"The deployment and operations of Army forces in defense of the continental United States and its outposts, from the Aleutians through Hawaii to the Galapagos in the Pacific, and from Iceland through Bermuda to Trinidad in the Atlantic." Publisher's description.

This is the second and final volume in "The Western Hemisphere" subseries of "United States Army in World War II." The first volume is entitled "The Framework of Hemisphere Defense".

Foreword / William H. Harris -- The framework of hemisphere defense -- The command of continental defense forces -- Preparations for continental defense -- The continental defense commands after Pearl Harbor -- Japanese evacuation from the West Coast -- The reinforcement of Oahu -- The Pearl Harbor attack -- The Hawaiian defenses after Pearl Harbor -- The garrisoning of Alaska, 1939-41 -- Alaska in the war, 1942 -- Clearing the Aleutians -- Forging the defenses of the canal -- Out from the Canal Zone -- The new bases acquired for old destroyers -- Manning and organizing the new Atlantic bases -- The Caribbean in wartime -- Greenland: Arctic Outpost -- Planning the Iceland operation -- Establishing the Iceland Base Command -- The North Atlantic bases in wartime -- Bibliographical note -- Glossary