LEADER 03482nam 22006854a 450 001 9910791589803321 005 20230721012418.0 010 $a1-299-13792-X 010 $a1-60344-255-3 035 $a(CKB)2560000000048703 035 $a(EBL)1100934 035 $a(OCoLC)823389677 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000460086 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11342251 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000460086 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10472705 035 $a(PQKB)11457634 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1100934 035 $a(OCoLC)680622491 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse1010 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1100934 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10411773 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL445042 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000048703 100 $a20080602d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$a"Execute against Japan"$b[electronic resource] $ethe U.S. decision to conduct unrestricted submarine warfare /$fJoel Ira Holwitt 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aCollege Station $cTexas A&M University Press$d2009 215 $a1 online resource (273 p.) 225 1 $aWilliams-Ford Texas A&M University Military History Series ;$v#121 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-60344-083-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 229-239) and index. 327 $aFreedom 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. 330 $aLess than five hours after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, U.S. naval leaders reluctantly chose to pursue a form of warfare they despised-targeting not only Japanese military assets but also civilian-operated fishing trawlers, freighters, and tankers. The move to unrestricted submarine warfare represented a major change in the longstanding American adherence to the classic doctrine of ""freedom of the seas,"" under which commercial vessels were held to have the right to navigate the oceans without threat of attack. This dramatic about-face in naval policy, potentially as controversial 410 0$aWilliams-Ford Texas A&M University military history series ;$vno. 121. 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xNaval operations$xSubmarine 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xNaval operations, American 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xCampaigns$zPacific Ocean 606 $aSubmarine warfare$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aFreedom of the seas 615 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945$xNaval operations$xSubmarine. 615 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945$xNaval operations, American. 615 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945$xCampaigns 615 0$aSubmarine warfare$xHistory 615 0$aFreedom of the seas. 676 $a940.54/510973 700 $aHolwitt$b Joel Ira$f1981-$01551829 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910791589803321 996 $a"Execute against Japan"$93811500 997 $aUNINA