019 ABDA STRIKING FORCE 1942: The joint Allied command lost at Java Sea

As Japan attacked in 1942, the reeling Allies formed a joint command, the first of the war, which fought until defeat at Java Sea. Studies this almost-forgotten formation, which was charged with defending the Malay Barrier and preventing Japanese access to the Indian Ocean and Australian waters. Packed with illustrations and photos, traces the rise and fall of ABDACOM's naval squadron -- a unique mixture of cruisers and destroyers from four Allied navies -- and how it performed when thrust into the path of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Illustrated throughout with 40 archive photos and 13 pages of original color illustrations.