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Beschreibung

Osprey's examination of Japan's tank figting tactics during World War II (1939-1945). 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. As Japanese tanks battled in Singapore, Malaya and Burma this Japanese vision became clearer as light tanks were deployed in the jungles of southeastern Asia, where conventional Western tactics dictated that tanks would be useless.

From the steam-rolling success of the Japanese as they invaded Manchuria until the eventual Japanese defeat, the book provides a battle history of the Japanese tank units as they faced a variety of enemies from the Chinese, to the Russians, to the British and the Americans, providing a fascinating insight into the range of tactics that were deployed against these contrasting enemies - from innovative attack procedures to desperate defensive maneuvers even as their tanks were rapidly outclassed in terms of design and armament.

Osprey's examination of Japan's tank figting tactics during World War II (1939-1945). 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. As Japanese tanks battled in Singapore, Malaya and Burma this Japanese vision became clearer as light tanks were deployed in the jungles of southeastern Asia, where conventional Western tactics dictated that tanks would be useless.

From the steam-rolling success of the Japanese as they invaded Manchuria until the eventual Japanese defeat, the book provides a battle history of the Japanese tank units as they faced a variety of enemies from the Chinese, to the Russians, to the British and the Americans, providing a fascinating insight into the range of tactics that were deployed against these contrasting enemies - from innovative attack procedures to desperate defensive maneuvers even as their tanks were rapidly outclassed in terms of design and armament.

Über den Autor
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 until 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. The author lives in Cypress, Texas.
Inhaltsverzeichnis

INTRODUCTION: 1st Independent Mixed Brigade, 1934 - Armored Forces, 1941
UNIT ORGANIZATION: The tank regiment - reconnaissance units - groups and divisions - other tank units
DOCTRINE: From infantry support to spearheading assaults - dispersal
TACTICS: Attack - firing methods - night attack - antitank tactics - defense; Formations: movement - the company and platoon - the regiment and division
TANK TROOPS: Selection and basic training - tank schools
COMMUNICATIONS & MAINTENANCE
BATTLE HISTORY: Shanghai 1932 - China 1937-38 - China 1944; Malaya 1941-42; Burma 1942 - Imphal 1944; Netherlands East Indies 1942; Pacific Islands: Guadalcanal 1942 - Saipan 1944 - Luzon 1945; Manchuria 1945
SUMMARY
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
PLATE COMMENTARIES
INDEX

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Jahrhundert: 20. Jahrhundert
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9781846032349
ISBN-10: 1846032342
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Rottman, Gordon L
Takizawa, Akira
Illustrator: Dennis, Peter
Hersteller: Bloomsbury USA
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 248 x 184 x 6 mm
Von/Mit: Gordon L Rottman (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 21.10.2008
Gewicht: 0,218 kg
Artikel-ID: 138278307

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