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In early June 1945, the Japanese heavy cruiser Ashigara left Batavia for Singapore carrying troops and supplies as Japan tried to hold together its shrinking position in Southeast Asia. Escorted by the destroyer Kamikaze, she had to pass through the narrow waters of Bangka Strait, where Allied intelligence and submarine patrols were already closing in on the route...
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HMS TRENCHANT: FROM CHATHAM TO THE BANKA STRAIT
Arthur Hezlet
JAPANESE CRUISERS OF THE PACIFIC WAR
Eric Lacroix, Linton Wells II
THE WAR AGAINST JAPAN, VOLUME V: THE SURRENDER OF JAPAN
S. Woodburn Kirby
THE NAVAL SIEGE OF JAPAN 1945: WAR PLAN ORANGE TRIUMPHANT
Brian Lane Herder
TWILIGHT OF THE GODS: WAR IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC, 1944-1945
Ian W. Toll
Written by House of History
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In early June 1945, the Japanese heavy cruiser Ashigara left Batavia for Singapore carrying troops and supplies as Japan tried to hold together its shrinking position in Southeast Asia. Escorted by the destroyer Kamikaze, she had to pass through the narrow waters of Bangka Strait, where Allied intelligence and submarine patrols were already closing in on the route...
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🧾 Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
📚 Sources:
HMS TRENCHANT: FROM CHATHAM TO THE BANKA STRAIT
Arthur Hezlet
JAPANESE CRUISERS OF THE PACIFIC WAR
Eric Lacroix, Linton Wells II
THE WAR AGAINST JAPAN, VOLUME V: THE SURRENDER OF JAPAN
S. Woodburn Kirby
THE NAVAL SIEGE OF JAPAN 1945: WAR PLAN ORANGE TRIUMPHANT
Brian Lane Herder
TWILIGHT OF THE GODS: WAR IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC, 1944-1945
Ian W. Toll
Written by House of History
🎵 Music courtesy of Epidemic Sound
🎶 My referral link: share.epidemicsound.com/njr7j0
🖼 Photos, paintings and imagery: Public Domain, Wikicommons
#HouseofHistory #History
