The British Pacific Fleet experience and legacy, 1944-50
By: by Jonathan J. Robb
Series: Corbett Centre for Maritime Policy studies series
Publisher: Ashgate Pub. Co.
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Burlington, VT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 301
ISBN-13: 9780754668510; 9781409453833
Subjects: Campaigns; Great Britain; Naval History; World War, 1939-1945; British Naval operations; Naval strategy; Great Britain. Royal Navy. British Pacific Fleet; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: No sooner offered: the BPF & the grand strategic level of war; title: The British are coming by sea: Anglo-American military strategic planning; title: The tip of the iceberg: new operational level concepts; title: Sweepers man your brooms: the tactical level experience; title: An uncertain new world: Britain, America & post-war defence; title: An alliance sustained: the RN, USN and military strategy for the Cold War; title: New tricks for old sea dogs: operational ideas after the war 256; title: Making it all work: the post war Royal Navy and the tactical level of war; title: Conclusion: the British Pacific Fleet experience and legacy.