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These interviews deal with Admiral Burke's duty on the Navy General Board (April 1947-July 1948), during which time he was asked to make a study of the naval shore establishment. Instead, he saw a need to establish plans and policy for the years ahead, and the project grew to include the military and all pertinent governmental agencies. Another area covered was his service on the Korean Armistice Delegation during the early months of its existence (July-December 1951) while fighting continued. He also covers his path-finding efforts as head of OP-30, the Strategic Plans Division of the Navy. Based on four interviews conducted by John T. Mason, Jr., from May 1979 through August 1979. The volume contains 342 pages of interview transcript plus an index. The transcript is copyright 1980 by the U.S. Naval Institute; the restrictions originally placed on the transcript by the interviewee have since been removed.

The first interview was inspired by an invitation for Admiral Burke to participate in a Japanese TV documentary on the use of Japanese minesweepers during the Korean War. The second interview deals with the modern Japanese Navy and Burke's role in it. The third interview deals with the Korean War when Burke was CNO Forrest Sherman's unofficial representative in the war theater and later when he was Commander Cruiser Division Five. Interviews four through six deal with Burke's long association with Admiral Marc Mitscher--in the crucial battles of the Central Pacific and later when Mitscher commanded the Eighth Fleet and the U.S. Atlantic Fleet. Based on six interviews conducted by John T. Mason, Jr., from July 1978 through March 1979. The volume contains 555 pages of interview transcript plus an index. The transcript is copyright 1979 by the U.S. Naval Institute; the restrictions originally placed on the transcript by the interviewee have since been removed.

These interviews cover largely the period from 1955 to 1961 when Admiral Burke served as CNO. Included in the comments and discussion are: Eisenhower; Dulles; closing of the Suez Canal; development of Sidewinder; the President taking command of fleets away from CNO; DEW Line early warning system; Navy bases in Holy Loch and Rota; Nautilus expedition; Southeast Asia; President Kennedy; Vietnam; Amity cruise to South America; relations with foreign Navy heads; 1960 fire in New York shipyard where the Constellation was being repaired; involvement in hijacking of the Santa Maria; Bay of Pigs; the George Washington's first voyage; and the U.S. merchant marine. Based on four interviews conducted by John T. Mason, Jr., from November 1972 through January 1973, this volume contains 249 pages of interview transcript plus an index. The transcript is copyright 1973 by the U.S. Naval Institute; the restrictions originally placed on the transcript by the interviewee have since been removed.

Based on eight interviews conducted by John T. Mason Jr. from December 1980 through April 1981. The volume contains 353 pages of interview transcript plus an index and appendices. The transcript is copyright 1983 by the U.S. Naval Institute; the restrictions originally placed on the transcript by the interviewee have since been removed.

Based on eight interviews conducted by John T. Mason Jr. from June through November 1980, the volume contains 376 pages of interview transcript plus an index. The transcript is copyright 1983 by the U.S. Naval Institute; the restrictions originally placed on the transcript by the interviewee have since been removed.

Based on 20 interviews conducted by John T. Mason Jr. from June 1981 to August 1982, the volume contains 937 pages of interview transcript plus a comprehensive index. The transcript is copyright 2011 by the U.S. Naval Institute; the interviewee placed no restrictions on its use.

Based on nine interviews conducted by Paul Stillwell between October 1983 and July 1984, the volume contains 345 pages of interview transcript plus a comprehensive index. The transcript is copyright 2012 by the U.S. Naval Institute; the interviewee placed no restrictions on its use.

Based on nine interviews conducted by Paul Stillwell from August 1982 to January 1986. The volume contains 560 pages of interview transcript plus an index. The transcript is copyright 2003 by the U.S. Naval Institute; the interviewee has placed no restrictions on its use.

Based on four interviews conducted by Etta-Belle Kitchen from August 1969 through December 1969. The volume contains 325 pages of interview transcript plus an index. The transcript is copyright 1983 by the U.S. Naval Institute; access to these interviews is currently restricted.

Based on six interviews conducted by Dr. John T. Mason Jr., from May 1978 through May 1979. The volume contains 648 pages of interview transcript plus an index. The transcript is copyright 1982 by the U.S. Naval Institute; permission must be obtained from Draper Kauffman, Jr., in order to quote from or cite portions of his father's transcript in published works.

Based on four interviews conducted by John T. Mason Jr. from April through September 1981, the volume contains 290 pages of interview transcript plus an index. The transcript is copyright 1995 by the U.S. Naval Institute; the interviewee placed no restrictions on its use.

Based on two interviews conducted by Paul Stillwell in May 1985. The volume contains 115 pages of interview transcript plus an index and two appendices. The transcript is copyright 2003 by the U.S. Naval Institute; the interviewee has placed no restrictions on its use.

Based on six interviews conducted by John T. Mason, Jr., from November 1974 through June 1976. The volume contains 440 pages of interview transcript plus an index. The transcript is copyright 1976 by the U.S. Naval Institute; the interviewee has placed no restrictions on its use.

Based on 16 interviews conducted by John T. Mason, Jr., from September 1973 through January 1975. The volume contains 684 pages of interview transcript plus an index. The transcript is copyright 2003 by the U.S. Naval Institute; the interviewee has placed no restrictions on its use.

Based on four interviews conducted by Commander Etta-Belle Kitchen, USN (Ret.) from November 1970 through March 1971, the volume contains 349 pages of interview transcript plus an index. The transcript is copyright 1972 by the U.S. Naval Institute; the interviewee placed no restrictions on its use.

Based on two interviews conducted by Dr. John T. Mason Jr. in November 1974, the volume contains 369 pages of interview transcript plus an index and appendices. The transcript is copyright 1976 by the U.S. Naval Institute; the interviewee placed no restrictions on its use.

Based on three interviews conducted by John T. Mason, Jr., from September 1975 through August 1976, the volume contains 370 pages of interview transcript plus an index. The transcript is copyright 1984 by the U.S. Naval Institute; the interviewee placed no restrictions on its use.

Based on three interviews conducted by John T. Mason Jr. from June through August 1975, the volume contains 484 pages of interview transcript plus an index. The transcript is copyright 1983 by the U.S. Naval Institute; the interviewee placed no restrictions on its use.

Based on four interviews conducted by Etta-Belle Kitchen from May through July 1978. The volume contains 642 pages of interview transcript plus an index. The transcript is copyright 1980 by the U.S. Naval Institute; the interviewee placed no restrictions on its use.

Based on nine interviews conducted by Dr. John T. Mason Jr. from March through June 1980, the volume contains 451 pages of interview transcript plus an index. The transcript is copyright 1982 by the U.S. Naval Institute; the interviewee placed no restrictions on its use.

Based on four interviews conducted by Paul Stillwell between January and May 1987. The volume contains 299 pages of interview transcript plus a comprehensive index. The transcript is copyright 2015 by the U.S. Naval Institute; the interviewee placed no restrictions on its use.

The bold initiative of Japan’s Combined Fleet to conquer Port Moresby from the sea led to the first aircraft carrier clash in history, known better as the Battle of the Coral Sea. This engagement unexpectedly became one of the pivotal points of the Pacific War's early stage, slowing the Japanese advance and influencing further developments. After the naval offensive in the Indian Ocean, the Kidō Butai maintained its high combat readiness in preparation for the decisive quest in the Central Pacific. However, on the eve of the battle of Midway, the Japanese navy planners decided to advance from newly established positions in New Britain and New Guinea towards the Solomon Islands and Port Moresby to cut off Australia and New Zealand from American supplies and military support. Nippon Kaigun’s forces in this area were limited to the 4th Fleet of Vice-Admiral Shigeyoshi Inoue and the 11th Air Fleet of Vice-Admiral Nishizō Tsukahara. Combined Fleet’s command remained focused on the strategic initiative in the Central Pacific yet agreed to temporarily reinforce the 4th Fleet with the 5th Carrier Squadron comprising Shōkaku and Zuikaku. An outline of the Japanese plan was intercepted by American cryptanalysts, who helped to deploy the carrier task force of Rear Admiral Frank J. Fletcher in the South Pacific. At the beginning of May, the vast area of the Solomon Islands and the northern part of the Coral Sea became the stage of a fierce struggle between the US Navy and the Nippon Kaigun. The devious invasion of Tulagi, Yorktown’s raid on the enemy positions on the island, the desperate search for the enemy task force, strikes against secondary targets, and the central part of the battle between two carrier task forces turned out to be the first major Japanese strategic defeat in the Pacific War. The 4th Fleet cancelled Operation “MO” and postponed the seizure of Port Moresby. The battle of the Coral Sea not only proved the high determination of the Allied to check the Japanese advance but also significantly boosted the US Navy morale in the decisive week before the clash off Midway. This book, which presents Nippons Kaigun’s offensive in the South Pacific during the first days of May 1942 from the Japanese perspective whilst also including Allied sources, is a worthy contribution for all WWII book collections.

The Greatest Naval War is about naval warfare during World War II. Its narrative will follow the conflict’s greatest naval engagements, and it will focus on recurrent themes like technology innovations, command and control, logistics, and intelligence. However, the book’s overriding theme is the practice of sea power—not in a one size fits all, formulaic sort of way—but as practiced by all nations with a port and a beach, big or small, as best fitted their own national imperatives. The book will demonstrate that sea power is not a matter of flight decks and big guns, but a combination of many elements, and that it is not the exclusive purview of big navies.

Ernest Evans and his ship USS Johnston (DD-557) are legendary for their exploits in the Battle of Leyte Gulf. Evans is an intriguing character in a number of ways, including his Native American heritage, and the USS Johnston under Evans—he was the sole commander from commissioning to sinking—served in various campaigns and operations prior to the action off Samar that earned him the Medal of Honor. The ship was active in the Carolines and bombarded the beaches at Kwajalein and Eniwetok and (with two other destroyers) sank a sub off Bougainville (earning Evans a Bronze Star). She also was active at Guam and Peleliu. Thomas Cutler brings both Evans and USS Johnston to life in a manner that places them into the context of the greater Pacific War but keeps the focus on these two relatively small—but ultimately so significant—entities. A ship and her captain are nothing without the crew, and the author ensures that—despite his larger-than-life status—Evans is portrayed as part of that larger “organism,” with appropriate emphasis on the other members of the crew.

This book, framed in three parts to cover the contributions of these Naval Academy graduates in the Pacific Theater from the Sea, in the Air, and below the Surface – shares the experiences of a group of men who fought the full scope of the war against Japan. Opening with their lives on the Yard, chapters quickly follow the graduates to their first postings as the United States enters the war in December of ‘41. Driven by personal perspectives on a monumental scale of events, readers are taken from Pearl Harbor to the Coral Sea and Midway, to the Japanese home islands in June of 1945 to understand the experiences and contribution of these Naval Academy graduates in the most monumental conflict of the twentieth century.

Based on five interviews conducted by Paul Stillwell from March through November 1997, the volume contains 277 pages of interview transcript plus an index. The transcript is copyright 2003 by the U.S. Naval Institute; the interviewee placed no restrictions on its use.

Based on five interviews conducted by Commander Etta-Belle Kitchen, USN (Ret.), from May through August 1971, the volume contains 393 pages of interview transcript plus an index and appendices. The transcript is copyright 1977 by the U.S. Naval Institute; the restrictions originally placed on the transcript by the interviewee have since been removed.

Based on two interviews conducted by Paul Stillwell in July 1988 and October 1990, the volume contains 126 pages of interview transcript plus a comprehensive index. The transcript is copyright 2014 by the U.S. Naval Institute; the interviewee placed no restrictions on its use.

Designated a naval aviator in 1929, Vice Admiral Robert B. Pirie served in the USS Lexington (CV-2), Langley (CV-1), and Raleigh (CL-7). In 1942 he was Assistant Air Operations Officer for Commander Air Force Pacific Fleet. In 1945 he was Commander Carrier Division Four, participating in the assault on and capture of the Marianas and Palau; the initial raid on the Philippines, Okinawa, and Formosa; the Battle of Leyte Gulf; and the South China Sea Raid. During the final months of the war, he was Air Ops Officer on staff of Fleet Admiral King. He served as Commandant of Midshipmen at the Naval Academy in 1952. Subsequent duties included: CO of the USS Coral Sea (CVA-43); Chief of Staff to CinC, U.S. Naval Forces Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean; Chief of Staff and Aide to CinC U.S. Atlantic Fleet; Commander Carrier Division Six, Commander Second Fleet; and Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Air) until retirement in 1962.

Based on two interviews conducted by Dr. John T. Mason Jr. in November 1974, the volume contains 369 pages of interview transcript plus an index and appendices. The transcript is copyright 1976 by the U.S. Naval Institute; the interviewee placed no restrictions on its use.