{"product_id":"the-netherlands-east-indies-campaign-194142-9781472843524","title":"The Netherlands East Indies Campaign 194142","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAt the end of 1941, Imperial Japan targeted The East Indies in an attempt to secure access to precious oil resources. The Netherlands East Indies Campaign featured complex Japanese and Allied operations, and included the first use of airborne troops in the war. This highly illustrated study is one of the less well-known campaigns of the Pacific War.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eImperial Japan''s campaigns of conquest in late 1941\/early 1942 were launched in order to achieve self-sufficiency for the Japanese people, chiefly in the precious commodity of oil. The Netherlands (or Dutch) East Indies formed one of Japan''s primary targets, on account of its abundant rubber plantations and oilfields--the latter, in particular, was highly prized, given that the colony was the fourth-largest exporter of oil in the world. Japan itself lacked any form of domestic production. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Japanese dispatched an enormous naval task force to support the amphibious landings over the vast terrain of the Netherland\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOrigins of the Campaign Chronology Opposing Commanders Opposing Forces and Orders of Battle Opposing Plans The Campaign Aftermath Further Reading Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48867218817367,"sku":"9781472843524","price":14.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781472843524.jpg?v=1722282264","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-netherlands-east-indies-campaign-194142-9781472843524","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}