In 1942, the Japanese surged through the Dutch East Indies, conquering territory at an incredible pace. By February, Japanese ...
Three Dutch warships sunk in the Battle of the Java Sea in 1942 have largely disappeared from the sea bed, defence minister Jeanine Hennis has told MPs in a written briefing. The wrecks of cruisers ...
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USS Houston and HMAS Perth: Heroic Last Stand of the Allied Cruisers, 1942 (Documentary)
Having severely lost the Battle of the Java Sea, the remaining Allied fleet prepared to leave Java behind and sail to ...
Players: Allies: ABDA Eastern Strike Force (five cruisers and nine destroyers) commanded by the Dutch Rear Admiral Karel Doorman. Japan: 2nd and 4th Destroyer Flotillas and 5th Cruiser Squadron.
Tunku Varadarajan is always a good read, but in his review of David Van Reybrouck’s “Revolusi: Indonesia and the Birth of the Modern World” (Books, May 25), he is wrong in stating that the Japanese ...
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