The darkest hour: Volume 1 The Japanese naval offensive in the Indian Ocean 1942 - the opening moves
Volume 1 of The Darkest Hour describes the strategic planning and opening moves of both sides in February–March 1942, including the Japanese navy projections on the final steps of the first stage of the Pacific War, and the Royal Navy’s hopes to halt the enemy advance without taking any significant...
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| Zusammenfassung: | Volume 1 of The Darkest Hour describes the strategic planning and opening moves of both sides in February–March 1942, including the Japanese navy projections on the final steps of the first stage of the Pacific War, and the Royal Navy’s hopes to halt the enemy advance without taking any significant risks. The Japanese offensive in the Indian Ocean began in March 1942 with the invasion of the Andaman Islands and Christmas Island. By securing both vital positions, the Japanese navy planned to establish its advanced bases in the eastern part of the Bay of Bengal. In the next step, the invincible Kidō Butai consisting of five aircraft carriers and their escorts, was expected to crush the British bases on Ceylon and once and forever destroy the main core of the Eastern Fleet. The chaos provoked by the Kidō Butai would then become a great opportunity for the Malay Force to cut off the British shipping routes in the western part of the Bay of Bengal. The Darkest Hour is the first systematic attempt to describe this less-well known part of the Pacific War by researching both British and Japanese archive documents and other sources published in many countries, including the United Kingdom, Japan, and India. The first volume examines events up to the capture of the Andaman Islands and Christmas Island in early March 1942, and is extensively illustrated with photographs and colour artworks of the ships, aircraft and men involved. |
| Beschreibung: | 84 Seiten, XII Farbtafeln Illustration, Karten, Porträts |
| ISBN: | 9781915070616 |
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| adam_text | Helion Company Limited Unit 8 Amherst Business Centre Budbrooke Road Warwick CV34 5WE England Tel. 01926 499 619 Email: info@helion.co.uk Website: www.helion.co.uk Twitter: @helionbooks Visit our blog http://blog.helion.co.uk/ Text © Michał A. Piegzik 2022 Photographs © as individually credited Colour profiles © Anderson Subtil, Goran Sudar and Tom Cooper 2022 Diagrams and maps drawn by Tom Cooper, Anderson Subtil and as credited © Helion Company 2022 Designed and typeset by Farr out Publications, Wokingham, Berkshire Cover design by Paul Hewitt, Battlefield Design (www.battlefield-design.co.uk) Cover photo: Probably one of the finest photos of a Japanese aircraft carrier s flight deck. The aircraft carrier Akagi during departure from Staring Bay on 26 March 1942. (Armoured Carriers) Cover artwork: As of 1942, all of Japanese Navy combat aircraft wore an overall livery in Ате-Iro, a hemp or light caramel-like colour (FS30277), had their engine cowlings painted in black, and spinners left in natural metal. Code numbers, fuselage bands and fin/ rudder bands were worn to denote their assignment to one of six aircraft carrier wings (for further details, see the colour section) CONTENTS List of abbreviations and symbols used in the text Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 Japanese Strategic Plans in the Indian Ocean British Defence Plans Aircraft Carriers in the Indian Ocean Occupation ofthe Andaman and Nicobar Islands Christmas Island Invasion Operation Kidó Butai in the Indian Ocean Appendices I Kido Butai s and Malay Force s Orders of Battles during the Indian Ocean operation II List
of Japanese aircraft III Japanese Terminology Relating to the Operation inthe Indian Ocean IV Japanese Submarine Operations in the Indian Ocean1 Bibliography Notes About the Author Every reasonable effort has been made to trace copyright holders and to obtain their permission for the use of copyright material. The author and publisher apologise for any errors or omissions in this work, and would be grateful if notified of any corrections that should be incorporated in future reprints or editions of this book. ISBN 978-1-915070-61-6 British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the express written consent of Helion Company Limited. We always welcome receiving book proposals from prospective authors. Note: In order to simplify the use of this book, all names, locations and geographic Bayerische Staatsbibliothek München designations are as provided in The Times World Atlas, or other traditionally accepted major sources of reference, as of the time of described events. 2 2 3 14 28 41 53 61 70 71 72 73 74 78 84
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Helion Company Limited Unit 8 Amherst Business Centre Budbrooke Road Warwick CV34 5WE England Tel. 01926 499 619 Email: info@helion.co.uk Website: www.helion.co.uk Twitter: @helionbooks Visit our blog http://blog.helion.co.uk/ Text © Michał A. Piegzik 2022 Photographs © as individually credited Colour profiles © Anderson Subtil, Goran Sudar and Tom Cooper 2022 Diagrams and maps drawn by Tom Cooper, Anderson Subtil and as credited © Helion Company 2022 Designed and typeset by Farr out Publications, Wokingham, Berkshire Cover design by Paul Hewitt, Battlefield Design (www.battlefield-design.co.uk) Cover photo: Probably one of the finest photos of a Japanese aircraft carrier's flight deck. The aircraft carrier Akagi during departure from Staring Bay on 26 March 1942. (Armoured Carriers) Cover artwork: As of 1942, all of Japanese Navy combat aircraft wore an overall livery in Ате-Iro, a hemp or light caramel-like colour (FS30277), had their engine cowlings painted in black, and spinners left in natural metal. Code numbers, fuselage bands and fin/ rudder bands were worn to denote their assignment to one of six aircraft carrier wings (for further details, see the colour section) CONTENTS List of abbreviations and symbols used in the text Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 Japanese Strategic Plans in the Indian Ocean British Defence Plans Aircraft Carriers in the Indian Ocean Occupation ofthe Andaman and Nicobar Islands Christmas Island Invasion Operation Kidó Butai in the Indian Ocean Appendices I Kido Butai's and Malay Force's Orders of Battles during the Indian Ocean operation II List
of Japanese aircraft III Japanese Terminology Relating to the Operation inthe Indian Ocean IV Japanese Submarine Operations in the Indian Ocean1 Bibliography Notes About the Author Every reasonable effort has been made to trace copyright holders and to obtain their permission for the use of copyright material. The author and publisher apologise for any errors or omissions in this work, and would be grateful if notified of any corrections that should be incorporated in future reprints or editions of this book. ISBN 978-1-915070-61-6 British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the express written consent of Helion Company Limited. We always welcome receiving book proposals from prospective authors. Note: In order to simplify the use of this book, all names, locations and geographic Bayerische Staatsbibliothek München designations are as provided in The Times World Atlas, or other traditionally accepted major sources of reference, as of the time of described events. 2 2 3 14 28 41 53 61 70 71 72 73 74 78 84 |
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