Gordon L. Rottman, Akira Takizawa

Japanese Paratroop Forces of World War II (eBook, PDF)

Illustrator: Chappell, Mike; Hook, Richard; Hook, Adam

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

For the first time in English, this book offers a concise but fact-packed account of the organization, equipment, and all operations of Japan's small but elite wartime parachute forces. Correcting and amplifying previous accounts based on wartime intelligence, it traces the Imperial Army's Raiding Regiments and the Imperial Navy's parachute-trained Yokosuka 1st & 3rd Special Naval Landing Forces from the first trials units, through their successful assaults in early 1942, to the last desperate battles and raids of 1944-45. Thetext is illustrated with rare photographs, and meticulouslyreconstructed color artworkof the men and their gear.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
• Seitenzahl: 64
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. September 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781782004882
• Artikelnr.: 38351125

Autorenporträt

Gordon L. Rottman entered the US Army in 1967, volunteered for Special Forces and completed training as a weapons specialist. He served in the 5th Special Forces Group in Vietnam in 1969-70 and subsequently in airborne infantry, long-range patrol and intelligence assignments before retiring after 26 years. He was a Special Operations Forces scenario writer at the Joint Readiness Training Center for 12 years and is now a freelance writer, living in Texas.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction -origins· Organization· Weapons and Equipment· Airborne Operations
1942 - Manado
Koepang
Palemberg · Airborne Operations
1944-45 - Kaoru
Luzon
Okinawa · Select bibliography · The Plates · Index