Tom Womack: 2 books
The Dutch Naval Air Force Against Japan: The Defense of the Netherlands East Indies, 1941-1942
The Defense of the Netherlands East Indies, 1941-1942
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2006
December 7, 1941, opened up a new theater of war in the Pacific and a new threat for what was then the Netherlands East Indies. The Dutch, with their Naval Air Force or Marine Luchtvaart Dienst (MLD), made a significant--and often overlooked--contribution to the Allied effort. With their 175 aircraft,...
by Tom Womack
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2015
Though few realize it, the Netherlands East Indies were the object of Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941. Likewise, their invasions of Guam, Wake Island and the Philippines were mainly diversionary operations to safeguard their main assault on Dutch and British colonies. Since the end...