The Central Pacific: The Use of Operational Art, 1943-44

Abstract

In 1943, the United States began its drive across the central Pacific against the armed forces of Imperial Japan. Admiral Nimitz used operational art in order to plan and execute this campaign. Identifying and attacking, isolating, or disrupting the decisive points within the enemy system enabled to United States to secure bases for its land, air, and maritime capabilities ultimately bringing the Japanese home islands into range of US effects and capabilities.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 23, 2019
Accession Number
AD1161127

Entities

People

  • Matthew D. Kelleher

Organizations

  • School of Advanced Military Studies

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amphibious Operations
  • Carrier Based Aircraft
  • Case Studies
  • Civil War
  • Close Support
  • Combat Operations
  • Command And Control
  • Department Of Defense
  • Marshall Islands
  • Military History
  • Military Operations
  • Multi-Domain Operations
  • Naval Operations
  • Navy
  • New York
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Second World War
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Academic Conference Management
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Strategic Security Studies