Reprint. Originally published: New York : Duell, Sloan, and Pearce, 1949. Includes index.

Assignment to the Pacific -- With MacArthur in Australia -- New Guinea -- The Buna campaign : I -- The Buna campaign : II -- "Our losses were light" -- The Battle of the Bismarck Sea -- First trip to Washington -- Slugging match : Dobodura -- Air supremacy : Marilinan and Wewak -- Nadzab and Lae -- Markham Valley -- Taking out Rabaul -- Cape Gloucester -- Second trip to Washington -- Los Negros -- The Hollandia operation -- Hollandia to Noemfoor -- Balikpapan -- The battle for Leyte Gulf -- The Philippines I : Leyte -- The Philippines II : Mindoro -- The Philippines III : Lingayen to Manila -- Third trip to Washington -- Okinawa and the Kyushu Plan -- The Japanese surrender.