The Eastern Fleet and the Indian Ocean 1942-1944 : the fleet that had to hide

著者

• Stephenson, Charles

書誌事項

The Eastern Fleet and the Indian Ocean 1942-1944 : the fleet that had to hide

Charles Stephenson

Pen & Sword Maritime, 2022

• : [pbk.]

注記

"First published in Great Britain in 2020 reprinted in this format in 2022 by PEN & SWORD MARITIME"--T.p. verso

Includes bibliographical references and index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

The story of the British Eastern Fleet, which operated in the Indian Ocean against Japan, has rarely been told. Although it was the largest fleet deployed by the Royal Navy prior to 1945 and played a vital part in the theatre it was sent to protect, it has no place in the popular consciousness of the naval history of the Second World War. So Charles Stephenson's deeply researched and absorbing narrative gives this forgotten fleet the recognition it deserves. British pre-war naval planning for the Far East is part of the story, as is the disastrous loss of the battleship Prince of Wales and battlecruiser Repulse in 1941, but the body of the book focuses on the new fleet, commanded by Admiral Sir James Somerville, and its operations against the Japanese navy and aircraft as well as Japanese and German submarines. Later in the war, once the fleet had been reinforced with an American aircraft carrier, it was strong enough to take more aggressive actions against the Japanese, and these are described in vivid detail. Charles Stephenson's authoritative study should appeal to readers who have a special interest in the war with Japan, in naval history more generally and Royal Navy in particular.

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BC09991649
• ISBN:
  • 9781526797766
• 出版国コード: uk
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: Barnsley
• ページ数/冊数: ix, 320 p., [16] p. of plates
• 大きさ: 24 cm
• 分類:
  • DC23 : 940.5429
• 件名:
  • LCSH : World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Indian Ocean
  • LCSH : World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, British