Andrew Field

Royal Navy Strategy in the Far East 1919-1939

Planning for War Against Japan

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Through planning for a war against Japan the Royal Navy was able to test its readiness for a future war and many lessons learnt during this period were ultimately put to good use against a different foe in 1939.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. April 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 157mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 488g
• ISBN-13: 9780415407755
• ISBN-10: 0415407753
• Artikelnr.: 22526850

Autorenporträt

Andrew Field gained an MPhil at the University of Leeds on the subject of the Royal Navy during the 1920s and 1930s. He is trained as a teacher and has run history departments in Suffolk schools since 1977.

Inhaltsangabe

1. The Influence of a Far Eastern Strategy on British Naval Policy 2. A Far
Eastern Strategy; War Memorandum (Eastern) 3. Admiral Richmond and War
Memorandum (Eastern) 4. Developing the Far Eastern Strategy; War Memorandum
(Eastern) & Changing Circumstances, 1931-1941 5. Battle Fleet Tactics and a
War in the Far East 6. The Royal Navy's Strategic & Tactical Exercises 7.
Japan's Naval Strategy & Tactics in the Far East 8. Main Fleet to
Singapore: The sinking of HMS Prince of Wales & HMS Repulse and the end of
War Memorandum (Eastern) 9. Conclusion: War Memorandum ( Eastern ) and the
Royal Navy's Strategic, Operational and Tactical Development