"Execute against Japan" : the U.S. decision to conduct unrestricted submarine warfare /

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Less than five hours after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, U.S. naval leaders reluctantly chose to pursue a form of warfare they despised-targeting not only Japanese military assets but also civilian-operated fishing trawlers, freighters, and tankers. The move to unrestricted submarine warfare r...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Holwitt, Joel Ira, 1981- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: College Station : Texas A & M University Press, [2008]
Edición:First edition.
Colección:Williams-Ford Texas A&M University military history series ; no. 121.
Temas:
United States. > Navy > Submarine forces > History > 20th century.
United States. > Navy
1900 - 1999
Geschichte.
World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations > Submarine.
World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Pacific Ocean.
Submarine warfare > United States > History > 20th century.
Freedom of the seas.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Opérations sous-marines.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Opérations navales américaines.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Campagnes et batailles > Pacifique, Océan.
Guerre sous-marine > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Freedom of the seas
Military campaigns
Military operations, Naval > American
Military operations, Naval > Submarine
Armed Forces > Submarine forces
Submarine warfare
Weltkrieg > 1939-1945
Unterseebootkrieg
Pacific Ocean
United States
Japan
USA
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Freedom of the seas, the submarine, and the first World War
  • The U.S. Navy and the submarine question
  • The failure of international law in the interwar period
  • Legislating away freedom of the seas
  • The accidental commerce raider : U.S. submarine development, strategy, and tactics
  • Laying the strategic groundwork
  • Debating law, ethics, and strategy
  • "Immediately upon the outbreak of war"
  • Day of infamy, day of decision
  • Unrestricted warfare and the civilian chain of command
  • The victory of unrestricted submarine warfare.

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