Defense of Japan 1945

Informationen zum Autor Steven J. Zaloga received his BA in history from Union College and his MA from Columbia University. He has worked as an analyst in the aerospace industry for over two decades, covering missile systems and the international arms trade, and has served with the Institute for Defense Analyses, a federal think-tank. He is the author of numerous books on military technology and military history, with an accent on the US Army in World War II as well as Russia and the former Soviet Union. Klappentext In 1945, with her fleet destroyed and her armies beaten, the only thing that stood between Japan and an Allied invasion was the numerous coastal defence positions that surrounded the islands. This is the first book to take a detailed look at the Japanese home island fortifications that were constructed during 1941-45. Utilizing diagrams, specially commissioned artwork, and sources previously unavailable in English, Steven Zaloga examines these defences in the context of a possible Allied invasion, constructing various arguments for one of the greatest 'what if' scenarios of World War II, and helping to explain why the Americans decided to go ahead with a nuclear option.The first detailed look at the Japanese home island defenses of World War II. Zusammenfassung In 1945, with her fleet destroyed and her armies beaten, the only thing that stood between Japan and an Allied invasion was the numerous coastal defence positions that surrounded the islands. This book looks at the Japanese home island fortifications that were constructed during 1941-45.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Steven Zaloga, Steven J Zaloga, Steven J. Zaloga, Zaloga Steven J.
• Collaboration: Steve Noon (Illustrations), Noon Steve (Illustrations)
• Edition: Osprey Publishers
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Broché
• Sortie: 10.10.2010
• EAN: 9781846036873
• ISBN: 978-1-84603-687-3
• Pages: 64
• Dimensions: 185 mm x 250 mm x 6 mm
• Thèmes: Fortress; Fortress
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire > 20e siècle (jusqu'en 1945); Japan, Architecture, HISTORY / Military / World War II, HISTORY / Military / General, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Warfare & defence, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Asian History, Modern warfare, c 1940 to c 1949