Japanese Special Naval Landing Forces - Uniforms and Equipment 1937-45 Nila Gary Paperback
Japanese Special Naval Landing Forces - Uniforms and Equipment 1937-45 Nila Gary Paperback The spearhead of Japan's assault landing operations both in China pre-Pearl Harbor, and in US and British…
Specifikacia Japanese Special Naval Landing Forces - Uniforms and Equipment 1937-45 Nila Gary Paperback
Japanese Special Naval Landing Forces - Uniforms and Equipment 1937-45 Nila Gary Paperback
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. These included the infamous battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa. 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.
This book provides a comprehensive treatment of the elite force which has be never before been examined in such detail in English, covering weapons and equipment as well as uniform and insignia.