"Execute against Japan" [electronic resource] : the U.S. decision to conduct unrestricted submarine warfare / Joel Ira Holwitt.
Material type: TextSeries: Williams-Ford Texas A&M University military history series ; no. 121.Publication details: College Station : Texas A&M University Press, 2009Edition: 1st edDescription: xiv, 245 p. : illSubject(s): 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 seasGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 940.54/510973 LOC classification: D783 | .H65 2009Online resources: Click to ViewIncludes bibliographical references (p. 229-239) and index.
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.
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