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Contents ForewordbyLt.Gen.JosephH.Moore,USAF(Ret.) 3 Preface 7 Acknowledgments 11 Prologue:“SeizeThisGoldenOpportunity”15 PartI:“ByGod,ItIsDestinyThatBringsMeHere!” 33 1. “TheyHaveReallyRippedthethAlltoHell”45 2. “ATroopofBoyScoutsFlyingKitesCouldTakeTheseDamned Islands”61 3. “TheyWillBeShotDownasFastasTheyArePutintheAir” 70 PartII:“IfWeMakeOurAttackNow,theWarIsNotHopeless” 91 4.“WhySendOverTheseNinety-DayWonders?”106 5.“TheCreationoftheFive-EngineBomberHas CompletelyChangedtheStrategyinthePacific” 130 6.“FeasibilityofDirectAttackonLuzoninthePhilippines” 153 PartIII:“TheInabilityofanEnemytoLaunchHisAirAttackon TheseIslandsIsOurGreatestSecurity” 179 7.“WeAreGoingMuchTooFarontheOffensiveSide”197 8.“StruckbyItsResemblancetoaRailroadTimetable”228 fm 4/2/03,1:02PM 7 PartIV:“IShallDieOnlyfortheEmperor,IShall NeverLookBack” 255 9.“WhataFog!”264 10.“GoGet’Em!”291 11.“Navy,Hell,It’stheJaps!” 311 12.“Whatever YouDo,Don’tGetundertheDamnedTruck!”341 13.“AllWe’veGotLeftIstheKeytotheAirplane” 358 14.“WhatIstheMatterwiththeEnemy?”382 Epilogue 409 AppendixA.JapaneseNavalAirStrengthforthe PhilippinesOperation,December8,1941 425 AppendixB.JapaneseArmyAirStrengthforthe PhilippinesOperation,Formosa,December8,1941426 AppendixC.FarEastAirForceStrengthinthe Philippines,December8,1941 427 AppendixD.OrderofBattle,TainanKōkūtai, Tainan,Formosa,December8,1941428 AppendixE.OrderofBattle,3dKōkūtai, Takao,Formosa,December8,1941 430 AppendixF.Officersofthe24thPursuitGroup, December8,1941 432 AppendixG.Officersofthe19thBombGroup(Heavy), December8,1941 435 AppendixH.FarEastAirForcePersonnelKilledinAction, December8,1941 439 AppendixI.B-17softhe19thBombGroup(Heavy), December8,1941 442 AppendixJ.JapaneseNavalTerminology 443 Notes445 Sources505 Index 533 viii Contents fm 4/2/03,1:02PM 8 [54.235.6.60] Project MUSE (2024-03-19 05:59 GMT) DECEMBER 8, 1941 foreward 4/2/03,1:02PM 1 foreward 4/2/03,1:02PM 2 ...