Military professionals examine in chapter-by-chapter fashion the evolution of the Pacific campaign. U.S. naval and ground forces in the Pacific used their limited resources to launch an aggressive campaign to win back the islands occupied by the Japanese. Inter-service rivalry, the vast distances to be covered and a difficult climate continually hampered operations against a dedicated enemy.A detailed text is backed up by hundreds of black and white photographs, dozens of color maps, photos and uniform plates and 50 full-color photo spreads giving perhaps the most exhaustive coverage available of American, British, Australian, and Japanese uniforms, weapons and equipment.