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Battle Of The Java Sea
Hardcover, 260 pages
Published
by Deutsch
(first published January 8th 1971)
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La batalla del mar de Java no es sino el final del principio de la II GM en el Pacífico. En doce semanas los japoneses arrasaron con todo lo que encontraron a su paso y tomaron pleno dominio de las colonias europeas en el sureste asiático, llegando a atacar Darwin en el norte de Australia (recuerdo que hace unos años paseé por un parque que tiene una estupenda vista del mar en Darwin y fui leyendo las placas que tienen puestas a modo de pequeños monumentos recordando a los muertos y a los héroes
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Immediately following the attack at Pearl Harbor, Japanese forces began extending their empire into South Asia, capturing American, British, and Dutch colonial possessions as they swept south. They were confident and had every reason to expect continued success. The American fleet was still recovering from Pearl Harbor and could only muster their small Asiatic fleet of outdated ships. The British fleet was spread thin around the world and would only release token forces from the "home waters" of
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This is an OK book. The writing is a bit dry and there are quite a few mistakes with basic facts but overall not a bad read. There are other books that cover the campaign and battle better.
A well written account describing the background leading up to the Japanese attacks in December 1941 and the subsequent actions and naval engagements leading up to the invasion of Java and the actual battle of the Java Sea. Well worth a read! :-)
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