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Author Holwitt, Joel Ira, 1981-

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

Imprint College Station : Texas A&M University Press, 2009.

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Edition 1st ed.
Description xiv, 245 p. : ill.
Series Williams-Ford Texas A&M University Military History Series ; #121
Williams-Ford Texas A&M University military history series ; no. 121.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-239) and index.
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.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject 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.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 9781603440837 (cloth : alk. paper)
1603440836 (cloth : alk. paper)

 
    
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