The weeks after Pearl Harbor saw Japan destroy the well-prepared US air forces in the Philippines. Fully illustrated, this studies the Pacific War's little-known first major air campaign.

Contents

INTRODUCTION
CHRONOLOGY
ATTACKER'S CAPABILITIES
-Aircraft
-Facilities
-Weapons and tactics
DEFENDER'S CAPABILITIES
-Aircraft
-Facilities
-Weapons and tactics
CAMPAIGN OBJECTIVES
- United States' objectives
THE CAMPAIGN
-Build up - September 26, 1940 to December 7, 1941
-Opening day - December 8, 1941
-Tipping point - December 9-10, 1941
-Retreat - December 11-14, 1941
-Withdrawal - December 15, 1941 to January 5, 1942
-Endgame - January 6 to May 12, 1942
AFTERMATH AND ANALYSIS
FURTHER READING
INDEX