03515nam 22006974a 450 991045867040332120200520144314.01-299-13792-X1-60344-255-3(CKB)2560000000048703(EBL)1100934(OCoLC)823389677(SSID)ssj0000460086(PQKBManifestationID)11342251(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000460086(PQKBWorkID)10472705(PQKB)11457634(MiAaPQ)EBC1100934(OCoLC)680622491(MdBmJHUP)muse1010(Au-PeEL)EBL1100934(CaPaEBR)ebr10411773(CaONFJC)MIL445042(EXLCZ)99256000000004870320080602d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccr"Execute against Japan"[electronic resource] the U.S. decision to conduct unrestricted submarine warfare /Joel Ira Holwitt1st ed.College Station Texas A&M University Press20091 online resource (273 p.)Williams-Ford Texas A&M University Military History Series ;#121Description based upon print version of record.1-60344-083-6 Includes 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.Less than five hours after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, U.S. naval leaders reluctantly chose to pursue a form of warfare they despised-targeting not only Japanese military assets but also civilian-operated fishing trawlers, freighters, and tankers. The move to unrestricted submarine warfare represented a major change in the longstanding American adherence to the classic doctrine of ""freedom of the seas,"" under which commercial vessels were held to have the right to navigate the oceans without threat of attack. This dramatic about-face in naval policy, potentially as controversialWilliams-Ford Texas A&M University military history series ;no. 121.World War, 1939-1945Naval operationsSubmarineWorld War, 1939-1945Naval operations, AmericanWorld War, 1939-1945CampaignsPacific OceanSubmarine warfareUnited StatesHistory20th centuryFreedom of the seasElectronic books.World War, 1939-1945Naval operationsSubmarine.World War, 1939-1945Naval operations, American.World War, 1939-1945CampaignsSubmarine warfareHistoryFreedom of the seas.940.54/510973Holwitt Joel Ira1981-974949MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910458670403321"Execute against Japan"2220008UNINA