Japanese conquest at its zenith -- The U.S. commanders in the Pacific and Asia -- The battle for Guadalcanal -- The battles of New Guinea/New Georgia -- The China-Burma-India theater of operations -- Attu & Kiska -- The transports of war -- Tarawa -- Kwajelein -- Guam, Saipan & Tinian -- Peleliu -- Leyte: toehold in the Philippines -- Battle of Leyte Gulf -- Liberation of the Philippines -- Iwo Jima -- Okinawa -- Operations Olympic and Coronet: the planned invasions of Japan -- V-J Day -- Epilogue: Tokyo war crimes trials and rebuildling of Japan with General MacArthur as military governor.