Rikugun: Guide to Japanese Ground Forces 1937-1945: Tactical Organization of Imperial Japanese Army & Navy Ground Forces (1) - Couverture souple

Ness, Leland

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1909982008 ISBN 13 : 9781909982000

Editeur : Helion & Company, 2014

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Rikugun: Guide to Japanese Ground Forces 1937-1945 is the first nuts-and-bolts handbook to utilize both the voluminous raw allied intelligence documents and post-war Japanese documentation as primary sources. This first volume covers the tactical organization of Army and Navy ground forces during the 1937-45 war. Using the wartime Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) mobilization plans, and the Unit Organization Tables, Unit Strength Tables and Unit History Tables compiled by the War Ministry and the 1st Demobilization Bureau during and after the war, a complete picture of IJA ground forces through the war is presented. The evolution of the Japanese force structure is examined, including infantry, armor, cavalry, artillery and naval ground combat units from battalion to division level, each thoroughly discussed and illustrated with tables of organization and equipment and mobilization data. This forms the framework for any discussion of the Imperial Japanese Army's capabilities and intentions.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Leland Ness has been conducting and supervising defense analysis and writing military history for over 40 years. He served as director of special projects at DMS/Jane's, published a newsletter on ground ordnance for the defense industry, and has been an editor at Jane's for the last ten years (for Jane's Ammunition Handbook and Jane's Infantry Weapons). He is also the co-author of the classic Red Army Handbook, and the author of the HarperCollins WW II Tanks and Combat Vehicles. He has been particularly interested in Asian military history since graduating with a degree in Oriental Studies and Language. During 28 years in the Army Reserve, he served with Headquarters, US Army Intelligence Agency on active duty during Desert Storm.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Helion & Company
• Date d'édition: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1909982008
• ISBN 13: 9781909982000
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 384