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

Edition First edition Published College Station : Texas A & M University Press, [2008] ©2008

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 245 pages) : illustrations Series Williams-Ford Texas A & M University Military History Series ; number 121 Williams-Ford Texas A&M University military history series ; no. 121. Contents 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 Summary 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 represented a major change in the longstanding American adherence to the classic doctrine of ""freedom of the seas, "" under which commercial vessels were held to have the right to navigate the oceans without threat of attack. This dramatic about-face in naval policy, potentially as controversial Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-239) and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL English digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Subject United States. Navy -- Submarine forces -- History -- 20th century SUBJECT United States. Navy fast Subject 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. 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 Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781603442558 1603442553 129913792X 9781299137929

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