The Royal Navy in Eastern Waters
- Subject: General Military & Naval History | Royal Navy | World War II | Clear the Decks Up to 80% OFF
- Format:
Hardcover
- Pages:
496pages
- Published:
April 15, 2017
- ISBN-10:
1473892481
- ISBN-13:
9781473892484
- Product Dimensions:
9.25 × 6.25 × 1 in
- Product Weight:
36 oz
Overview
The book covers grand strategy, intelligence, accounts of specific operations, and technical assessment of ships and weapons. It challenges established perceptions of Royal Navy capability and will change the way we think about Britain’s role and contribution in the first half of the war. The Royal Navy of 1939 was stronger than is usually suggested and British intelligence did not fail against Japan. Nor was the Royal Navy outmatched by Japan, coming very close to a British ‘Midway’ off Ceylon in 1942. And it was the Admiralty, demonstrating a reckless disregard for risks that caused the loss of Force Z in 1941. The Royal Navy in Eastern Waters also emphasizes the key role the American relationship played in Britain’s Eastern naval strategy.
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Editorial Reviews
"[F]rom the very first pages, [the book] commands the reader's attention.... This book is a history game-changer in putting the Indian Ocean at the centre of Britain's war strategy as it evolved from 1939 to 1942. It is well-written and well researched: there are 85 pages of footnotes and the bibliography extends to 27 pages."—Warship, as part of the publication's Naval Books of the Year
"This book is recommended for specialist naval historians as well as general readers interested in the Second World War at sea." —The Northern Mariner