Japan’s Indian Ocean Raid 1942 : The Allies&Apos Lowest Ebb Mark Stille Αγγλικά Βιβλία History General Issues

An Detailed Illustrated Exploration Of The Japanese Raid Into Indian Ocean In April 1942 €“ One Largest Operations Conducted By Imperial Navy During War Wake Japan’S Conquest Burma Early Plans Were Formed High Command To Capture Ceylon (Modern Sri Lanka) Consolidate Defensive Perimeter And Disrupt British Shipping Lanes India Australia Middle East Army However Could Not Release Sufficient Troops For Invasion So Response Developed Operation C Aggressive Combined Fleet Key Objective Was Destroy Eastern Port Expert Naval Historian Mark Stille Documents Point Air Power As Its Carriers Struck Heart Sinking Several Allied Ships He Describes Attempts Admiral Chuichi Nagumo’S Force Attacks Against Cities Along Coast Specially Commissioned Battlescenes Bring Life Carrier Hermes Bristol Blenheim On A Zero Vs Hurricane Dogfight Over Colombo 5 Easy Follow Maps Diagrams Reveal Strategic Situation At Start End Campaign Track Movements Task Throughout Details Weaponry Equipment Personnel Events Fascinating Battles That Took Place Are Revealed 60 Photographs Many Which From Sources Έτος Έκδοσης: 2023 Διαστάσεις: 18 5X18 5Cm