Canada's Road to the Pacific War : Intelligence, Strategy, and the Far East Crisis (Studies in Canadian Military History)

Wilford, Timothy

University of British Columbia Press（2012/07発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 312 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780774821223
• DDC分類 940.5371

Full Description

In December 1941, Japan attacked multiple targets in the Far East and the Pacific, including Canadian battalions stationed in Hong Kong. The disaster suggested that the Allies were totally unprepared for war. This book dispels that assumption by offering the first in-depth account of Canadian intelligence gathering and strategic planning on the eve of the Pacific War.

Canadians worked closely with their US and Allied counterparts to develop a picture of Japan's intentions and a strategic plan to meet challenges in the Pacific. Although Canada wanted to avoid conflict with Japan until US participation was assured, policy makers anticipated action in the Pacific and made preparations for defence, which included the internment of Japanese Canadians. By highlighting Canada's role as a Pacific power, Timothy Wilford sheds new light on events that led to the crisis in the Far East, as well as to the creation of the Grand Alliance.

Contents

Introduction

1 Prelude to War: Canada and the Pacific Powers, 1922-40

2 The Allied Web: Intelligence Networks in Canada before the Pacific War

3 Developing a Far East Strategy, December 1940 to July 1941

4 Avoiding confrontation with Japan: Diplomacy, Deterrence, and Hong Kong

5 Reassessing the Far East Crisis after the Asset Freeze, August to October 1941

6 Guarding the Coast: Canadian Defence Strategy for the North Pacific

7 Countdown to War: Negotiation and Mobilization, November 1941

8 The Coming of the Pacific War, December 1941

Conclusion: Canada's Response to the Pacific Challenge

Glossary of Names

Chronology of Events, 1922-42

Notes

Bibliography

Index