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Japanese forces
Third Fleet, 134
Fourteenth Army, 118, 134
16th Division, 118, 388n
Java, 134
Java Sea, Battle of the, 194, 300n
Jodl, General Alfred, 447
Johnson, Edwin, 395
Johnson, Louis, 21, 31
Joint Army-Navy Board, 65, 97, 102
Joint Chiefs of Staff, 129–32, 152, 172, 175, 178, 182, 184, 194–97, 203, 204, 209, 226, 235, 238–40, 254, 257, 272, 273, 277, 279, 280, 298, 321, 322, 327, 328, 330–31, 361, 365, 373, 374, 385, 443–44, 451, 452, 461
Joint Strategic Survey Committee, 273
Jordan, Louis, 213
Jorgensen, Hans, 91
Joyce, General Kenyon, 25
Justice, Department of, 52–53
Kaga (Japanese carrier), 169
Kaiser, Henry J., 193–94
Kamikaze attacks, 449, 452
Kantaro, Suzuki, 463
Kasserine Pass, 241, 340
Katyn Forest massacre, 267–68, 347
Kelly, Ed, 378
Kennedy, Joseph, 66–67, 310, 340, 423
Kennedy, Joseph P., Jr., 340
Kenney, George, 238
Kesselring, Field Marshal Albrecht, 292, 432, 433
Kido Butai, 104, 106
Kimmel, Husband, 112, 398, 402–3, 473
King, Ernest J., 109, 124, 126, 137, 175, 176, 199, 266, 301, 302, 340, 369n, 464
antisubmarine warfare and, 242–45
Army and Navy promotions and, 412–14
Arnold and, 204
atomic bomb and, 456
background of, 70
bomber ownership issue and, 153–55
Cairo Conference and, 304, 305
Casablanca Conference and, 225, 226, 228–29, 231, 237
Chiang and, 304–5
as Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), 190–91, 323–24
as Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Fleet, 112–15, 190, 323–24
as commander of Atlantic Fleet, 73
death of, 473
Doolittle Raid and, 156
Eisenhower on, 149
European strategy and, 158, 177, 180, 186, 187, 189, 221–22, 228, 257, 299, 312, 326, 327, 328, 356, 358, 360–62, 366
flagship of, 116–17
Forrestal and, 323–24, 339, 472
funeral of, 473
Guadalcanal and, 198, 203
Joint Chiefs of Staff and, 130–31
Knox and, 73, 112–14, 191–92, 339, 472
leadership style of, 71–72
Leahy and, 195–96, 240, 287–88
leisure activities of, 117, 247–48
MacArthur and, 174, 238, 321–22, 374, 384
Malta Conference and, 416, 417
Manhattan Project and, 349
Marshall and, 148–52, 155, 182, 183, 194, 198–99, 203–4, 224, 227, 240–41, 287
Montgomery and, 418n
naval policy and, 75–76, 92, 93, 193
Nimitz and, 161–63, 384
North Africa and, 187, 188, 228
office routine of, 117
OVERLORD and, 302–3, 326, 356, 358, 360–62
Pacific strategy and, 150–52, 155, 160–62, 170, 172–74, 183, 184, 189, 198–99, 202–4, 206, 211, 221, 226, 228–31, 238–40, 262–63, 272–73, 281–82, 284, 300, 305, 312–13, 316–20, 361, 370–72, 374, 376, 383–85, 387–89, 444, 446, 448, 449, 452, 453
King, Admiral Ernest J (cont.)
Pearl Harbor attack and, 6, 402–3, 473
personality of, 5, 70, 116, 148–49, 152, 228
Philippines and, 119–20
physical appearance of, 5–6, 69
postwar years and, 472–73
Potsdam Conference and, 459
press and, 113, 168–69, 202, 206, 212–13, 221, 317
Quebec Conference (1943) and, 281–82
Quebec Conference (1944) and, 387–89
reputation of, 70–71, 116
Roosevelt and, 112–14, 190, 192–94, 201–2, 211, 287, 323
Savo Island and, 201, 202, 241
ship building program and, 193–94
staff of, 115–16, 149, 228
Stark and, 113–15, 190
Stimson and, 154, 178, 403, 473
“supreme commander” concept and, 126–27, 129
surrender of Japan and, 467–68
Tehran Conference and, 309, 423
Truman and, 444
uniform design and, 72, 245–46
women friends of, 247–48
Yalta Conference and, 420, 421, 426
King, Mackenzie, 43
King, Mattie Egerton, 70–71, 117, 126, 247
Kinkaid, Thomas, 319, 320
Kipling, Rudyard, 343–44
Klein, Julius, 208–9
Knox, Annie, 338
Knox, Secretary of the Navy William Franklin, 3, 4, 8, 42, 54, 55, 73, 74, 76, 116, 190, 195, 212, 223, 270, 287, 317, 323–24, 413
aid to Britain and, 64, 67
antisubmarine warfare and, 243–44
background of, 37
becomes secretary of the navy, 38
death of, 338–39
European strategy and, 158, 178
integration of armed forces and, 55–56, 58, 143–45
Japanese war preparations and, 104–7
King and, 73, 112–14, 191–92, 339, 472
Pacific strategy and, 75, 189
press and, 37, 169
Senate confirmation of, 38–39
Stimson and, 338–39
war scenarios and, 65
Knudsen, William, 45, 139, 351
Konoye, Prince Fumimaro, 94, 100
Krock, Arthur, 396
Kurile Islands, 425, 426
Kuter, Laurence, 416, 421
Kwajalein, 330, 340
Kyoto, 458–59, 467
Kyushu, 368, 369, 451
La Guardia, Fiorello, 36
Landing craft issue, 311–12, 326–28, 330
Landon, Alf, 35, 36, 60, 101
Langer, William, 347
Lawrence, Ernest, 456
League of Nations, 345
Leahy, Admiral William D., 225n, 246, 259, 287, 288, 293, 294, 300, 302, 307, 322, 323, 379, 382–84, 404, 411, 426, 428, 433, 434, 443–46
atomic bomb and, 457
on Churchill, 264
death of Roosevelt and, 442
Japanese surrender and, 466–67
Joint Chiefs meetings and, 196–97
King and, 195–96, 240, 387–88
Marshall and, 197
Pacific strategy and, 203, 204, 240, 449, 451, 452
physical appearance of, 195
promotion to Admiral of the Navy, 412–14
Quebec Conference (1943) and, 264, 265, 281, 282
as senior commander of service chiefs, 195
strategic bombing and, 239
Yalta Conference and, 419, 425
Lee, Robert E., 17, 154, 236, 304, 445
LeHand, Marguerite “Missy,” 60
LeMay, Curtis, 448, 449, 452, 458
Lend-Lease, 64, 66–67, 73, 80, 94, 177, 222, 390, 393, 394, 426
Lesinski, John, 267
Lewis, John L., 58, 111, 269
Leyte, 318, 374, 383, 385, 388, 389, 398, 448
Leyte Gulf, Battle of, 448
Lindbergh, Charles, 33, 46, 111
Lippmann, Walter, 146
“Little Boy,” 455–56, 463
Livadia Palace, 420–21
Lodge, Henry Cabot, Jr., 56
Loesser, Frank, 13
Long, Huey P., 353
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Loomis, Alfred, 164
Low, Captain “Frog,” 243
Luce, Clare Booth, 294
Luzon, 273, 318, 319, 320, 322, 373–74, 383–85, 389, 444, 449, 451
MacArthur, Arthur, 136, 137
MacArthur, Douglas, 123, 148, 152, 166, 184, 194, 198, 204, 227, 231, 276, 280, 287, 288, 330, 369n, 414, 416, 418n, 429, 451
command issues and, 238–40, 272–73
Hollandia plan of, 320, 322
King and, 174, 238, 321–22, 374, 384
Manus Island and, 321–22
Marshall and, 119, 120, 137, 231–322, 238, 317–19, 373–74, 381
New Guinea and, 203, 205
Pearl Harbor meeting and, 379, 381–84
personality of, 101, 238
Philippines and, 101, 104, 118–20, 134–38, 284, 318–19, 322, 373–74, 383–84, 388, 389, 398, 422n, 448
political ambitions of, 294–95, 353–55
Rabaul and, 170, 172–74, 199, 203, 230, 239, 240, 273
Roosevelt and, 101, 136, 137, 287, 322, 353–54, 373, 382, 383
Stimson and, 137, 295, 321
surrender of Japan and, 467–68
Tulagi assault and, 172–74
MacArthur, Jean, 136, 137
MacLeish, Archibald, 218
MAGIC, 102, 106, 107, 141, 399n, 462
Makin, 316, 340, 370
Malaya, 97, 103, 104, 134
Malmédy, Belgium, 411
Malta Conference (ARGONAUT), 416–19
Manchuria, 36, 94, 95, 102, 266, 446, 452, 460, 461
Manhattan Project, 165, 329, 348–50, 461n
Manly, Chesley, 98
Manus Island, 321
Mao Tse-tung, 94
Mariana Islands, 170, 263, 272, 273, 275, 284, 316, 320, 322, 361, 368, 369, 448, 449
MARKET-GARDEN, 405
Marshall, George Catlett, 1–2, 7, 29, 46, 61, 70, 104, 109, 189, 232, 246, 254, 298, 333, 447, 464
aid to Britain and, 30–31, 51–53, 66, 181
antisubmarine warfare and, 244, 245
ARCADIA Conference and, 124, 126–29
Army and Navy promotions and, 412–14
army background of, 18
Arnold and, 23–24, 130, 258
atomic bomb and, 165–66, 455–56, 458, 460, 463
becomes Army Chief of Staff, 19
briefing system of, 22–23
Brooke and, 159
Cairo Conference and, 304–6
Casablanca Conference and, 224–26, 231, 237
childhood of, 17
Churchill and, 306, 331, 471
“closing the ring” strategy and, 125
daily routine of, 22, 117
De Gaulle and, 363–65
death of, 471
Dewey and, 396, 399–403
Dill and, 328–30, 471
division of Pacific theater and, 151–52
draft and, 47–48, 50, 84–86, 407
education of, 17–18
Eisenhower and, 25, 183, 188, 232, 233, 241, 315, 325, 330, 334–36, 412, 418, 429, 430, 432, 471
European strategy and, 157–60, 175–78, 180–82, 185–89, 203, 222–24, 226–27, 230, 231, 256–57, 259–62, 271, 272, 276–78, 281, 282, 293, 299, 306, 327, 328, 330–31, 366, 408, 410, 411, 3635
funeral of, 471
Hopkins and, 19, 27, 28, 289, 313–14
integration of armed forces and, 56, 57
Japanese war preparations and, 2, 103–5, 107
King and, 148–52, 155, 182, 183, 194, 198–99, 203–4, 224, 227, 240–41, 287
Leahy and, 197
leisure activities of, 26, 98–99, 228, 247
MacArthur and, 119, 120, 137, 231–322, 238, 317–19, 373–74, 381
Malta Conference and, 416–19
Manhattan Project and, 349–50
Mediterranean peace feelers and, 433–34
military appropriations and, 20–22
Montgomery and, 411–12, 418
North Africa and, 125, 182, 186–88, 203, 206, 218, 241–42
Marshall, General George Catlett (cont.)
OVERLORD commander issue and, 278–79, 286–89, 302–4, 313–14, 356, 358, 360–62
Pacific strategy and, 101–2, 150–52, 170, 172–73, 183–85, 189, 198–99, 203–4, 205, 230, 231, 238–40, 259, 262, 272, 273, 371–72, 374, 384–85, 389, 432, 449, 451–53, 461
Patton and, 22, 336–38
Pearl Harbor attack and, 2, 154, 402–3, 473
Pearl Harbor investigation and, 398
personality of, 17, 19, 23, 26
Philippines and, 101, 118–20, 123, 134–37
philosophy of war of, 133
physical appearance of, 17
popular media and, 166–67
postwar years and, 470–71
Potsdam Conference and, 459
press and, 24–25, 242, 352
Quebec Conference (1943) and, 281
Quebec Conference (1944) and, 387, 388
Roosevelt and, 18, 19, 21, 26–28, 125–26, 131, 136, 185, 192, 195, 197, 286–90, 313–15, 442
Roosevelt’s death and, 442
School of Military Government, 207–9
selection of generals and, 334–36
size of army and, 406–8
staff of, 25–26, 115n
Stalin and, 307
Stilwell and, 297, 419n
Stimson and, 39, 154, 288–89, 470
strikes and, 351–53
“supreme commander” concept and, 126–29
surrender of Japan and, 467
Tehran Conference and, 307, 309
Truman and, 444
Truman Committee and, 68
Vandenberg and, 294–95
war production and, 67–68, 80, 140
Washington Conference and, 259–62
in World War I, 312
Yalta Conference and, 421, 426
Marshall, Katherine Tupper Brown, 18, 22, 39, 98, 126, 247, 290, 340, 341, 358, 470
Marshall, Lily, 18
Marshall Islands, 135, 170, 231, 232, 263, 264, 272, 275, 284, 316, 320, 340
Martin, Joseph, Jr., 90, 349
Matter, Betsy, 247–48
MATTERHORN, 369
Maximum ROUNDUP, 185
McCain, John, 244–45
McCarthy, Frank, 23n, 26, 224–25, 261, 289, 315, 466
McCloy, John J., 39, 208, 329, 348, 391, 393, 410, 453, 456–58, 467
McCormack, John, 85–86, 91, 349
McCormick, Robert, 37, 97–98, 267, 295, 398
McCrea, John, 140, 180, 185, 191–93, 195, 211, 300, 301
McIntire, Ross, 62, 413
McIntyre, Marvin, 130, 358n
McNair, General Leslie, 340
McNarney, Joseph T., 245, 261, 414
Mei-ling Soong (Madame Chiang), 253–54, 296, 297, 304, 305
Meuse River, 37, 411
Midterm elections, 1942, 90, 189, 205, 208, 213–14
Midway, Battle of, 168–70, 174, 179, 221, 227, 266, 272, 401, 402
Midway Island, 82, 162–63
Miller, Albert, 354–55
Miller, Doris, 143, 144
Mindanao, 318, 322, 373, 374, 388, 449
Mitscher, Marc, 369
Molotov, Vyacheslav, 176–77, 179, 226, 306, 420, 421, 425, 433, 445, 466
Montgomery, Bernard, 232–33, 241, 242, 275, 327, 405, 411–12, 416–17, 430, 444
Montgomery, Robert, 140
Moore, Captain Charles, 239
Moran, Lord, 128, 159, 298, 444
Morgan, Sir Frederick, 325
Morgenthau, Henry, Jr., 12, 73, 76, 80, 83, 217
, 218, 270, 347, 348, 362–63, 445
aid to Britain and, 29, 30, 42, 51, 66, 390, 394
physical appearance of, 61
postwar Germany and, 391–96
Roosevelt and, 21–22, 390, 391
Mountbatten, Lord Louis, 160, 175, 178, 282–84, 416
MULBERRY, 361
Murphy, Robert, 207, 217
Murrow, Edward R., 217
Mussolini, Benito, 16, 20, 32, 271, 291, 292, 351, 446n
Nagasaki, 452n, 459, 463, 466
Napoleon, 23, 80, 159
Nason, Mona, 23
National Defense Advisory Committee (NDAC), 45–46
National Guard, 46–48, 50
National Labor Relations Act, 45
National Recovery Act, 45, 89
Nelson, Donald, 140, 219
NEPTUNE, 325–27
Nesbitt, Mrs., 3, 12, 258, 349
Neutrality laws, 30, 73–74
New Britain, 240, 272
New Caledonia, 162, 205
New Deal, 13, 21, 37, 39n, 44, 45, 342–45, 398, 434
New Guinea, 134, 152, 170, 173, 203, 240, 243, 264, 275, 284, 317–20
New Hebrides, 150–52
Nimitz, Admiral Chester, 73, 112, 174, 184, 221, 330, 370–72, 379, 381–82, 416, 467, 468, 472
Coral Sea and, 161–62
Midway and, 163, 170
Pacific strategy and, 152, 231, 238–40, 265, 272, 275, 316, 319–22, 373, 374, 376, 383–85, 388, 389
promotion to Admiral of the Fleet, 413, 414
Tulagi and, 172–73
uniform issue and, 246
Nomura, Kichisaburo, 2, 102, 103, 106, 107, 399n
Norden bombsight, 145
North Africa, 175, 188, 189, 198, 199, 203, 206–7, 215–18, 220, 227, 228, 232–33, 241–42, 275, 303
Nye, Gerald, 33
OCTAGON, 386–89, 393
Office of Price Administration, 209–10, 213
Office of Production Management, 139
Okinawa, 389, 444, 451, 452
Olson, Culbert, 146
OLYMPIC, 451
Omaha Beach, 358, 361
O’Malley, Owen, 268
One World (book), 346
Oppenheimer, J. Robert, 456, 457
Osborn, Frederick, 318–19
Oshima, Baron Hiroshi, 399
Outer Mongolia, 426
OVERLORD, 264, 276–82, 284, 286–89, 294, 299, 302, 308–14, 325–28, 330–32, 335, 337, 338, 358–62, 407
Ozawa, Admiral Jisaburo, 369
P-40 Warhawk, 82
Palau Islands, 284, 316, 322, 388
Patterson, Cissy, 97, 98
Patterson, Robert, 39, 54–55, 287
Patton, George S., Jr., 36, 181, 188, 335, 340, 418n, 445, 463, 472
Eisenhower and, 337–38, 418
European campaign and, 405, 411, 432, 444
Marshall and, 22, 336–38