Michal A Piegzik

The Darkest Hour

Volume 2: The Japanese Offensive in the Indian Ocean 1942 - The Attack Against Ceylon and the Eastern Fleet

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Produktbeschreibung

This book presents the Japanese navy offensive in the Indian Ocean area in March-April 1942. Its main goal was to destroy the Royal Navy in the Far East and achieve domination on the Eastern flank of the Pacific War on the eve of the battle of Midway.

Produktdetails

• Asia@War
• Verlag: Helion & Company
• Seitenzahl: 80
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. August 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 303mm x 209mm x 5mm
• Gewicht: 272g
• ISBN-13: 9781804510230
• ISBN-10: 1804510238
• Artikelnr.: 63516567

Autorenporträt

Michal A. Piegzik is a Polish Ph.D. in law, living and working in Japan as a researcher, bringing new light on the Pacific War campaigns. In his academic career, he was awarded the Japanese Ministry of Education (MEXT) scholarship for exceptional research results and putting in practice the modern approach in science: presenting significant issues to the general audience, yet deeply investigating the Western and the Japanese archives sources and publications. Graduating from the Faculty of Law, the University of Wroclaw in 2015, he is currently researching Japanese family law at the Tokyo Metropolitan University. The Pacific War is his life's passion which also remarkably influenced his academic skills and career path. He lives in Sagamihara (Kanagawa prefecture), spending free time traveling around Japanese cities and the countryside with his wife. He is an author of five monographs and over 20 articles related to Japanese law and to the Pacific War.