"Execute against Japan"
Subtitle: the U.S. decision to conduct unrestricted submarine warfare
By: Joel Ira Holwitt.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Military history series -- #121; Texas A & M University military history series -- 121.
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: College Station
Language: eng
Number of pages: 245
ISBN-13: 9781603440837
Subjects: United States. -- Navy -- Submarine forces -- History -- 20th century; 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
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Freedom of the seas, the submarine, and the first World War; title: The U.S. Navy and the submarine question; title: The failure of international law in the interwar period; title: Legislating away freedom of the seas; title: The accidental commerce raider : U.S. submarine development, strategy, and tactics; title: Laying the strategic groundwork : debating law, ethics, and strategy; title: Debating law, ethics, and strategy; title: "Immediately upon the outbreak of war"; title: Day of infamy, day of decision; title: Unrestricted warfare and the civilian chain of command; title: The victory of unrestricted submarine warfare.