U. S. Navy at War, 1941-1945: Official Reports to the Secretary of the Navy

Table of contents

• Title Page iii
• Table of Contents v
• First Report To The Secretary of the Navy - Covering Our Peacetime Navy and Our Wartime Navy And Including Combat Operations Up to 1 March 1944 1
• Introduction 3
• I - The Peacetime Navy 4
• II - The Wartime Navy 12
• III - Combat Operations 31
• IV - Teamwork 89
• V - Conclusion 92
• Second Report To The Secretary of the Navy - Covering Combat Operations 1 March 1944 To 1 March 1945 95
• I - Introduction 97
• II - Command and Fleet Organization 100
• III - Combat Operations The Pacific 103
• IV - Combat Operations Atlantic-Mediterranean 134
• V - Fighting Strength *
• VI - Conclusion 161
• Third and Final Report To The Secretary of the Navy - Covering the Period 1 March 1945 To 1 October 1945 165
• I - Introduction 167
• II - Combat Operations: Pacific 173
• III - Logistics and Bases--Pacific 196
• IV - Submarine Operations 201
• V Atlantic Operations 205
• VI - Ships, Aircraft and Personnel 213
• VII - Naval Research and Development During World War II 225
• VIII - Conclusion 232
• Appendix A - Status of Major Combatant Ships of Japanese Navy At The Conclusion of Hostilities 233
• Appendix B - Major Combatant Ships Added to United States Fleet 7 December 1941-1 October 1945 252
• Appendix C - Losses of United States Naval Vessels from All Causes 7 December 1941-1 October 1945 287

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