Sumatra 1944-1945 - The British Pacific Fleet’s Oil Campaign in the Dutch East Indies (Air Campaign 49)
Year: 2024 Language: English Author: Konstam A. Genre: Historical Publisher: Osprey Publishing Format: PDF, EPUB Quality: eBook Pages count: 157 Description: By the spring of 1944 the British Eastern Fleet had spent the best part of two years keeping out of trouble. Having barely weathered the Japanese raids into the Indian Ocean in 1942, it needed time to recover and to rebuild. Put simply, it lacked the strength to make a difference in the war raging in the Pacific. However, it couldn’t be expanded before victory in the naval campaigns in the North Atlantic and the Mediterranean was assured. By early 1944 though, reinforcements began to arrive from home. These included the vital aircraft carriers, battleships and cruisers which the Eastern Fleet needed to finally go over onto the offensive. Eventually the bulk of Britain’s carrier strike force were transferred to the Indian Ocean, so Somerville was able to plan operations which could make a real difference in the Pacific War. Eventually the fleet grew into the largest and most powerful naval strike force that Britain had ever assembled.
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Sumatra 1944-1945 - The British Pacific Fleet’s Oil Campaign in the Dutch East Indies (Air Campaign 49)
Language: English
Author: Konstam A.
Genre: Historical
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Format: PDF, EPUB
Quality: eBook
Pages count: 157
Description: By the spring of 1944 the British Eastern Fleet had spent the best part of two years keeping out of trouble. Having barely weathered the Japanese raids into the Indian Ocean in 1942, it needed time to recover and to rebuild. Put simply, it lacked the strength to make a difference in the war raging in the Pacific. However, it couldn’t be expanded before victory in the naval campaigns in the North Atlantic and the Mediterranean was assured. By early 1944 though, reinforcements began to arrive from home. These included the vital aircraft carriers, battleships and cruisers which the Eastern Fleet needed to finally go over onto the offensive. Eventually the bulk of Britain’s carrier strike force were transferred to the Indian Ocean, so Somerville was able to plan operations which could make a real difference in the Pacific War. Eventually the fleet grew into the largest and most powerful naval strike force that Britain had ever assembled.
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