History of United States Naval Operations in World War II. Volume III: The Rising Sun in the Pacific, 1931- April 1942

Boston: Little, Brown and Company., 1951 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Reprint. Large 8vo. xxviii, 411 pp, preface, abbreviations used in text, list of b&w illustrations, PART I. PANAY THROUGH PEARL: I. Hakko Ichiu, 1920-1940; II. The Two Navies, 1931-1941; III. Greater East Asia, 1938-1940; IV. Last Year of "Peace" in East Asia, October 1940 - November 1941; V. The Attack on Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1941. PART II. THE PHILIPPINES AND NEAR-BY WATERS: VI. The Rising Cloud, 1940-1941; VII. Invasion, 8-25 December 1941; VIII. Fall of Guam, 10 December 1941; IX. Landings in Malaya, 8-25 December 1941; X. Rear Guard in the Philipines, 10 December 1941- 6 May 1942. PART III. OUT FROM PEARL: XI. Pearl Aftermath, 7-15 December 1941; XII. Wake, 8-23 December 1941; XIII. Communications and Carrier Strikes, January - March 1942. PART IV. DEFENSE OF THE MALAY BARRIER JANUARY - MARCH 1942: XIV. The Abda Command; XV. Balikpapan, 6-24 January 1942; XVI. the Octopus, January - February 1942; XVII. Prelude to Invasion of Java, 15-27 February 1942; XVIII. The Battle of the Java Sea, 27 February 1942; XIX. Bloody Sequel, 27 February - 9 March 1942; XX. Events in the Indian Ocean, 25 March - 8 April 1942; XXI. First Light, 10 March - 18 April 1942; index. Reprinted, May 1951. Only the faintest wear, else, Pristine. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Dark blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine..