The prolonged and bloody fighting for control of the Japanese occupied Pacific islands in World War II is a key point in 20th-century warfare. No two islands were alike in the systems and nature of their defensive emplacements, and local improvization and command preferences affected both materials used and defensive models. This title details the establishment, construction and effectiveness of Japanese temporary and semi-permanent crew-served weapons positions and individual and small-unit fighting positions. Integrated obstacles and minefields, camouflage and the changing defensive principles are also covered.
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Gordon L Rottman entered the US Army in 1967, volunteered for Special Forces and completed training as a weapons specialist. He was assigned to the 7th Special Forces Group until reassigned to the 5th Special Forces Group in Vietnam in 1969-70. A highly respected and established author, Gordon is now a civilian contract Special Operations Forces Intelligence Specialist at the Army's Joint Readiness Center, Ft Polk.
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This review is from: Japanese Pacific Island Defenses 1941-45 (Fortress) (Paperback)
I have a large collection of Osprey books which are very good but this book is a disappointment because it is not very accurate. Most of the material in this book came directly from wartime intelligence publications with mistakes which have not been corrected. There are too many mistakes to cover them all here but one example is on the first line of page 58 which says that "the portable steel pillbox was only encountered during the November 1943 assault on Betio." This is wrong because there were some encountered in the Aleutian Islands. More and better research should be done before a book is published.
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Every Japanese manual from 1909 focused on the importance of offensive action to achieve victory. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
coast defense guns, grenade discharger, firing ports, machine cannon, steel staples, coconut logs, covering positions, beach defenses, infantry guns, defense areas, concrete pillboxes Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Iwo Jima, Cape Torokina, New Britain, South Pacific, Betio Island, Butaritari Island, Infantry Division, Tarawa Atoll New!
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Every Japanese manual from 1909 focused on the importance of offensive action to achieve victory. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
coast defense guns, grenade discharger, firing ports, machine cannon, steel staples, coconut logs, covering positions, beach defenses, infantry guns, defense areas, concrete pillboxes Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Iwo Jima, Cape Torokina, New Britain, South Pacific, Betio Island, Butaritari Island, Infantry Division, Tarawa Atoll New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Soldiers of the Sun: The Rise and Fall of the Imperial Japanese Army by Meirion Harries in Back Matter
- Handbook on Japanese Military Forces by United States War Department in Back Matter
- Touched with Fire: The Land War in the South Pacific by Eric M. Bergerud in Back Matter
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