212, 222–223, 231–232, 235, 248, 256, 267, 343, 347 (Topics And Concepts)

Suicide attacks 309, 346 (Topics And Concepts)

Sulu Sea 252, 300 (Places)

Sumatra 232 (Places)

Supply shipping 82, 205, 217, 235, 244, 331, 343, 346 (Topics And Concepts)

Sutherland, Richard K. 52 (People)

Suzuki Kantarō 152, 323 (People)

T

Tacloban 241 (Places)

Taihō (aircraft carrier) 223 (Ships And Aircraft)

Takao (cruiser) 51, 53, 190, 232, 248 (Ships And Aircraft)

Tanaka Raizō 160, 162, 180, 186–187, 189–191 (People)

Tarawa battle 89, 210–213, 216–217, 220, 277, 309 (Battles And Campaigns)

Task Force 16 97, 99, 103, 108, 111, 113 (Armies, Units, Organizations)

Task Force 17 97, 99, 103, 108, 110–111, 120 (Armies, Units, Organizations)

Task Force 34 255, 266 (Armies, Units, Organizations)

Task Force 38 236–237, 242, 248–249, 251–252, 254 (Armies, Units, Organizations)

Task Force 58 217, 223–224, 279 (Armies, Units, Organizations)

Task Force 77 207, 242 (Armies, Units, Organizations)

Tenth Army 337, 340, 344, 350 (Armies, Units, Organizations)

Tibbets, Paul 358 (People)

Tojo Hideki 20–21, 63, 130, 220, 230 (People)

Tokyo 1, 3, 13, 15–16, 22, 24, 27, 30, 35, 42, 47, 63, 89–90, 99, 167, 174, 180–181, 192, 200, 206, 220, 252, 267, 293, 299–300, 311, 313, 319, 322, 332, 334, 355–356, 359, 361, 363, 365, 372–374 (Places)

Tokyo Bay 1, 293, 361, 363, 365 (Places)

Torpedoes 23–24, 31, 34–35, 39, 59–60, 85, 96, 100, 144, 154–155, 163, 181–182, 189, 197, 217, 223, 226, 232, 248, 265, 344, 347 (Topics And Concepts)

Treaty of Kanagawa 3 (Topics And Concepts)

Treaty of Portsmouth 5 (Topics And Concepts)

Treaty of Versailles 6 (Topics And Concepts)

Trinity test 354–355, 358 (Topics And Concepts)

Truk raid 99, 157, 160, 162, 185, 187, 205, 217–218 (Battles And Campaigns)

Truman, Harry S. 354–356, 358–360, 362, 368 (People)

Turner, Richmond K. 269 (People)

U

Ugaki Matome 105, 131, 200–201, 232, 259 (People)

Ulithi 335 (Places)

Umezu Yoshijirō 362–363 (People)

Unconditional surrender 356 (Topics And Concepts)

US Army Air Forces 37, 98, 100, 106–107, 276, 313, 321 (Armies, Units, Organizations)

US industrial capacity 101 (Topics And Concepts)

US Navy 1, 3, 17, 37, 95, 98, 110, 155, 202, 219, 264, 309, 342 (Armies, Units, Organizations)

US Pacific Fleet 5, 18, 22, 24, 30, 32–33, 41–43, 97, 101, 232, 335 (Armies, Units, Organizations)

V

Vandegrift, Alexander A. 148–149, 151–152, 154, 156, 158, 162, 180–182, 186, 188, 190, 203, 269 (People)

Vietnam 195, 296, 369–370 (Places)

W

Wainwright, Jonathan M. 77–78, 84–85, 90, 98, 309, 363 (People)

War crimes trials 330 (Topics And Concepts)

War Plan Orange 49, 76 (Topics And Concepts)

Washington (USS) 272 (Ships And Aircraft)

Wewak 206–208, 276 (Places)

Wilson, Woodrow 6 (People)

Women in the Pacific War 4, 10–11, 41, 93, 170, 336, 339, 349, 370–371 (Topics And Concepts)

Y

Yamaguchi Tamon 112, 120–125, 238, 250 (People)

Yamamoto Isoroku 22, 25–26, 30, 41, 45, 59, 68, 97–98, 131, 160–162, 187, 199–201, 211, 235, 250, 317, 328, 336 (People)

Approach to Pearl Harbor: 25–26, 30

Pearl Harbor: 41, 45

Malaya and Singapore: 59, 68

Coral Sea and Midway: 97–98, 131

Guadalcanal: 160–162

Advance to the Philippines: 199–201

Leyte and naval campaign: 235, 250

Yamashita Tomoyuki 62–69, 73, 138, 241, 247, 299–303, 305, 308–310, 373 (People)

Yamato (battleship) 6, 93, 97, 102, 123, 160, 186, 232, 243, 247–248, 257–259, 263, 267, 334, 346–347 (Ships And Aircraft)

Yellow Sea 5 (Places)

Yorktown (USS) 143–144 (Ships And Aircraft)

Z

Zaibatsu 3, 7 (Topics And Concepts)

Zuikaku (aircraft carrier) 25, 37, 96, 99–101, 160–161, 183–185, 225, 250, 252, 264–265 (Ships And Aircraft)