Japanese Special Naval Landing Forces

Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext The Imperial Japanese Navy's Special Landing Force units enjoyed a reputation out of proportion to their small size. Often wrongly termed "Imperial Marines", they were in fact sailors led by Naval officers, and traced their origins directly to landing parties from warships. Their true combat debut was at Shanghai in 1932; thereafter the SNLF expanded and fought in the assaults that followed Pearl Habor in 1941, and were dispersed as island garrisons during the Pacific campaigns. This book describes their uniforms and equipment in unprecedented detail, including color photos of original items from private collections. Zusammenfassung 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. This book provides a comprehensive treatment of the elite force, covering weapons and equipment as well as uniform and insignia. Inhaltsverzeichnis Origins of SNLF - World War II Headgear including caps and helmets Uniforms Footwear Insignia of rank and specialty Leather equipment Cloth & canvas equipment Weapons Naval paratroop equipment Miscellaneous equipment

Product details

• Authors: Gary Nila, Nila Gary, Robert A. Rolfe
• Assisted by: T. Chong (Illustration), Christa Hook (Illustration), Hook Christa (Illustration)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.06.2006
• EAN: 9781846031007
• ISBN: 978-1-84603-100-7
• No. of pages: 48
• Dimensions: 185 mm x 245 mm x 5 mm
• Series: Man at Arms; Men-at-Arms; Men-at-Arms; Men-At-Arms (Osprey); Man at Arms
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Military / Naval, HISTORY / Asia / Japan, HISTORY / Military / Special Forces, Warfare & defence, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Modern warfare, Special & elite forces, Special and elite forces, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General