Edward S. Miller's War Plan Orange explains how the US Navy expected to fight Japan. The book combines strategic intent with the tactical assumptions meant to carry the fleet across the Pacific. No equivalent single study of Royal Navy war plans was available for comparison. Different navies could adopt distinct but internally coherent plans suited to their geography, institutions, and resources.
Notable Point · 17:56-19:05
War Plan Orange as a guide to American Pacific strategy
Edward Miller's study connects American tactical choices with the larger plan for prosecuting a Pacific war.