Greg H. Williams

The Last Days of the United States Asiatic Fleet

The Fates of the Ships and Those Aboard, December 8, 1941-February 5, 1942

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Produktbeschreibung

After the attack on Pearl Harbor (December 7), American sailors of the Asiatic Fleet (where it was December 8) were abandoned by Washington and left to conduct a war on their own, isolated from the rest of the U.S. naval forces. Their fate in the Philippines and Dutch East Indies was often grim--many died aboard burning ships, were executed upon capture or spent years as prisoners of war. Many books have been written about the ships of the U.S. Asiatic Fleet, yet few look into the experiences of the common sailor. Drawing on official reports, past research, personal memoirs and the writings of war correspondents, the author tells the story of those who never came home in 1945.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 430
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Mai 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 804g
• ISBN-13: 9781476672489
• ISBN-10: 1476672482
• Artikelnr.: 48894964

Autorenporträt

Greg H. Williams served four years in the Navy, including duty on the converted Liberty ship USS Granville S. Hall (YAG-40). He was one of 27 volunteer crewmen who made the entire five month voyage from San Francisco to Europe on the Jeremiah O'Brien in 1994 for the 50th anniversary of the Normandy Invasion. He lives near Noti, Oregon.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Preface Introduction
I.
The U.S. Navy in the Pacific Planting the Flag The Philippines China
II.
Setting the Stage for War The Naval Disarmament Conference Petroleum Borneo Manchuria III.
Japan on the Move The Response "Asia for the Asians" American Missions and the Panay Uncertainty at Home A New Commander in the Far East The Fleet Moves to Pearl Harbor French Indo-China Admiral Hart Relocates Plans Evolve Americans Evacuate IV.
Fateful Decisions
V.
The Asiatic Fleet on the Eve of War The Cruisers The Destroyers The Yangtze Patrol The Submarines The Air Patrol Wing The Minesweepers The Motor Torpedo Boats The 16th Naval District Cavite Navy Yard Olongapo Naval Station Mariveles Section Base
VI.
Preparations for War A Visit to Pearl Harbor Army Bombers Go East, the Marines Go South Admiral Hart's Proposal Army vs. Navy Fleet Reorganization The War Warning Columbus Smith at Shanghai Major Ship Movements Detected The Boise Shanghaied The Riverboats Go South Preparing for the Worst British Plans VII.
Who Knew What? VIII.
Japan Attacks The Wake The President Harrison Cavite Ships Army Air Bases Attacked The William B. Preston Early News
IX.
The Asiatic Fleet at War The Tutuila Trapped Manila Bombings December 10-A Rough Day for the Allies The Invasion Convoy Arrives Capt. Colin Kelly The Prince of Wales and the Repulse Cavite Bombed delete X.
The Retreat Begins The Air Wing Heads South General Ship Movements The Corregidor Ambon Island Admiral Hart Moves South Christmas 1941 Mistaken Identity The Canopus deleteXI.
The Fleet's Last Year The Borneo Oil Fields A Trip to Washington A False Alarm Destroyers off Balik Papan The Mariveles Naval Defense Battalion Policy Opinions The Flores Sea A Sub Commander and a Flight on a PBY The Asiatic Fleet Disbanded A Visit with the Troops Admiral Hart Replaced Timor A New Source of Oil Port Darwin Badung Strait Aircraft to Java The Java Sea Sunda Strait The Stewart Captured Ships Ordered to Australia
XII.
Stranded Up North Token Relief The Abandoned The Surrender and the Quail XIII.
Individual Group Operations The PT Boats The Submarine Patrols Patrol Wing 10 Operations XIV.
The Disposition of Asiatic Fleet Ships
XV.
Irish Pennants A Tale of Two Quail Survivors The Arisan Maru Joseph Henry Bangust The Houston Survivors Charley Lawrence Thomas A Few Commanders Those Adrift The End at the Beginning Navy Items of Interest Civil Authorities Ratings Fast Forward Bibliography Index