"Execute against Japan" the U.S. decision to conduct unrestricted submarine warfare /

Main Author: Holwitt, Joel Ira, 1981-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: College Station : Texas A&M University Press, 2009.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Williams-Ford Texas A&M University Military History Series ; #121
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Online Access:http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucy/Doc?id=10411773
Table of 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.