Rising Sun at War
The Japanese Army 1931 - 1945
The Japanese Imperial Army was the most powerful force in the Far East through the 1930s and early 1940s, and this photographic history is the ideal introduction to it. In a vivid selection of archive images, most of which have not been published before, Philip Jowett covers its role in a series of conflicts, beginning with its invasion of Manchuria in 1931 until its final defeat in the Pacific War in August 1945. He describes the development of the army, its structure and organization and its expansion during these years, and illustrates its actions in a series of campaigns that are often overlooked in other books on the subject, including t…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-4738-7490-9
- EAN: 9781473874909
- Produktnummer: 23577240
- Verlag: Pen and Sword
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
- Seitenangabe: 176 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 52'405 KB
Über den Autor
Military historian and aviation-journalist Albert Grandolini was born in Vietnam and gained an MA in history from Paris 1 Sorbonne University. His primary research focus is on contemporary conflicts in general and particularly on the military history in Asia and Africa. Having spent his childhood in South Vietnam, the Vietnam War has always been one of his main fields of research. He authored Fall of the Flying Dragon: South Vietnamese Air Force (1973-1975), two volumes on Vietnam's Easter Offensive of 1972 for Helion's Asia@War Series, and three volumes on Libyan Air Wars for the Africa@War Series, and has written numerous articles for various British, French, and German magazines.
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