Malaya & Dutch East Indies 1941-42 : Japan's air power shocks the world
Stille, Mark2020
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Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 was quickly followed by a rapid invasion of Malaya, a plan based entirely on the decisive use of its airpower. While the British were inadequately prepared, they likewise relied on the RAF to defend their colony. The campaign was a short match between Japanese airpower at its peak and an outgunned colonial air force, and its results were stunning. The subsequent Dutch East Indies campaign was even more dependent on airpower, with Japan having to seize a string of island airfields to support their leapfrog advance. This study explores these campaigns from an airpower perspective, explaining how and why the Japanese were so devastatingly effective.
Main title:
Malaya & Dutch East Indies 1941-42 : Japan's air power shocks the world / Mark Stille ; illustrated by Jim Laurier.
Author:
Stille, Mark, authorLaurier, Jim, illustrator
Imprint:
Oxford : Osprey Publishing, 2020.
Collation:
96 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 25 cm.
Series title:
Air campaign ; 19.
ISBN:
9781472840592 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
940.544209
Language:
English
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BRN:
2279449
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