Sinking Force Z 1941 The day the Imperial Japanese Navy killed the battleship

In late 1941, war was looming with Japan, and Britain's empire in southeast Asia was at risk. The British government decided to send Force Z, which included the state-of-the-art battleship Prince of Wales and the battlecruiser Repulse, to bolster the naval defences of Singapore, and provide a mighty naval deterrent to Japanese aggression. These two powerful ships arrived in Singapore on 2 December - five days before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. But crucially, they lacked air cover. On 9 December Japanese scout planes detected Force Z's approach in the Gulf of Thailand. Unlike at Pearl Harbor, battleships at sea could manoeuvre, and their anti-aircraft defences were ready. But it did no good. The Japanese dive-bombers and torpedo-bombers were the most advanced in the world, and the battle was one-sided. Strategically, the loss of Force Z was a colossal disaster for the British, and one that effectively marked the end of its empire in the East. But even more importantly, the sinking marked the last time that battleships were considered to be the masters of the ocean. From that day on, air power rather than big guns would be the deciding factor in naval warfare.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Konstam Angus, Angus Konstam
• Collaboration: Tooby Adam (Illustrations), Adam Tooby (Illustrations)
• Edition: Osprey Publishers
• Contenu: Livre
• Forme du produit: Livre de poche
• Date de parution: 31.01.2021
• Catégorie: Littérature spécialisée > Histoire > Autres; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sciences politiques > Théories de l'Etat et administration politique; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire > 20e siècle (jusqu'en 1945)
• EAN: 9781472846600
• ISBN: 978-1-4728-4660-0
• Nombre de pages: 96
• Dimensions (emballage): 18 x 24,8 x 0,4 cm
• Thème: Air Campaign
• Catégories: Japan, Pearl Harbor, Pearl Harbour, Kamikaze, Malaya, HISTORY / Military / General, Battle, HISTORY / Military / Naval, HISTORY / Military / Aviation, Singapore, Military vehicles, Air forces & warfare, WW2, WWII, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Air forces and warfare, Modern warfare, c 1940 to c 1949, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), Naval forces and warfare, Pacific Ocean, Military & Naval Ships, Battleship, HISTORY / Military / Aviation & Space, HISTORY / Military / Vehicles / Air, HISTORY / Military / Vehicles / Sea, Dutch East Indies, pacific war; pearl harbour; pearl harbor; battle of midway; battle of the coral sea; battle of leyte gulf; battle of the philippine sea; iwo jima; kamikaze; battle of the atlantic; arctic convoys; wwii; ww2; hms prince of wales; hms repulse; battlesh, Iwo Jima, Battle of Midway, Battle of The Atlantic, battle of the philippine sea, Battle of the Coral Sea, Battlecruiser, arctic convoys, battle of leyte gulf, battle of singapore, hms prince of wales, hms repulse