Providing comprehensive coverage of the literature on the Southwest Pacific Campaign of World War II, this book includes both a historiographical narrative and an annotated bibliography of over 1500 entries. Part I, the historiographical narrative, includes a general survey and review of the works listed in Part II, the annotated bibliography.

Includes indexes.

Series Foreword, by Myron J. Smith, Jr. -- Abbreviations -- Part I: Historiographical Narrative -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Sources -- Chapter 3 .Histories and References -- Chapter 4. Diaries and Oral Histories, Prisoners of War -- Chapter 5. Strategy, Diplomacy, and Logistics -- Chapter 6. Operations: Allied and Japanese -- Chapter 7. Personalities -- Chapter 8. The Factor of Intelligence -- Chapter 9. The Pacific War in the Press, Fiction, Film and Art -- Chapter 10. Assessments -- Chapter 11. Areas for Future Research. Part II: Annotated Bibliography -- Author Index -- Subject Index.