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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

World War II Plans That Never Happened

World War II Plans That Never Happened
Author: Michael Kerrigan
Publisher: Amber Books
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2019-10
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781782748809

Nazis capturing the Pope, the British attacking the Soviet Union upon Hitler's defeat, or Japan seizing the Panama Canal: World War II Plans That Never Happened tells the stories of the most secret plots dreamed up by both the Allied and Axis powers. Using documents from the war archives, it explores the context of each operation, along with its potential success and impact.

War Plan Orange

War Plan Orange
Author: Edward S. Miller
Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
Total Pages: 568
Release: 1991
Genre: History
ISBN:

Based on twenty years of research in formerly secret archives, this book reveals for the first time the full significance of War Plan Orange. It recounts the struggles between the 'thrusting' and 'cautionary' schools of strategy, the roles of outspoken leaders such as Dewey and MacArthur and the adaptation of aviation and other such factors to the plan.