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Gordon L. Rottman
On a tiny island in the shadow of Guadalcanal a deadly game of cat and mouse is taking place between American and Japanese forces, both determined to evade and defeat…
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In late1944 the US Marine Corps prepared for the toughest battles of the war. It had grown to 35,598 officers, 5,384 officer candidates, and 366,353 enlisted Marines, totaling 431,573 personnel…
The bitter fighting in the Pacific Theater required new forms of warfare, and the gathering of detailed intelligence information on the remote and varied islands and their determined defenders. As…
From its very inception the United States Army Special Forces has been enmeshed in controversy, its mission misunderstood to varying degrees, and its very existence opposed by some of the…
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While much has been published on the armed forces of the USSR during the 1980s, surprisingly little is available on the forces supplied by the other member nations of the…
With the aid of plenty of contemporary photographs, diagrams, and eight full page colour plates, this text unearths a wealth of information on the changing nature of US combat equipments…
Mountain, arctic and desert areas require special purpose units trained, conditioned, and equipped to master these environments. This volume details the insignia of a myriad of special forces groups from…
This highly detailed study reveals how, despite being often poorly equipped and sometimes fighting with little external support against a resolute enemy, the US marines evolved into a well equipped…
The year 1944 saw a great deal of Marine Corps activity. The early defeats suffered by America in the Pacific were past; the pivotal naval battle for Midway had been…
The Japanese conquest of the Pacific comprised of a complex series of widely scattered operations intended to neutralize American, Commonwealth, and Dutch forces, seize regions rich in economic resources, and…
The 1941 Japanese Pacific onslaught saw the defeat of Allied forces on all fronts, with the Philippines, Netherlands East Indies, and Commonwealth possessions falling under their control. During 1942-43, the…
Examines the genesis, organization and operational deployment of the US airborne divisions in World War II. This volume, the first among three books, discusses pre-war and early-war airborne units, detailing…
This book examines the wide variety of airborne units that served in the Pacific Theater. Among the units covered are the 12,000-strong 11th Airborne Division; the elite 1st Special Service…
The Landing Craft, Infantry was a large beaching craft intended to deliver an infantry company to a hostile shore, once the beachhead was secured. The LCI and its vehicle-delivery counterpart…
Perhaps the biggest difference in the fighting between the two World Wars lay in the invention of the man-portable radio that allowed for a greater degree of tactical coordination than…
On the southwest shore of Laguna de Bay in the Philippines stood the Los Banos Internment Camp. Held within were 2,147 starving POWs, surrounded by thousands of Japanese troops. As…
The RPG-series of weapons is the most widely used family of lightweight antitank weapons in the world. RPGs have been used not only against their intended targets, but against personnel…
Evolved from the colonial units created by the French, this book discusses the original reorganization of these forces into the first national army. Including a history of the command structure…
The field equipment of the German Army in World War II was closely related to that used throughout World War I and earlier, yet it was of relatively light weight…
A compilation of the slang unique to the Vietnam War, how it was used by the soldiers and Marines and its relation to the war.
Gordon L Rottman
In a daring attempt to cut off the supply lines of Confederate forces, Union soldiers planned to steal a train and disable the line as they traveled to Chattanooga, TN…
This title provides detailed information about how US Army units were organised and operated in America’s longest war. Vietnam Special Forces veteran Gordon Rottman examines the different types of infantry…
The Vietnamese knew the Long-Range Patrol Scouts as ‘the men with green faces’. Operating in patrols of four to six men, they were like ghosts scouting far behind enemy lines…
Examines the MIKE (Mobile Strike Forces) units, which were formed from the CIDG, the parachute and airmobile training they were given, and the operations that they undertook, from relieving friendly…
This was a duel between the stalwart of the Wehrmacht armored divisions - the Panzerkampfwagen III - and the American’s as yet untested M3 Grant. In reality both would prove…
With its first major use in battle during the Vietnam War, the helicopter ushered in a radically different way of fighting. This book presents the history of the first ever…
Booby traps laid by troops in war zones in World War II are largely neglected in histories and memoirs, and rarely examined in detail. This work offers a comprehensive study…
Even when Western Allied troops gained a foothold in Normandy, World War II in Europe was far from over. This book includes detailed description and colour pictures illustrate the means…
Focusing on Infantry Fire Support tactics during World War II, this title features artwork and detailed analysis of the battlefield use of machine guns, mortars, and light guns.
A fully illustrated study that describes the combat record, uniforms, and equipment of the individual regiments of the US Marine Corps that won immortality in the bloody island-hopping campaign in…
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The US Army and Marine Corps in World War II considered themselves highly mobile, offensive forces. This title addresses field fortifications built by US infantrymen during World War II and…
Explores the differing tactics and equipment used by the two combatants and also shows how the challenges of fighting in inhospitable tropical jungles impacted on soldiers on the ground, as…
During World War II American soldiers, or ‘GIs’ as they were more commonly known, headed into Europe laden with the provisions needed to survive and function in hostile territory. This…
An illustrated guide to everything that Vietnam-era American GIs and their allies carried into battle. Will appeal to historians, modelers, collectors, and reenactors of the Vietnam War.
An in-depth study of the organization, uniforms, insignia, weapons and equipment of the Allied soldiers who stormed the Normandy beaches on June 6, 1944.
On the major European and Russian fronts throughout World War II, the challenge of crossing rivers under fire was absolutely central to any advance. The Panzers that crossed the Meuse…
The two major Army units that operated in the Pacific - the 11th Airborne Division and the 503rd Parachute Regimental Combat Team (PRCT) launched small-scale operations on extremely difficult, if…
The parachute infantry regiments were among the most highly decorated US Army units of World War II, and between them they saw action right across the world. This study traces…
Military gliders came of age in World War II, when glider-assault infantry were the forerunners of today’s helicopter-delivered airmobile troops. This book explains the development and organization of glider troops…
Tunnel Rat in Vietnam .
Ranger - the very word conjures up visions of small, highly trained units executing lightning-fast raids on an unexpecting enemy. This book provides units of well-disciplined soldiers who possess the…
Explores the US Army of the late 80s, including the training methods, weapon systems, Reserve Components, organization and uniforms of one of the world’s potent fighting forces. This text is…
The first 50 years of the US Army airborne arm is a story of continuing battles with the nation’s enemies, of battles within the Army’s hierarchy, of change, and of…
This is the first title in a series that takes a detailed look at fortifications and defensive systems throughout history. The prolonged and bloody fighting for control of the Japanese…
This work details the 24-day Saipan and 8-day Tinian operations, fom the difficulties the Marines faced establishing themselves ashore, through the largest tank battle in the Pacific, and the horrors…
In December 1941, Guam became the first Allied territory lost to the Japanese. Therefore, its recapture was both politically and psychologically of great importance. This book examines the campaign mounted…
Identifying the ways in which the Japanese soldier differed from his Western counterpart, the author explores concepts such as Bushido, Seppuku, Shiki and Hakko Ichi-u in order to understand what…
In 1961 US Special Forces units began entering remote areas of Vietnam dominated by the Viet Cong. Their task was to organize local defense and strike forces aimed at stopping…
