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008			070327s2007 enkabf sb 001 0 eng
020			_a9789004213531 _q(electronic book)
020			_z9781905246281 _q(print)
024	7		_a10.1163/ej.9781905246281.i-204 _2DOI
035			_a(OCoLC)74969336
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050		4	_aD777 _b.S43 2007
082	0	4	_a940.545952 _222
100	1		_aSeki, Eiji, _d1929-
245	1	0	_aMrs Ferguson's tea-set, Japan and the Second World War _bthe global consequences following Germany's sinking of the SS Automedon in 1940 / _cEiji Seki.
264		1	_aFolkestone, Kent : _bGlobal Oriental, _c2007.
300			_a1 online resource.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _2rdacarrier
490	0		_aBrill eBook titles 2010
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p.168-174) and index.
505	0	0	_tPreliminary Material / _rE. Seki -- _tIntroduction / _rE. Seki -- _t1. A Fateful Decision / _rE. Seki -- _t2. The Battle Of Britain / _rE. Seki -- _t3. ‘Play For Time In Asia’ / _rE. Seki -- _t4. Atlantis, Predator Of The Seas / _rE. Seki -- _t5. The Trunks And The Cabinet Papers / _rE. Seki -- _t6. A Gift From Hitler / _rE. Seki -- _t7. The Days Of Captivity / _rE. Seki -- _t8. The Atlantis Meets Her End In The South Atlantic / _rE. Seki -- _t9. Conclusion / _rE. Seki -- _tNotes / _rE. Seki -- _tBibliography / _rE. Seki -- _tAppendices / _rE. Seki -- _tIndex / _rE. Seki.
506	1		_aAvailable to subscribing member institutions only.
520			_aThe saga of the sinking of the Blue Funnel Line’s ill-fated SS Automedon in November 1940 by the German commerce raider Atlantis is well documented, but in this new work the author argues that he is not just setting the history right in terms of the inaccuracies so far reported, but is also offering significant new information based on direct contact with surviving members of the Automedon’s crew and their families, together with access to new primary sources. Offering a Japanese perspective for the first time, the book tracks the role of the Japanese navy as a silent partner and active participant in the war at sea against Britain and her allies prior to Japan’s flagrant formal entry into the Second World War at Pearl Harbor. The author argues that the cooperation between the German and Japanese navies led to Japan’s final defeat when Admiral Yamamoto was misled by the intelligence obtained from the confidential Cabinet papers recovered from the Automedon. One of the most significant conclusions to be drawn from this fascinating story, that is ‘relived’ here, is how chance impacts on the outcome of conflict: had not Mrs Violet Ferguson who was on board the Automedon at the time of its capture asked for the trunk containing her precious tea-set to be saved, the German crew would never have found the Automedon’s secret strong-room containing the ‘Most Secret’ papers.
610	1	0	_aJapan. _bKaigun _xHistory _yWorld War, 1939-1945.
650		0	_aWorld War, 1939-1945 _xNaval operations, German.
650		0	_aWorld War, 1939-1945 _xNaval operations, Japanese.
651		0	_aGermany _xForeign relations _zJapan.
651		0	_aJapan _xForeign relations _zGermany.
776	0		_z9781905246281 (cased) _z1905246285 (cased) _z9789004213531 (electronic book)
830		0	_aGlobal Oriental Special E-Book Collection, 2007-2010, ISBN: 9789004223332.
856	4		_zDOI: _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1163/ej.9781905246281.i-204
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