The Dutch Naval Air Force Against Japan - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Dutch Naval Air Force Against Japan write by Tom Womack. This book was released on 2023-10-04. The Dutch Naval Air Force Against Japan available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the Dutch Naval Air Force--or Marine Luchtvaart Dienst (MLD)--played a significant but largely overlooked role in the opening months of the Pacific War. With 175 aircraft, the MLD greatly outnumbered the combined forces of its American and British allies. In three months of intense combat, the MLD lost 50 percent of its personnel and 80 percent of its aircraft, as the Netherlands' colonial empire was stripped away. This book details MLD operations during the Japanese invasion of Dutch East Indies, giving a comprehensive overview of organization, personnel, aircraft, equipment and tactics. For the first time in English, the failed evacuation of Java is examined.
The Dutch Naval Air Force Against Japan
The Dutch Naval Air Force Against Japan - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Dutch Naval Air Force Against Japan write by Tom Womack. This book was released on 2006-02-28. The Dutch Naval Air Force Against Japan available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "This work details the actions of the Marine Luchtvaart Dienst (MLD) during the Japanese invasion of the Netherlands East Indies. It provides an overview of the force and a comprehensive account of the Allied naval war in the area"--Provided by publisher.
Malaya & Dutch East Indies 1941–42
Malaya & Dutch East Indies 1941–42 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Malaya & Dutch East Indies 1941–42 write by Mark Stille. This book was released on 2020-10-29. Malaya & Dutch East Indies 1941–42 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 was quickly followed by a rapid invasion of Malaya, a plan based entirely on the decisive use of its airpower. While the British was inadequately prepared, they likewise relied on the RAF to defend their colony. The campaign was a short match between Japanese airpower at its peak and an outgunned colonial air force, and its results were stunning. The subsequent Dutch East Indies campaign was even more dependent on airpower, with Japan having to seize a string of island airfields to support their leapfrog advance. Facing the Japanese was a mixed bag of Allied air units, including the Dutch East Indies Air Squadron and the US Far East Air Force. The RAF fell back to airfields on Sumatra in the last stages of the Malaya campaign, and was involved in the last stages of the campaign to defend the Dutch colony. For the first time, this study explores these campaigns from an airpower perspective, explaining how and why the Japanese were so devastatingly effective.
The Royal Netherlands Navy of World War II
The Royal Netherlands Navy of World War II - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Royal Netherlands Navy of World War II write by Ryan K. Noppen. This book was released on 2020-08-20. The Royal Netherlands Navy of World War II available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In the late 19th and early 20th century, a combination of coastal defence for the homeland and fleet defence for the East Indies became the established naval strategy for the Royal Dutch Navy and set the template for the world wars. Battleships were too expensive to build and maintain, so after World War I, there was significant investment in submarine development and construction. A handful of modern light cruisers and a new class of destroyers were also constructed during the interwar years to serve as a small Fleet-in-Being in the East Indies, as well as to support the actions of the navy's submarines. The light cruiser HNLMS De Ruyter and the Java-class light cruisers were the most powerful units of the new fleet whilst the backbone of the destroyer fleet was the Admiralen-class and the Tromp-class of destroyer leaders. Beginning in December 1941, the Dutch Navy played a very active role in the defence of the East Indies against the Japanese during World War II. The Battle of the Java Sea at the end of February 1942 crushed Dutch naval power in the East Indies, sinking the cruisers Java and De Ruyter and killing Admiral Karel Doorman. However, several Dutch surface warships and submarines continued the fight against the Axis powers alongside the Allies until the end of World War II, including a pair of British-built destroyers, Van Galen and Tjerk Hiddes. This beautifully illustrated book from a leading scholar on Dutch military history provides a comprehensive guide to the Royal Netherlands Navy of the World War II period, complete with detailed cutaways and battleplates of the fleet in action.
Sino-Japanese Air War 1937-1945
Sino-Japanese Air War 1937-1945 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Sino-Japanese Air War 1937-1945 write by Hakan Gustavsson. This book was released on 2017-01-20. Sino-Japanese Air War 1937-1945 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
