Japanese Pacific Island Defenses 1941-45 (Fortress)

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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 940 EAN: 9781841764283 ISBN: 1841764280 Label: Osprey Publishing Manufacturer: Osprey Publishing Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 64 Publication Date: 2003-02-19 Publisher: Osprey Publishing Release Date: 2003-02-19 Studio: Osprey Publishing
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Editorial Reviews: The prolonged and bloody fighting for control of the Japanese occupied Pacific islands in World War II is a key point in 20th-century warfare. No two islands were alike in the systems and nature of their defensive emplacements, and local improvisation and command preferences affected both materials used and defensive models. This title provides a detailed and authoritative examination of the establishment, construction and effectiveness of Japanese temporary and semi-permanent crew-served weapons positions and individual and small-unit fighting positions. Integrated obstacles and minefields, camouflage and the changing defensive principles are also covered in this packed treatment.
Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Disappointing Comment: I have a large collection of Osprey books which are very good but this book is a disappointment because it is not very accurate. Most of the material in this book came directly from wartime intelligence publications with mistakes which have not been corrected. There are too many mistakes to cover them all here but one example is on the first line of page 58 which says that "the portable steel pillbox was only encountered during the November 1943 assault on Betio." This is wrong because there were some encountered in the Aleutian Islands. More and better research should be done before a book is published. More Reviews