Empires in the Balance: Japanese and Allied Pacific Strategies to April 1942The respected British military historian H.P. Willmott presents the first of a three-volume appraisal of the strategic policies of the countries involved in the Pacific War. Remarkable in its scope and depth of research, his thoughtful analysis covers the whole range of political, economic, military, and naval activity in the Pacific. This first volume comprehensively covers events between December 1941 and April 1942, concluding with the Doolittle Raid on April 18 |
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Context and Theater | 1 |
The Emergence of Japan | 17 |
The Deepening Crisis 192241 | 41 |
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Empires in the Balance: Japanese and Allied Pacific Strategies to April 1942 H. P. Willmott No preview available - 1982 |
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11th Indian Division 41st Infantry Division 48th Infantry Division 9th Infantry ABDA Command action Air Force aircraft airfields Allied American armor artillery assault attack Australian Balikpapan Bataan battalions battle battleships bombers Borneo Britain British Burma campaign carriers China Chinese coast convoy course December decision defeat defense deployed deployment destroyers Dutch East eastern effect effort enemy fact February fight flank fleet formations heavy cruisers Indian Brigade Indies Infantry Division Infantry Regiment initial invasion islands January Japan Japanese Japanese forces Japanese planned Java Johore land light cruisers London losses Luzon MacArthur major Malaya miles military move nations naval northern offensive operations Pacific Pacific war Pearl Harbor peninsula Philippine Corps port position problem Rangoon reinforcements resistance secure ships Singapore situation Soerabaja Southeast Asia southern Strait strategic strength submarines Sumatra tactical troops U.S. Navy units victory warships Wavell Wavell's weakness western withdrawal