Canada's road to the Pacific War : intelligence, strategy, and the Far East crisis /

"In December 1941, Japan attacked multiple targets in the Far East and the Pacific, including Hong Kong, where Canadian battalions were stationed. The disaster suggested that the Allies were totally unprepared for war with Japan. This book dispels that assumption by offering the first in-depth...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wilford, Timothy, 1961-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Vancouver [B.C.] : UBC Press, 2011
Colección:Studies in Canadian military history,
Temas:
1900-1999
World War, 1939-1945 > Military intelligence > Canada.
World War, 1939-1945 > Pacific Area.
Military intelligence > Canada > History > 20th century.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Pacifique, Région du.
Service des renseignements militaires > Canada > Histoire > 20e siècle.
HISTORY > Military > World War II.
Military intelligence.
Military policy.
Canada > Military policy > History > 20th century.
Canada.
Pacific Area.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Prelude to war : Canada and the Pacific powers, 1922-40
  • The Allied web : intelligence networks in Canada before the Pacific War
  • Developing a Far East strategy, December 1940 to July 1941
  • Avoiding confrontation with Japan : diplomacy, deterrence, and Hong Kong
  • Reassessing the Far East Crisis after the Asset Freeze, August to October 1941
  • Guarding the coast : Canadian defence strategy for the North Pacific
  • Countdown to war : negotiation and mobilization, November 1941
  • The coming of the Pacific War, December 1941
  • Conclusion : Canada's response to the Pacific challenge
  • Glossary of names
  • Chronology of events, 1922-42.

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