Japanese Special Naval Landing Forces Uniforms and equipment 1932–45

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Synopsis

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.

Book details

Series:
Men-at-Arms
Author:
Christa Hook, Gary Nila, Robert A. Rolfe
ISBN:
9781780962481
Related ISBNs:
9781846031007, 9781846031007, 9781846031007
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing
Pages:
48
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2018-10-30
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2011
Copyright by:
N/A 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
History, Military, Nonfiction