Ebook: Rising sun, falling skies: the disastrous Java Sea Campaign of World War II

On the day before -- Just a little more time -- Breakdown -- Finding trouble -- Shooting at Venus -- Slapped together -- Luck : the Battle of Balikpapan -- Bloody shambles -- Can't catch a break : the Battle of the Flores Sea -- A thousand cuts -- Too clever by half : the Battle of Badoeng Strait -- No breath to catch : preliminaries to the Battle of the Java Sea -- Nerk nerk nerk : the sinking of the Langley -- One shell : day action of the Battle of the Java Sea -- A turn too far : the second part of the Battle of the Java Sea -- A hopeless plan : the escape from Java -- Dancing in the dark : the Battle of Soenda Strait -- Nowhere to run : the Second Battle of the Java Sea -- To the winds : escape attempts from Java -- Aftermath : not quite vanquished.