Everything about Battle of the Java Sea

🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path

1. Read the overview: Battle of the Java SeaA 5-minute orientation
2. Skim a recent paper: Lessons Learned from the Battle in the Java Sea between the Imperial Japanese Navy and the American, British, Dutch & Australian Command Navies to Develop the Indonesian Maritime DefenseInfluential work since 2022
3. Pick up a classic book: Rising Sun, Falling SkiesThe most-reprinted book on the subject
4. Read the landmark paper: Battle of the Java Sea: One Event, Multiple Sites, Values and ViewsCited 9 times
5. Go sideways: Kagerō-class destroyerA closely related topic
6. Go sideways: Type 93 torpedoA closely related topic

🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)

• Battle of the Java Sea: One Event, Multiple Sites, Values and Views

  M. R. Manders, R. W. de Hoop, S. Adhityatama · 2021 · Journal of Maritime Archaeology · 9 citations

🆕 Influential since 2022

• Lessons Learned from the Battle in the Java Sea between the Imperial Japanese Navy and the American, British, Dutch & Australian Command Navies to Develop the Indonesian Maritime Defense

  Aziz Ali Haerulloh, Lukman Yudho Prakoso, Rudi Sutanto · 2023 · Jurnal Pertahanan: Media Informasi ttg Kajian & Strategi Pertahanan yang Mengedepankan Identity, Nasionalism & Integrity · 0 citations

📚 Books worth reading

• Rising Sun, Falling SkiesJeffrey Cox · 2012
• Ship of GhostsJames D. Hornfischer · 2006
• The rising sun in the PacificSamuel Eliot Morison · 1948
• 📕The Battle of the Java SeaDavid Arthur Thomas · 1968
• Battle of the Java SeaDavid Arthur Thomas · 1969
• The Battle of the Java SeaF. C. van Oosten · 1976
• Ship of GhostsJames D. Hornfischer · 2006
• 📕Battle of the Java SeaDavid A. Thomas · 2009

Ranked by number of editions on Open Library, a rough measure of how lasting a book is.

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