Royal Navy Strategy in the Far East 1919-1939: Planning for War Against Japan

ISBN-13: 9780415407755 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 288 str.

Andrew Field

Opis

Through planning for a war against Japan the Royal Navy was able to test its readiness for a future war and many lessons learnt during this period were ultimately put to good use against a different foe in 1939.

Recenzje

"There is some useful information found between [the book's] hard covers." --International Journal of Maritime History

Spis treści

1. The Influence of a Far Eastern Strategy on British Naval Policy 2. A Far Eastern Strategy; War Memorandum (Eastern) 3. Admiral Richmond and War Memorandum (Eastern) 4. Developing the Far Eastern Strategy; War Memorandum (Eastern) & Changing Circumstances, 1931-1941 5. Battle Fleet Tactics and a War in the Far East 6. The Royal Navy's Strategic & Tactical Exercises 7. Japan's Naval Strategy & Tactics in the Far East 8. Main Fleet to Singapore: The sinking of HMS Prince of Wales & HMS Repulse and the end of War Memorandum (Eastern) 9. Conclusion: War Memorandum ( Eastern ) and the Royal Navy's Strategic, Operational and Tactical Development

O autorze

Andrew Field gained an MPhil at the University of Leeds on the subject of the Royal Navy during the 1920s and 1930s. He is trained as a teacher and has run history departments in Suffolk schools since 1977.