Britain S Secret War Against Japan 1937 1945
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Britain S Secret War Against Japan 1937 1945
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Author : Douglas Ford
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2006-09-27
Britain S Secret War Against Japan 1937 1945 written by Douglas Ford and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-09-27 with History categories.
A new look at how Britain’s defence establishment learned to engage Japan’s armed forces as the Pacific War progressed. Douglas Ford reveals that, prior to Japan’s invasion of Southeast Asia in December 1941, the British held a contemptuous view of Japanese military prowess. He shows that the situation was not helped by the high level of secrecy which surrounded Japan’s war planning, as well as the absence of prior engagements with the Imperial Japanese Navy and Army. The fall of ‘Fortress Singapore’ in February 1942 dispelled the notion that the Japanese were incapable of challenging the West. British military officials acknowledged how their forces in the Far East were inadequate, and made a concerted effort to improve their strength and efficiency. However, because Britain’s forces were tied down in their operations in Europe, North Africa and the Mediterranean, they had to fight the Japanese with limited resources. Drawing upon the lessons obtained through Allied experiences in the Pacific theatres as well as their own encounters in Southeast Asia, the British used the available intelligence on the strategy, tactics and morale of Japan’s armed forces to make the best use of what they had, and by the closing stages of the war in 1944 to 1945, they were able to devise a war plan which paved the way for the successful war effort. This book will be of great interest to all students of the Second World War, intelligence studies, British military history and strategic studies in general.
Intelligence And The War Against Japan
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Author : Richard J. Aldrich
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2000-04-13
Intelligence And The War Against Japan written by Richard J. Aldrich and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-04-13 with History categories.
This book explores the politics of the British and American secret service during the Far Eastern War.
Britain And The Sino Japanese War 1937 1939
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Author : Bradford A. Lee
language : en
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Release Date : 1973
Britain And The Sino Japanese War 1937 1939 written by Bradford A. Lee and has been published by Stanford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1973 with Political Science categories.
Intelligence And The War Against Japan
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Author : Richard James Aldrich
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
Intelligence And The War Against Japan written by Richard James Aldrich and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with World War, 1939-1945 categories.
The Elusive Enemy
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Author : Douglas Ford
language : en
Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
Release Date : 2011
The Elusive Enemy written by Douglas Ford and has been published by US Naval Institute Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Military intelligence categories.
"In this exploration of U.S. naval operations and intelligence-gathering efforts, Douglas Ford introduces a new perspective on the clash between the United States and Japan in the Pacific."--Page [2] of jacket.
Origins Of The War In The East
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Author : Aron Shai
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 1976
Origins Of The War In The East written by Aron Shai and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976 with China categories.
Pearl Harbor
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Author : George Morgenstern
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1991
Pearl Harbor written by George Morgenstern and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941 categories.
The War Against Japan
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Author : Stanley Woodburn Kirby
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004-09-01
The War Against Japan written by Stanley Woodburn Kirby and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-09-01 with World War, 1939-1945 categories.
The first of five volumes of the 18-volume official British History of the Second World War dealing with the war against Japan; this book describes the fall of Britain s Far Eastern territories: Hong Kong, Borneo, Malaya, and finally the fortress island of Singapore - perhaps the greatest single British disaster of the entire war. The authors pin the blame for the loss of Britain s Asian empire on the neglect of its defences between the wars, and on the Government s preoccupation with saving Britain itself in 1940. In the authors opinion, the campaign in Malaya was lost beofre it begun , at least partly because of the ineptitude of the authorities on the spot. The book describes Japan s plans for imperial aggrandisement at the expense of vulnerable British and Dutch colonies in the region, and the rapid collapse of the European empires before the lightning Japanese advance. The loss of the British warships Prince of Wales and Repulse , complementing the disasters onshore, and the disappearance of so many men - British, Australian and other Commonwealth nations - into the horrors of Japanese captivity, complete the sad story of one of Britain s lowest points in the Second World War. With 27 appendices illustrating the strength and structure of the forces engaged, the book is generously illustrated with 28 maps and sketches and 26 photographs.
Forgotten War
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Author : Brian E. Walter
language : en
Publisher: Casemate
Release Date : 2023-12-31
Forgotten War written by Brian E. Walter and has been published by Casemate this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-12-31 with History categories.
A new assessment of the British and Commonwealth contribution to the defeat of Japan in the Pacific. The monumental struggle fought against Imperial Japan in the Asia/Pacific theater during World War II is primarily viewed as an American affair. While the United States did play a dominant role, the British and Commonwealth forces also made major contributions—on land, at sea and in the air, eventually involving over a million men and vast armadas of ships and aircraft. It was a difficult and often desperate conflict fought against a skilled and ruthless enemy that initially saw the British suffer the worst series of defeats ever to befall their armed forces. Still, the British persevered and slowly turned the tables on their Japanese antagonists. Fighting over an immense area that stretched from India in the west to the Solomon Islands in the east and Australia in the south to the waters off Japan in the north, British and Commonwealth forces eventually scored a string of stirring victories that avenged their earlier defeats and helped facilitate the demise of the Japanese Empire. Often overlooked by history, this substantial war effort is fully explored in Forgotten War. Meticulously researched, the book provides a complete, balanced and detailed account of the role that British and Commonwealth forces played on land, sea and in the air during this crucial struggle. It also provides unique analysis regarding the effectiveness and relevance of this collective effort and the contributions it made to the overall Allied victory.
Forgotten Armies
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Author : Christopher Bayly
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2005-08-04
Forgotten Armies written by Christopher Bayly and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-08-04 with History categories.
The vast crescent of British-ruled territories from India down to Singapore appeared in the early stages of the Second World War a massive asset in the war with Germany, providing huge quantities of soldiers and raw materials and key part of an impregnable global network denied to the Nazis. Within a few weeks in 1941-2 a Japanese invasion had destroyed all this, almost effortlessly taking the 'impregnable fortress' of Singapore with its 80,000 strong garrison, and sweeping through South and Southeast Asia to the frontier of India itself. This revolutionary, absolutely gripping book brings to life the entire experience of South and Southeast Asia in this extraordinary period, telling the story from an Indian, Burmese, Chinese or Malay perspective as much as from that of the British or Japanese. Effectively it is the story of the birth of modern South and Southeast Asia and the hopes and fears of the dozens of 'forgotten armies' marching through the jungle battlefields, so many dying for causes swept away by the reality that emerged in 1945. Even as the British successfully fought back in the bloodiest battles in South and Southeast Asia's history, there was no going back to colonial rule.