Sinking Force Z 1941: The Day the Imperial Japanese Navy Killed the Battleship 9781472846600

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Автор: Konstam Angus
Название: Sinking Force Z 1941: The Day the Imperial Japanese Navy Killed the Battleship
ISBN: 9781472846600
Издательство: Osprey
Классификация:

История 20 века: с 1900 по 2000

Военная история

Вторая мировая война

Военно-морские силы и военные действия

Военно-воздушные силы и военные действия

Военные и военно-морские корабли

Военная авиация

ISBN-10: 1472846605
Обложка/Формат: Paperback
Страницы: 96
Вес: 0.31 кг.
Дата издания: 26.01.2021
Серия: Air campaign
Язык: English
Иллюстрации: Illustrated throughout with around 60 photos and at least 14pp of colour illustrations
Размер: 185 x 246 x 16
Читательская аудитория: General (us: trade)
Подзаголовок: The day the imperial japanese navy killed the battleship
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Поставляется из: Англии
Описание: A history and analysis of one of the most dramatic moments in both air power and naval history. With the sinking of HMS Prince of Wales and Repulse, no battleship was safe on the open ocean, and the aircraft took its crown as the most powerful maritime weaponIn late 1941, war was looming with Japan, and Britains 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 Zs 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.

Sinking Force Z 1941: The Day the Imperial Japanese Navy Killed the Battleship, Konstam Angus