American War Plans, 1941-1945

American War Plans, 1941-1945
Author: Steven Ross
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2012-10-12
Genre: History
ISBN: 1136303359

This is an examination of major American and Anglo-American war plans. Rather than discuss the history of planning, Ross considers the execution of the plans, compares the execution with the expectations of the planners and attempts to explain the differences.

American War Plans 1945-1950

American War Plans 1945-1950
Author: Steven T. Ross
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2013-10-18
Genre: History
ISBN: 1135243255

In late 1945, it became clear that the Soviet Union was an aggressive power. American military planners began to develop strategies to deal with the frightening possibility of a war with the Soviet Union. This work examines those plans.

War Plan Orange

War Plan Orange
Author: Edward S Miller
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Total Pages: 345
Release: 2007-03-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1612511465

Based on twenty years of research in formerly secret archives, this book reveals for the first time the full significance of War Plan Orange—the U.S. Navy's strategy to defeat Japan, formulated over the forty years prior to World War II.

U.S. War Plans, 1939-1945

U.S. War Plans, 1939-1945
Author: Steven T. Ross
Publisher:
Total Pages: 248
Release: 2000
Genre: History
ISBN:

This documentary sourcebook of actual U.S. war plans traces the nation's political and strategic goals from the contemplation of war against Japan and Germany in November of 1938 to Eisenhower's March 1945 plan for the defeat of Germany and the conquest of Japan. For the first time, the major strategic - e.g., ABC-1 and Rainbow 5 - and operational - e.g., Torch, Husky, Plan Dog, Fortitude, and Cartwheel - war plans of the U.S. military pertaining to WWII are presented in one volume. Ross sets each plan in its strategic and operational context with an explanatory and analytical introduction.

U.S. War Plans

U.S. War Plans
Author: Steven T. Ross
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
Total Pages: 388
Release: 2002
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781588260086

This documentary sourcebook of actual U.S. war plans traces the nation's political and strategic goals from the contemplation of war against Japan and Germany in November of 1938 to Eisenhower's March 1945 plan for the defeat of Germany and the conquest of Japan. For the first time, the major strategic - e.g., ABC-1 and Rainbow 5 - and operational - e.g., Torch, Husky, Plan Dog, Fortitude, and Cartwheel - war plans of the U.S. military pertaining to WWII are presented in one volume. Ross sets each plan in its strategic and operational context with an explanatory and analytical introduction. For the first time, the major strategic and operational war plans of the U.S. military pertaining to WWII are presented in one volume.