Japanese Special Naval Landing Forces by Gary Nila

Japanese Special Naval Landing Forces by Gary Nila

The spearhead of Japan's assault landing operations both in China pre-Pearl Harbor, and in US and British territory post-Pearl Harbor, was provided by the Special Naval Landing Forces - 12 numbered battalion-size Imperial Japanese Navy units. They garrisoned a number of the islands which the US Marines then had to re-claim in some of the bloodiest battles of the Pacific War of World War II (1939-1945). These included the infamous battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa. This book provides a comprehensive treatment of the elite force which has never before been examined in such detail in English, covering weapons and equipment as well as uniform and insignia.

Gary Nila is a former Los Angeles Police Officer and FBI Special Agent who now works as an investigator with Northrop Grumman Corp. Air Combat Systems. He has been a collector of World War II Japanese military uniforms and equipment for over 30 years, but specializes in researching and collecting Japanese naval flight equipment and dress. He has interviewed many former IJN pilots including Saburo Sakai, Sudamu Komaichi, and Masajiro Kawato. Gary lives in Lakewood, California.

Robert A Rolfe, who retired after 37 years with the US Postal Service, has collected World War II Japanese militaria for more than 45 years, specializing for the past 25 years in the Special Naval Landing Forces. Robert lives in Burbank, CA.

Tony Chong, who took the color photographs for the plates in this book, joined the Northrop Corporation in 1984 as a model-maker, and now runs the Display Model Shop for Northrop Grumman's Integrated Systems/Western Region in El Segundo, CA. He completed his BA in history at CSULA in 1995 with a focus on aviation and military-related subjects. He is a published aviation photographer, though with wider photographic interests; this is his third collaboration with Gary Nila, including Elite 86. Tony lives in Burbank, CA.

SKU	Nicht verfügbar
ISBN 13	9781846031007
ISBN 10	1846031001
Titel	Japanese Special Naval Landing Forces
Autor	Robert Rolfe
Serie	Men-At-Arms
Buchzustand	Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Osprey Publishing
Erscheinungsjahr	2006-06-01
Seitenanzahl	48
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.