"An Atlantic Monthly Press book." Task organizations containing lists of American and Japanese ships and commanding officers: Battle of the Coral Sea, p. 17-20; Battle of midway, p. 87-93; Aleutians Operation of June 1942, p. 172-174; Operation Watchtower (Guadalcanal-Tulagi), p. 270-275. Abbreviations: p. [xxi]-xxiii.

Coral Sea, Midway and submarine actions, May 1942-August 1942 -- Coral Sea, Midway, Aleutians -- South from Rabaul, March-April 1942 -- Into the Coral Sea, 1-6 May 1942 -- Coral Sea: actions of 7 May -- Carrier battle of 8 May -- "Battle of Sydney," 31 May-1 June 1942 -- The Midway preliminaries, May 1942 -- The Battle of the Fourth of June -- Midway: the pursuit phase, 5-7 June -- The Aleutians, January-June 1942 -- Submarine actions -- Submarine patrols, 1 April 1942-1 February 1943 -- ₂, 16-18 August 1942 -- The first American offensive, 10 July-8 August 1942 -- Strategic decisions, March-July 1942 -- Plans and preparations, June-July 1942 -- The landings, 7-8 August 1942.