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A highly illustrated study of the battle of the Java Sea, a key Japanese victory in their advance throughout Southeast Asia.
The battle of the Java Sea, fought in February 1942, was the first major surface engagement of the Pacific War and one of the few naval battles of the entire war fought to a decision. It was the culminating point of the Japanese drive to occupy the Netherlands East Indies (NEI), to defend the NEI, the Allies assembled a striking force comprised of Dutch, American, British, and even an Australian ship under the command of a Dutch admiral.
The impact of the battle of the Java Sea was enormous. Allied naval power was eliminated from Southeast Asia. Ten Allied ships were lost, and only a few Japanese ships damaged. The Japanese victory led to the invasion of Java on February 28. The Dutch soon surrendered, placing the fourth largest oil producer in the world in Japanese hands.
