Java Sea 1942 : Japan's conquest of the Netherlands East Indies
Stille, Mark2019
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The battle of the Java Sea, fought in February 1942, was the first major surface engagement of the Pacific War and one of the few naval battles of the entire war fought to a decisive victory. It was the culminating point of the Japanese drive to occupy the Netherlands East Indies (NEI) and, to defend the territory, the Allies assembled a striking force comprised of Dutch, American, British and even an Australian ship, all under the command of a resolute Dutch admiral. On 27 February 1942, the Allied striking force set course to intercept the Japanese invasion force in the Java Sea. In one of the few such times during the whole of World War II a protracted surface engagement was fought unmolested by airpower.
Main title:
Java Sea 1942 : Japan's conquest of the Netherlands East Indies / Mark Stille ; illustrated by Jim Laurier.
Author:
Stille, Mark, authorLaurier, Jim, illustrator
Imprint:
Oxford : Osprey Publishing, 2019.
Collation:
96 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Series title:
Campaign ; 344.
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9781472831613 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
940.542598
Language:
English
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BRN:
1199181
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