War Plan Orange: The U.S. Strategy to Defeat Japan, 1897-1945Based on twenty years of research in formerly secret archives, this book reveals for the first time the full significance of War Plan Orange. It recounts the struggles between the 'thrusting' and 'cautionary' schools of strategy, the roles of outspoken leaders such as Dewey and MacArthur and the adaptation of aviation and other such factors to the plan. |
Contents
The Geopolitics of the Pacific War | 19 |
Grand Strategy | 31 |
The Eastern Pacific Bastion | 39 |
Copyright | |
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War Plan Orange: The U.S. Strategy to Defeat Japan, 1897-1945 Edward S. Miller No preview available - 1991 |
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