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I have a book on the Asiatic Fleet written by Edwin P. Hoyt. It's called The Lonely Ships The Life And Death Of The Asiatic Fleet. The Asiatic Fleet was
based in China up until 1941 when it was ordered to The Philippines. Now
Douglas MacArthur, the commander of American and Filipino forces, and Admiral Thomas C. Hart, the commander of the Asiatic Fleet, despised each
other. Hart thought that MacArthur's assessment of the situation was wildly
optimistic. Eventually, the Asiatic Fleet was ordered south to the Dutch East
Indies, to defend what was known as the Malay Barrier. What if the Asiatic
Fleet had survived?
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