xviii, 394 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
The situation in the Philippines -- Pacific Fleet basing and the problem of Oahu defense -- Initial reinforcements--September 1941 -- Philippine reinforcements--October 1941 -- The naval and marine reinforcements -- Philippine reinforcements--November 1941 -- The Philippine Army -- B-17s and the first air ferry route -- Marine Corps base defense -- Pensacola convoy begins -- Pensacola convoy after December 7 -- Caught at sea -- Aborted convoys from San Francisco -- War commences -- Running the blockade -- Airplanes for ABDA -- Building the Australian base -- Frantic efforts to reinforce Hawaii and its outposts -- Further adventures of the artillery battalions -- The new South Pacific and African air ferry routes -- Shipping challenges of early 1942 and the Pacific task forces.
