Fortnight of infamy : the collapse of Allied airpower west of Pearl Harbor / John Burton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burton, John, 1963-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations.

World War, 1939-1945.

World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (369 p.)

Place of Publication:

Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, [2006]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

While America was preoccupied with the aftermath of Pearl Harbor, an even greater tragedy was unfolding across Southeast Asia. From Wake Island to Burma, the Empire of Japan opened the largest front in the history of warfare: an aircraft-driven invasion of colonial possessions throughout the Far East that crumbled the entire Western imperial legacy of the nineteenth-century. Events during the first two weeks of battle set the stage for the greatest military defeats America and Great Britain would suffer during any conflict.This book offers the first comprehensive overview of the collapse of Al

Contents:

Contents; Introduction ; 1. Path of the Rising Sun: Japan's Plan for Conquest in East Asia; 2. Gateway to China: American Fortress in the Philippines ; 3. Marching to War: Preparations in Australia and Singapore; 4. A Matter of Hours: The Final Week of Peace; 5. The Battle for Kota Bharu: December 8, 1941- Malaya; 6. DIsaster on Luzon: December 8, 1941- Philippines; 7. The Morning After: December 9, 1941; 8. Lightning Strikes Twice: December 10, 1941; 9. Reckoning: December 11-14, 1941; 10. Exodus: December 15-21, 1941; 11. Collapse: December 22-24, 1941; 12. To Fight Another Day

AcknowledgmentsNotes; Bibliography ; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-338) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61251-524-X

OCLC:

857800453