Ryan K. Noppen The Royal Netherlands Navy of World War II (Paperback)
Author: Ryan K. Noppen. Beginning in December 1941, the Dutch Navy played a very active role in the defence of the East Indies against the Japanese during World War II. The Battle of the Java Sea at the end of February 1942 crushed Dutch naval power in the East Indies, sinking the cruisersJava andDe Ruyter and killing Admiral Karel Doorman.