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Japanese Army in World War II: Conquest of the Pacific 1941–42

By Gordon L. Rottman

Book information

Publisher
Osprey Publishing
Year
2005
ISBN
9781841767895, 1841767891
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
11 MB (11833831 bytes)
Series
Battle Orders 9
Pages
96\95
Time added
2020-09-27 11:47:32
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Description

The Japanese conquest of the Pacific comprised of a complex series of widely scattered operations; their intent was to neutralize American, Commonwealth, and Dutch forces, seize regions rich in economic resources, and secure an outer defense line for their empire. Although their conquest was successful, the forces deployed from Japan and China were not always ideally trained, equipped and armed. The South Seas and tropics proved challenging to these soldiers who were used to milder climates, and they were a less lethal enemy on the Chinese mainland. This book examines the overall structure of the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA), the forces in existence at the beginning of World War II and the organization of the forces committed to the conquest of the Pacific.

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