The Russians were wrong-footed from the start, fighting in Manchuria at the end of a 5,000 mile single track railway; the Japanese were a week or so from their bases. The Russian command structure was hopelessly confused, their generals old and incompetent, the Tsar cautious and uncertain. The Russian naval defeat at Tsushima was as farcical as it ...
From an expert on the war in the Philippines comes a riveting portrait of perhaps America's greatest and most controversial general in one of the critical moments of World War II. 4 maps. 16 photos.
A detailed account of the liberation/destruction of Manila, which left 6,500 American, 20,000 Japanese, and 200,000 Manila citizens dead and leveled the thriving, cosmopolitan city once known as the pearl of the Orient.
The greatness of a battle is determined by its effect and influence upon events. In a series of thrilling examinations of twelve of the most significant encounters of the last three decades, Connaughton presents a fascinating insight into modern battles-such as the Falklands and Afghanistan-and the influence they have on contemporary events.
This volume is a record of the celebration of victory at the of World War II in Europe. As circumstances would show, the celebration of this victory was rather more than bonfires, street parties, a day of dancing and the opportunity to kiss strangers. The victory had been anticipated and, to some degree, it was anti-climatic. There were also those ...
The greatest projection of power' in history, dwarfing in scale and speed even the D Day landings of 1944 was enacted in the Gulf in the spring of 1991. It marked dramatically the revolution in military affairs which has followed the ending of confrontation in Europe. But the war and its aftermath showed the vast complexities of power projection', ...
The horrors of the First World War - the machine guns, trench tactics, barbed wire and pounding artillery - came as a ghastly surprise to the Generals. Yet they should, and could, have known better. In 1904 Japan and Russia had gone to war for dominance of the East. Journalists and military attaches had made meticulous observations, but the ...
Written as a challenge to Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating's view of Australian military history - one which denigrated the sacrifices made by thousands of British servicemen. The book begins by reviewing the origins of Australia's armed forces, and explains why it was possible for the Japanese to attack Darwin and Broome with impunity. The ...
In early March 1994, five exhausted and starving members of a British Army expedition emerged from Low's Gully, a five-mile-long hell hole falling away from Mount Kinabalu in the jungles of Borneo. However, the achievement of the five - mostly fit and able young British non-commissioned officers - in being the first to conquer Low's Gully, was ...
This is not only a book to be studied by every politician and public servant with responsibility for foreign affairs - and hence the preservation of peace - but a valuable source of reference and inspiration for the student of world politics, humanitarianism and military endeavors. Those in commerce and industry who seek to meet the demands of an ...
By February 1945, Manila, the `pearl of the Orient', had been under Japanese occupation for over three years. The million or so inhabitants of this lively, cosmopolitan city had, for the most part, made the necessary adjustments. Despite major shortages, the pattern of daily life had reasserted itself, both in the gracious bayside mansions lining ...
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