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Aviation History
1942
1942 - 1033.PDF
KABUL > ' i O *j 'AFGHANISTAN * ; >' LAHORE p.- ^tm, p$l, ••Rtvtauc ll§i DISTANCES IN LAND MILES OIL FIELDS -CcSc^ OIL SUPPLY PIPE LINES commentators admit that this was facilitated by special circumstances; first, because of the inadequate air strength °f #Te Allies ; secondly, because Russia was involved in the' West; thirdly, on account of Japan having the initia tive ; and last, but not least, the fifth-column work organ ised beforehand. While the reasons underlying Japan's progress in the Pacific area are outside the scheme of consideration, one should not omit yet other circumstances fundamentally re sponsible for the development of the war in the Far East: the fact that American foreign policy, being essentially a peaceful one, wavered from the idea of remaining east of the 180th Meridian and avoiding a clash with Japan to a more realistic conception of a Pacific Defence Triangle Hawaii-Philippines-Guam. The practical recognition of this factor came too late, and enabled the Japanese to consolidate their air and naval barrier over a line of some 3,000 miles from the furthermost north to the southern point. With the fall of Singapore and the Philippines the Japanese have established a second screen to the west of the China Sea. Their domination of both seaboards of these waters has given them a net of air
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