The paper will look at how Japan became active in two maritime theatres in World War One. The Japanese-Austrian clash was the result of complex geo-policics. The paper will first analyse the naval operations . It will then consider the strategy and politics of the Japanese invovlvement in the naval operations in the context of the wider war. Behind this is the role and significance of the Anglo-Japanese naval co-operation and whether the co-operation was part of a long-term view of Japanese expansion. Austria had a longer naval history than is generally assumed. Before the First World War she was showing the flag around the world. This brought her into the Far East theatre. The “KuK” navy was a potential danger to the allies in the Mediterranean even if eventually it became confined largely to the Adriatic.

Speaker:

Ian Stafford has worked in constitutional law and now follows up his graduate studies to specialise in historical naval matters primarily affecting the settlement colonies. 

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