Few events have ever shaken a country in the way that the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor affected the United States. The Japanese forces then continued to overwhelm the Allies, attacking Malaya with its fortress of Singapore. This book tells about the campaign carried by the Japanese forces in the Pacific region.
Few events have ever shaken a country in the way that the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor affected the United States. The Japanese forces then continued to overwhelm the Allies, attacking Malaya with its fortress of Singapore. This book tells about the campaign carried by the Japanese forces in the Pacific region.
Jeffrey R. Cox is a litigation attorney and an independent military historian specializing in World War II, ancient Greece, and ancient Rome, as well as a contributor to Military History Online (www.militaryhistoryonline.com). He holds a bachelor's degree in National Security Policy Studies from The Ohio State University and has studied the Pacific War since 1981.
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Prologue Chapter 1. On the Day Before Chapter 2. Just a Little More Time Chapter 3. Breakdown Chapter 4. Finding Trouble Chapter 5. Shooting at Venus Chapter 6. Slapped Together Chapter 7. Luck - The Battle of Balikpapan Chapter 8. Bloody Shambles Chapter 9. Can't Catch a Break - The Battle of the Flores Sea Chapter 10. A Thousand Cuts Chapter 11. Too Clever by Half - The Battle of Badoeng Strait Chapter 12. No Breath to Catch - Preliminaries to the Battle of the Java Sea Chapter 13. Nerk Nerk Nerk - The Sinking of the Langley Chapter 14. One Shell - Day Action of the Battle of the Java Sea Chapter 15. A Turn Too Far - The Second Part of the Battle of the Java Sea Chapter 16. A Hopeless Plan - The Escape from Java Chapter 17. Dancing in the Dark - The Battle of Soenda Strait Chapter 18. Nowhere to Run - The Second Battle of the Java Sea Chapter 19. To the Winds - Escape Attempts from Java Chapter 20. Aftermath - Not Quite Vanquished Notes Bibliography Index
Prologue Chapter 1. On the Day Before Chapter 2. Just a Little More Time Chapter 3. Breakdown Chapter 4. Finding Trouble Chapter 5. Shooting at Venus Chapter 6. Slapped Together Chapter 7. Luck - The Battle of Balikpapan Chapter 8. Bloody Shambles Chapter 9. Can't Catch a Break - The Battle of the Flores Sea Chapter 10. A Thousand Cuts Chapter 11. Too Clever by Half - The Battle of Badoeng Strait Chapter 12. No Breath to Catch - Preliminaries to the Battle of the Java Sea Chapter 13. Nerk Nerk Nerk - The Sinking of the Langley Chapter 14. One Shell - Day Action of the Battle of the Java Sea Chapter 15. A Turn Too Far - The Second Part of the Battle of the Java Sea Chapter 16. A Hopeless Plan - The Escape from Java Chapter 17. Dancing in the Dark - The Battle of Soenda Strait Chapter 18. Nowhere to Run - The Second Battle of the Java Sea Chapter 19. To the Winds - Escape Attempts from Java Chapter 20. Aftermath - Not Quite Vanquished Notes Bibliography Index
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