US Special Warfare Units in the Pacific Theater, 1941-45

Informationen zum Autor Gordon L. Rottman entered the US Army in 1967, volunteered for Special Forces and completed training as a weapons specialist. He served in the 5th Special Forces Group in Vietnam in 1969–70 and subsequently in airborne infantry, long-range patrol and intelligence assignments before retiring after 26 years. He was a Special Operations Forces scenario writer at the Joint Readiness Training Center for 12 years and is now a freelance writer, living in Texas. Duncan Anderson MBE was head of war studies at Sandhurst Academy. He served as a founding academic mentor at the Iraqi Military Academy and later the Afghan National Army Officers’ Academy and his publications include The Battle for Manila (with R. M. Connaughton and John Pimlott, 1995), The World at War, 1939-45 (1998), The Fall of the Reich (2000), The Falklands War 1982 (2 002), Glass Warriors: The Camera at War (2005), The Eastern Front (2018). Klappentext 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 a result, new scout, raider and reconnaissance units were formed Zusammenfassung 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 a result! new scout! raider and reconnaissance units were formed Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Combat mission Doctrine and training Unit organization Tactics Command, control, communications and intelligence (C3I) Weapons and equipment Lessons learned Chronology Bibliography Glossary Index ...

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• Autori: Gordon Rottman, Gordon L. Rottman, Rottman Gordon L.
• Editore: Osprey Publishers
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 12.04.2005
• EAN: 9781841767079
• ISBN: 978-1-84176-707-9
• Pagine: 96
• Dimensioni: 185 mm x 250 mm x 8 mm
• Serie: Battle Orders; Battle orders series
• Categorie: Saggistica; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; HISTORY / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / World, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, Warfare & defence, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), General and world history, History of the Americas, Battles & campaigns, Modern warfare, Battles and campaigns, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General