|  | Forword | iii | 
      
        |  | Preface | v | 
      
        | PART I: INTRODUCTION TO THE MARINE
CORPS | 
      
        | CHAPTER | PAGE | 
      
        | 1. | Origins of a Mission | 3 | 
      
        | 2. | Evolution of Modern Amphibious
Warfare, 1920-1941 | 8 | 
      
        | 3. | Development of Landing Craft | 23 | 
      
        | 4. | Marine Occupation of Iceland | 35 | 
      
        | 5. | The Marine Corps on the Eve of War | 47 | 
      
        | PART II: WAR COMES | 
      
        | 1. | Prewar Situation in the Pacific | 59 | 
      
        | 2. | Japan Strikes | 70 | 
      
        | 3. | The Southern Lifeline | 84 | 
      
        | PART III: THE DEFENSE OF WAKE | 
      
        | 1. | Wake in the Shadow of War | 95 | 
      
        | 2. | The Enemy Strikes | 106 | 
      
        | 3. | Wake Under Siege | 121 | 
      
        | 4. | The Fall of Wake | 132 | 
      
        | 5. | Conclusion | 150 | 
      
        | PART IV: MARINES IN THE PHILIPPINES | 
      
        | 1. | China and Luzon | 155 | 
      
        | 2. | Bataan Prelude | 172 | 
      
        | 3. | The Siege and Capture of
Corregidor | 184 | 
      
        | PART V: DECISION AT MIDWAY | 
      
        | 1. | Setting the Stage: Early Naval
Operations | 205 | 
      
        | 2. | Japanese Plans: Toward Midway and
the North Pacific | 214 | 
      
        | 3. | Midway Girds for Battle | 216 | 
      
        | 4. | Midway Versus the Japanese, 4-5
June 1942 | 221 | 
      
        | 5. | Battle of the Carrier Planes, 4
June 1942 | 226 | 
      
        | PART VI: THE TURNING POINT:
GUADALCANAL | 
      
        | 1. | Background and Preparations | 235 | 
      
        | 2. | Guadalcanal, 7-9 August 1942 | 254 | 
      
        | 3. | Tulagi and Gavutu-Tanambogo | 263 | 
      
        | 4. | The Battle of the Tenaru | 274 | 
      
        | 5. | The Battle of the Ridge | 294 | 
      
        | 6. | Action Along the Matanikau | 310 | 
      
        | 7. | Japanese Counteroffensive | 322 | 
      
        | 8. | Critical November | 341 | 
      
        | 9. | Final Period, 9 December 1942-9
February 1943 | 359 
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        | APPENDICES | 
      
        | A. | Bibliographical Notes | 375 | 
      
        | B. | Chronology | 382 | 
      
        | C. | Marine Task Organization and
Command Lists | 387 | 
      
        | D. | Marine Casualties | 395 | 
      
        | E. | First Marine Division Operation
Order--Guadalcanal | 396 | 
      
        | F. | Military Map Symbols | 399 | 
      
        | G. | Guide to Abbreviations | 400 | 
      
        | H. | Unit Commendations | 404 | 
      
        | ILLUSTRATIONS | 
      
        | Continental
Marines | 6 | 
      
        | Marines
of Huntington's Battalion | 6 | 
      
        | Marines
in France in World War I | 12 | 
      
        | Bandit-Hunting
Patrol in Nicaragua | 12 | 
      
        | Experimenntal
Amphibian Tractor | 25 | 
      
        | Early
Version of Landing Craft | 25 | 
      
        | Air
Evacuation of Wounded in Nicaragua | 49 | 
      
        | Army
Light Tank Landing at New River, N.C. | 49 | 
      
        | Pearl
Harbor Attack | 72 | 
      
        | Japanese
Landing on Guam | 72 | 
      
        | Japanese
Patrol Craft Lost at Wake | 135 | 
      
        | Japanese
Naval Troops Who Took Wake | 135 | 
      
        | Japanese
on Bataan | 174 | 
      
        | Aerial
View of Corregidor Island | 186 | 
      
        | Effect
of Japanese Bombardment of Corregidor | 186 | 
      
        | An
Army B-25, One of Doolittle's Raiders | 208 | 
      
        | Japanese
Carrier Shoho | 208 | 
      
        | Camouflaged
Lookout Tower at Sand Island | 222 | 
      
        | Japanese
Cruiser Mikuma | 222 | 
      
        | Crude
Sketch Map of Guadalcanal | 246 | 
      
        | Equipment
for the 1st Marine Division | 251 | 
      
        | Marine
Raiders and the Crew of the Submarine Argonaut | 251 | 
      
        | The
Original Henderson Field | 255 | 
      
        | Unloading
Supplies at Guadalcanal | 255 | 
      
        | Tulagi
Island | 272 | 
      
        | Tanambogo
and Gavutu Islands | 272 | 
      
        | Marine
Commanders on Guadalcanal | 278 | 
      
        | LVT
Bridge Built by marine Engineers | 282 | 
      
        | Solomons
Natives Guide a Patrol | 282 | 
      
        | 90mm
Antiaircraft Guns of the 3d Defense Battalion | 296 | 
      
        | 105mm
Howitzer of the 11th Marines | 296 | 
      
        | Raiders'
Ridge | 309 | 
      
        | Marines
of the 2d Raider Battalion | 309 | 
      
        | The
Pagoda at Henderson Field | 312 | 
      
        | Cactus
Air Force Planes | 312 | 
      
        | Five
Blasted Japanese Tanks | 331 | 
      
        | Marine
Light Tanks | 331 | 
      
        | Japanese
Torpedo Plane | 338 | 
      
        | Naval
Gunfire Support | 338 | 
      
        | 37mm
Guns of the Americal Division | 361 | 
      
        | 1st
Division Marines Leave Guadalcanal | 361 | 
      
        | MAPS | 
      
        | 1. | Scene of
Battle | Map Section | 
      
        | 2. | Japanese
Capture of Guam, 10 December 1941 | 77 | 
      
        | 3. | South Pacific | 91 | 
      
        | 4. | Defense
Installations on Wake, 8-23 December 1941 | 97 | 
      
        | 5. | Landing on
Wake Island, 23 December 1941 | Map Section | 
      
        | 6. | Situation on
Wilkes Island, 0300-Dawn, 23 December 1941 | 145 | 
      
        | 7. | Japanese
Landing on Bataan | Map Section | 
      
        | 8. | Corregidor
with Inset Showing Manila Bay | Map Section | 
      
        | 9. | Marshalls,
Gilberts, and Eastern Carolines | 206 | 
      
        | 10. | Midway
Islands, June 1942 | Map Section | 
      
        | 11. | Solomon
Islands with Inset Showing Santa Cruz Islands | 244 | 
      
        | 12. | Makin Raid,
17-18 August 1942 | 284 | 
      
        | 13. | Guadalcanal
and Florida Islands | Map Section | 
      
        | 14. | Initial
Dispositions, 7 August 1942 | Map Section | 
      
        | 15. | Landings in
Tulagi Area, 7 August 1942 | Map Section | 
      
        | 16. | The
Perimeter, 12 August 1942 | 287 | 
      
        | 17. | Battle of
the Tenaru, 21 August 1942 | 289 | 
      
        | 18. | The
Perimeter, 12-14 September 1942 | 300 | 
      
        | 19. | Edson's
Ridge--First Phase, 12-13 September 1942 | 304 | 
      
        | 20. | Edson's
Ridge--Final Phase, 13 September 1942 | 307 | 
      
        | 21. | Matanikau
Action, 24-27 September 1942 | 314 | 
      
        | 22. | Matanikau
Offensive, 7-9 October 1942 | 318 | 
      
        | 23. | October
Attacks on the Perimeter | Map Section | 
      
        | 24. | Push Toward
Kokumbona, 1-4 November 1942 | 344 | 
      
        | 25. | Koli Point,
4-9 November 1942 | Map Section | 
      
        | 26. | Battle
Area, December 1942-January 1943 | Map Section | 
      
        | 27. | XIV Corps
Plan--First January Offensive | Map Section | 
      
        | 28. | Capture of
Kokumbona and Advance to the Poha River, 23-25 January 1943 | Map Section | 
      
        | 29. | Final
Phase, 26 January-9 February 1943 | 370 |