List of Illustrations
Introduction
1. Prewar: Hart Assumes Command
2. As Is: The Asiatic Fleet at War’s Outbreak
3. Manila Abandoned: South from the Philippines
4. Birth of a Nasty, Brutish, and Short Life: ABDA Is Formed
5. Overtures in Blood and Oil: Tarakan and Balikpapan
6. First Sortie of the Striking Force: Flores Sea
7. Abortive Efforts East and West: Banka Strait Sortie and Timor
Relief Convoy
8. Axidents, Surprisals, and Terrifications: The Battle of Badoeng
Strait
9. Disaster at Darwin: The Fate of Peary
10. Six Days to Oblivion: The Langley Episode
11. Chaos and Night: The Battle of the Java Sea
12. A Death So Valiant and True: The Last Fight of Perth and
Houston
13. They Fled to Bliss or Woe: The End of the Game
14. Post Diem: In the Highest Degree Tragic
Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Donald M. Kehn Jr. is the official historian for the USS Houston (CA-30) Survivors Association and the official historian of the Naval Order of the United States, Texas Commandery. He is the author of A Blue Sea of Blood: Deciphering the Mysterious Fate of the USS “Edsall.”
"An important addition toward understanding the actions and
sacrifices of the American naval personnel who fought in East Asia
in that period. . . . Fans of good naval history will want to read
this book."—Russell K. Brown, Journal of America’s Military
Past
"An important work for anyone seriously interested the opening
phase of the Pacific War, naval operations, and the history of the
U.S. Navy."—A.A. Nofi, NYMAS Review
"In the Highest Degree Tragic tells an even-handed, riveting story
of the last days of a fleet that fought loyally against great odds
in a chaotic time of sweeping defeats."—Jeff Schultz, Michigan
War Studies Review
“Unsurpassed in its detailed, participant-based coverage of the
ill-fated efforts of the Asiatic Fleet and its Dutch, British, and
Australian allies to counter the Japanese attempt to seize Java,
this vivid account stands as the authoritative work on the
subject.”—William H. Bartsch, author of Every Day a Nightmare:
American Pursuit Pilots in the Defense of Java, 1941–1942
“Don Kehn has produced here a first-rate history of an
oft-neglected yet critical phase of that conflict. Kehn captures it
vividly, drawing adroitly from both Western and Japanese sources.
Excellent!”—Jonathan Parshall, coauthor of Shattered Sword: The
Untold Story of the Battle of Midway
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