ABDA Striking Force 1942 - The joint Allied command lost at Java Sea

As Japan attacked in 1942, the reeling Allies formed a joint command , the first of the war , which fought until defeat at Java Sea. Fully illustrated , this explores th is pioneering fleet. The Japanese strike on Pearl Harbor and the near-simultaneous invasions of the Philippines and Malaya were soon followed by the invasion of the oil-rich Dutch East Indies. In mid-January, the American-British-Dutch-Australian (ABDA) Command was created to unify the available forces, of which its naval component would be its most integrated. It was the first joint Allied fleet of World War II. In this book, naval historian Angus Konstam studies this almost-forgotten formation, which was charged with defending the Malay Barrier, and preventing Japanese access to the Indian Ocean and Australian waters. Following its fleetingly successful debut at the Battle of Belikpapan in January 1942, a remorseless, grinding erosion of ABDACOM''s forces followed, during a string of naval clashes fought amid the straits and islands in the southern Java Sea. Outnumbered and without adequate air cover, it was a hopeless task, and ended in the fleet''s destruction at the battles of Java Sea and the Sunda Strait. Packed with illustrations and photos, this traces the rise and fall of ABDACOM''s naval squadron - a unique mixture of cruisers and destroyers from four Allied navies - and how it performed when thrust into the path of the Imperial Japanese Navy.

Sommario

THE FLEET'S PURPOSE
Introduction
Background
CHRONOLOGY
FLEET FIGHTING POWER
The Purpose of ABDA Striking Force
The Ships
HOW THE FLEET OPERATED
Technology
Aircraft
FLEET OPERATIONS
Doctrine and Command
Intelligence, Communications and Deception
Logistics and Facilities
COMBAT
ABDA Command in Combat
ANALYSIS
FURTHER READING
INDEX

Info autore

Angus Konstam, illustrated by Adam Tooby

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Angus Konstam, Konstam Angus
• Con la collaborazione di: Adam Tooby (Illustrazione), Tooby Adam (Illustrazione)
• Editore: Osprey Publishers
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.07.2026
• EAN: 9781472872517
• ISBN: 978-1-4728-7251-7
• Pagine: 80
• Serie: Fleet
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; USA, Australia, HISTORY / Military / Naval, HISTORY / Military / United States, Naval forces & warfare, Netherlands, Second World War, United Kingdom, Great Britain, United States of America, USA, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Battles & campaigns, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), Naval forces and warfare, Pacific Ocean, Military & Naval Ships, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / Pacific Theater, HISTORY / Military / Vehicles / Sea, Military vehicles and transport of air, land and sea, Battles / military campaigns