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Execute Against Japan
Joel Ira Holwitt
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Description for Execute Against Japan
Hours after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, US naval leaders reluctantly chose to pursue a form of warfare they despised - targeting not only Japanese military assets but also civilian-operated fishing trawlers, freighters, and tankers. This book covers the development of the US submarine fleet and the policies for its use during WWII. Series: Williams-Ford Texas A&M University Military History Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, 14 b&w photos, bib., index. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBWQ; JWMV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Less than five hours after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, U.S. naval leaders reluctantly chose to pursue a form of warfare they despised - targeting not only Japanese military assets but also civilian-operated fishing trawlers, freighters, and tankers. The move to unrestricted submarine warfare represented a major change in the longstanding American adherence to the classic doctrine of 'freedom of the seas,' under which commercial vessels were held to have the right to navigate the oceans without threat of attack. This dramatic about-face in naval policy, potentially as controversial as the decision to use the atomic bomb, has never been ... Read more
Less than five hours after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, U.S. naval leaders reluctantly chose to pursue a form of warfare they despised - targeting not only Japanese military assets but also civilian-operated fishing trawlers, freighters, and tankers. The move to unrestricted submarine warfare represented a major change in the longstanding American adherence to the classic doctrine of 'freedom of the seas,' under which commercial vessels were held to have the right to navigate the oceans without threat of attack. This dramatic about-face in naval policy, potentially as controversial as the decision to use the atomic bomb, has never been ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Texas A & M University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Series
Williams-Ford Texas A&M University Military History Series
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
College Station, United States
ISBN
9781603440837
SKU
V9781603440837
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About Joel Ira Holwitt
JOEL IRA HOLWITT is a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy, serving aboard the nuclear fast-attack submarine USS Houston. His Ph.D. in history is from Ohio State University. His residence is in San Antonio, Texas.
Reviews for Execute Against Japan
"Joel Holwitt's 'Execute Against Japan' is a wonderful military history that examines with sophistication the development of ideas within the U.S. Navy about unrestricted submarine warfare. It is a major contribution to the history of World War II." - Williamson Murray, author of The Iraq War: A Military History "It is a complex story of diplomacy, politics, and doctrinal debate, ... Read more