"The Combat Narrative program originated in a directive issued in February 1942 by Admiral Ernest J. King, Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet, that instructed the Office of Naval Intelligence to prepare and disseminate these studies. A small team composed of professionally trained writers and historians produced the narratives. The authors based their accounts on research and analysis of the available primary source material, including action reports and war diaries, augmented by interviews with individual participants. Since the narratives were classified Confidential during the war, only a few thousand copies were published at the time, and their distribution was primarily restricted to commissioned officers in the Navy."
Aleutians Campaign, June 1942--August 1943 Print Online: Hathi Hyperwar
Battle of Guadalcanal, 11-15 November 1942 Print Online
Battle of Tassafaronga, 30 November 1942
Battles of Savo Island, 9 August 1942 and the eastern Solomons, 23-25 August 1942 Print Online: Savo Island Eastern Solomons
Battles of Cape Esperance, 11 October 1942 and Santa Cruz Islands, 26 October 1942 Print Online: Cape Esperance Santa Cruz Islands
Early Raids in the Pacific Ocean, 1 February--10 March 1942
Kolombangara and Vella Lavella, 6 August--7 October 1943
Landing in the Solomons, 7-8 August 1942 Print Online
