World War II Japanese Tank Tactics
Title | World War II Japanese Tank Tactics PDF eBook |
Author | Gordon L. Rottman |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Pages | 66 |
Release | 2011-03-15 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1846037883 |
In this book, expert author and tactician Gordon L Rottman provides the first English-language study of Japanese Army and Navy tank units, their tactics and how they were deployed in action. The Japanese army made extensive use of its tanks in the campaigns in China in the 1930s, and it was in these early successes that the Japanese began to develop their own unique style of tank tactics. From the steam-rolling success of the Japanese as they invaded Manchuria until the eventual Japanese defeat, Rottman provides a battle history of the Japanese tank units as they faced the Chinese, the Russians, the British and the Americans.
World War II Japanese Tank Tactics
Title | World War II Japanese Tank Tactics PDF eBook |
Author | Gordon L. Rottman |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Pages | 186 |
Release | 2011-10-20 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1780961448 |
ALSO AVAILABLE AS AN E-BOOK. In this book, expert author and tactician Gordon L Rottman provides the first English-language study of Japanese Army and Navy tank units, their tactics and how they were deployed in action. The Japanese army made extensive use of its tanks in the campaigns in China in the 1930s, and it was in these early successes that the Japanese began to develop their own unique style of tank tactics. From the steam-rolling success of the Japanese as they invaded Manchuria until the eventual Japanese defeat, Rottman provides a battle history of the Japanese tank units as they faced the Chinese, the Russians, the British and the Americans.
World War II Infantry Anti-Tank Tactics
Title | World War II Infantry Anti-Tank Tactics PDF eBook |
Author | Gordon L. Rottman |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Pages | 165 |
Release | 2013-08-20 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1472805186 |
The battlefield interaction between infantry and tanks was central to combat on most fronts in World War II. The first 'Blitzkrieg' campaigns saw the tank achieve a new dominance. New infantry tactics and weapons – some of them desperately dangerous – had to be adopted, while the armies raced to develop more powerful anti-tank guns and new light weapons. By 1945, a new generation of revolutionary shoulder-fired AT weapons was in widespread use. This book explains in detail the shifting patterns of anti-tank combat, illustrated with photographs, diagrams and colour plates showing how weapons were actually employed on the battlefield.
Japanese Army in World War II
Title | Japanese Army in World War II PDF eBook |
Author | Gordon L. Rottman |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Pages | 190 |
Release | 2013-07-20 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 147280466X |
The 1941 Japanese Pacific onslaught saw the defeat of Allied forces on all fronts, with the Philippines, Netherlands East Indies, and Commonwealth possessions falling under their control. During 1942-43, the Japanese consolidated their gains and redeployed forces in an attempt to break the Southern Lifeline between America and Australia. These plans were affected by the defeat at Midway, which forced the Japanese onto the defensive. This book examines Japanese forces employed in the follow-on conquests of 1942-43, and describes how unit organization, weaponry, and equipment were found lacking in the harsh environment of the Solomon Islands and on New Guinea.
US World War II Amphibious Tactics
Title | US World War II Amphibious Tactics PDF eBook |
Author | Gordon L. Rottman |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Pages | 130 |
Release | 2012-09-20 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1782004564 |
The US armed forces were responsible for many tactical innovations during the years 1941–45, but in no field was US mastery more complete than amphibious warfare. In the vast, almost empty battlefield of the Pacific the US Navy and Marine Corps were obliged to develop every aspect of the amphibious assault landing in painstaking detail, from the design of many new types of vessel, down to the tactics of the rifle platoon hitting the beach, and the logistic system without which they could not have fought their way inland. This fascinating study offers a clear, succinct explanation of every phase of these operations as they evolved during the war years, illustrated with detailed color plates and photographs.
Japanese Tanks and Armoured Warfare 1932-45
Title | Japanese Tanks and Armoured Warfare 1932-45 PDF eBook |
Author | David McCormack |
Publisher | |
Pages | 176 |
Release | 2021-02-19 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781781558102 |
This new history charts the development, production, deployment, and combat operations of Japan's tank forces between their inception in 1918 and their disbandment in 1945. The author's persuasive arguments encourage the reader to reappraise their existing views concerning the contribution of Japanese tanks towards the projection of combat power.
Japanese Infantryman 1937–45
Title | Japanese Infantryman 1937–45 PDF eBook |
Author | Gordon L. Rottman |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Pages | 158 |
Release | 2012-09-20 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 178200467X |
This book examines in detail the Japanese Infantryman who was, despite comparisons with the notorious German Waffen SS, an enigma to Westerners. Brutal in its treatment of prisoners as well as the inhabitants of the areas that it conquered, the Imperial Japanese Army also had exacting standards for its own men strict codes of honor compelled Japanese soldiers to fight to the death against the more technologically advanced Allies. Identifying the ways in which the Japanese soldier differed from his Western counterpart, the author explores concepts such as Bushido, Seppuku, Shiki and Hakko Ichi-u in order to understand what motivated Japanese warriors.