| Report 1 |
| Letter of Transmittal | 2 |
| Introduction | 3 |
| I | The Peacetime Navy | 4 |
| Prior to the War in Europe | 4 |
| As Affected by the War in Europe | 7 |
| II | The Wartime Navy | 12 |
| Fighting Strength | 12 |
| Personnel | 20 |
| The Marine Corps | 26 |
| The Coast Guard | 27 |
| The Seabees | 29 |
| The Waves | 29 |
| III | Combat Operations | 31 |
| General | 31 |
| Strategy | 37 |
| The Pacific Theater | 39 |
| The Defensive | 39 |
| The Defensive-Offensive | 47 |
| The Offensive-Defensive | 49 |
| The Offensive | 70 |
| Supporting Operations | 74 |
| The Atlantic Theater | 77 |
| The Mediterranean Theater | 82 |
| Landings in North Africa | 82 |
| Landings in Sicily | 86 |
| Landings in Italy | 88 |
| IV | Teamwork | 89 |
| The Navy Team | 89 |
| The Army and Navy Team | 89 |
| The Allied Team | 90 |
| V | Conclusion | 92 |
| Report 2 |
| Letter of Transmittal | 96 |
| I | Introduction | 97 |
| II | Command and Fleet Organization | 100 |
| United States Fleet | 100 |
| Organization of United States Naval Forces in the Pacific | 100 |
| Organization of United States Naval Forces in the Atlantic-Mediterranean | 101 |
| III | Combat Operations: Pacific | 103 |
| Hollandia and Fast Carrier Task Force Covering Operations | 104 |
| Marianas Operations | 106 |
| Progress along New Guinea Coast | 112 |
| Western Carolines Operations | 114 |
| Reoccupation of Philippine Islands | 117 |
| Assault on Inner Defenses of Japan | 129 |
| Continuing Operations | 132 |
| IV | Combat Operations: Atlantic--Mediterranean | 134 |
| United States Atlantic Fleet | 134 |
| United States Naval Forces in Europe--The Normandy Invasion | 135 |
| Eighth Fleet--Italy | 143 |
| Eighth Fleet--Invasion of Southern France | 143 |
| V | Fighting Strength | 146 |
| Ships, Planes and Ordnance | 146 |
| Personnel | 152 |
| Supply | 155 |
| Health | 157 |
| The Marine Corps | 159 |
| The Coast Guard | 159 |
| VI | Conclusion | 161 |
| Report 3 |
| Letter of Transmittal | 166 |
| I | Introduction | 167 |
| II | Combat Operations: Pacific | 173 |
| The Capture of Iwo Jima | 173 |
| Assault on Okinawa and its Capture | 175 |
| Fast Carrier Force Operations in Support of Okinawa Invasion | 180 |
| Joint Operations in the Philippines and Borneo | 183 |
| Fast Carrier Force Pre-Invasion Operations against Japan | 188 |
| Contributory Operations | 190 |
| The Surrender and Occupation of Japan | 192 |
| III | Logistics and Bases--Pacific | 196 |
| IV | Submarine Operations | 201 |
| Attacks on Merchant Shipping | 201 |
| Attacks on Naval Vessels | 202 |
| Special Missions | 203 |
| V | Atlantic Operations | 205 |
| Antisubmarine Operations | 205 |
| Tenth Fleet | 206 |
| U. S. Naval Forces in Europe | 207 |
| U. S. Atlantic Fleet | 211 |
| VI | Ships, Aircraft and Personnel | 213 |
| Shipbuilding Program | 213 |
| Aircraft | 214 |
| Personnel | 216 |
| Health | 219 |
| The Marine Corps | 221 |
| The Coast Guard | 222 |
| VII | Naval Research and Development during World War II | 225 |
| VIII | Conclusion | 231 |
| Appendix A | Status of major combatant ships of Japanese Navy at the conclusion of hostilities | 233 |
| Appendix B | Major combatant ships added to United States Fleet, 7 December 1941--1 October 1945 | 252 |
| Appendix C | Losses of United States naval vessels from all causes, 7 December 1941--1 October 1945 | 287 |
