The first scholarly account of the Royal Navy's participation in the Pacific War between 1942 and the Japanese surrender in 1945. It offers controversial accounts of the key personalities and events that shaped the outcome including the struggle of the Chiefs of Staff to overcome Churchill's opposition to sending a major fleet to the Pacific.
The first scholarly account of the Royal Navy's participation in the Pacific War between 1942 and the Japanese surrender in 1945. It offers controversial accounts of the key personalities and events that shaped the outcome including the struggle of the Chiefs of Staff to overcome Churchill's opposition to sending a major fleet to the Pacific.
Plates Maps and figures Abbreviations and operational code names Part One. The Rising Sun (December 1941 - April 1942): The grim Allied outlook The road to the Java Sea The Indian Ocean (Playing) cat and mouse Reactions and reflections Part Two. Holding the Ring (May 1942 - August 1944): The Admiralty of the Indian Ocean In the Doldrums To Colombo and beyond An uncertain trumpet Somerville and Mountbatten: Dénouement Part Three. The Setting Sun August 1944 - August 1945): The British Pacific Fleet: inception Prospects of defeat, obligations of honour Main fleet to Okinawa The East Indies fleet The Imperial Navy and the way to peace Sunset over Fujiyama Conclusion: reluctant enemies Appendix. The Royal Navy prisoners of war Bibliography Index
Plates Maps and figures Abbreviations and operational code names Part One. The Rising Sun (December 1941 - April 1942): The grim Allied outlook The road to the Java Sea The Indian Ocean (Playing) cat and mouse Reactions and reflections Part Two. Holding the Ring (May 1942 - August 1944): The Admiralty of the Indian Ocean In the Doldrums To Colombo and beyond An uncertain trumpet Somerville and Mountbatten: Dénouement Part Three. The Setting Sun August 1944 - August 1945): The British Pacific Fleet: inception Prospects of defeat, obligations of honour Main fleet to Okinawa The East Indies fleet The Imperial Navy and the way to peace Sunset over Fujiyama Conclusion: reluctant enemies Appendix. The Royal Navy prisoners of war Bibliography Index
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