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1	Fubar: Soldier Slang of World War II more books like this by Gordon L Rottman add to wishlist The soldier slang of World War II was as colourful as it was evocative. It could be insulting, pessimistic, witty and even defeatist. From 'spam bashers' to 'passion wagons' and 'roof pigs' to 'Hell's ladies' the World War II fighting man was never short of words to describe the people and events in his life. "F*ed Up Beyond All Recognition" ... see all copies from $2.49! new only from $2.49!** \| first editions
2	Viet Cong and NVA Tunnels and Fortifications of the Vietnam War more books like this by Gordon L Rottman, Lee Ray, Chris Taylor (Illustrator) add to wishlist During the Vietnam War, the Viet Cong (VC) main forces and North Vietnamese Army (NVA) were forced to hide weapons and supplies underground and to dig protective shelters to counter massive US firepower. Their field works defended villages, hidden base camps, and fortified complexes, and took the form of trench systems, individual fighting ... see all copies from $5.49! new only from $6.50! \| SVS
3	Japanese Army in World War II: The South Pacific and New Guinea, 1942-43 more books like this by Gordon L Rottman add to wishlist The 1941 Japanese Pacific onslaught saw the defeat of Allied forces on all fronts, with the Philippines, Netherlands East Indies, and Commonwealth possessions falling under their control. During 1942-43, the Japanese consolidated their gains and redeployed forces in an attempt to break the Southern Lifeline between America and Australia. These ... see all copies from $2.56! new only from $2.97! \| first editions
4	Special Forces Camps in Vietnam 1961-70 more books like this by Gordon L Rottman, Professor Chris Taylor (Illustrator) add to wishlist In 1961 US special forces units began etering remote areas of Vietnam dominated by the Viet Cong. Their task was to organise local defence and strike forces aimed at stopping the enemy from gaining further control of such areas. The Green Berets set up fortified camps akin to forts of the old American Frontier, but adapted to modern warfare, ... see all copies from $3.79! new only from $9.19! \| first editions
5	Viet Cong Fighter more books like this by Gordon L Rottman, Howard Gerrard (Illustrator) add to wishlist An enemy in the shadows, the Viet Cong was the military arm of the National Liberation Front, the Communist Party of the Republic of Vietnam. Often working with the North Vietnamese Army, they were a constant factor amid the rice paddies and battlefields throughout the war. Despite fighting an enemy with overwhelming firepower and resources, they ... see all copies from $4.27! new only from $9.65! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Vietnam Airmobile Warfare Tactics more books like this by Gordon L Rottman, Adam Hook (Illustrator) add to wishlist With its first major use in battle during the Vietnam War, the helicopter ushered in a radically different way of fighting, despite its proven vulnerability to ground fire. Either delivering troops into hostile territory and removing them after the fighting ended, or armed with guns, grenade launchers, and rockets to provide rapid and wide-ranging ... see all copies from $2.48! new only from $2.61! \| SVS
7	US Army Infantryman in Vietnam 196573 more books like this by Gordon L Rottman, Kevin L Lyles (Illustrator) add to wishlist This study of the US Army infantryman in Vietnam takes the reader through the stages of the soldier's training and acceptance, including his experiences at the Armed Forces Induction Center and his initial introduction to Vietnam's varied conditions of service, whilst detailing developments in weaponry, clothing and equipment. Using first-hand ... see all copies from $4.60! new only from $4.60! \| SVS
8	Us Patrol Torpedo Boats: World War II more books like this by Gordon L Rottman, Peter Bull (Illustrator) add to wishlist Motor torpedo boat development began in the early 1900s and the vessels were first put into active service during World War I. However, it was not until the late 1930s that the US Navy commenced the development of their Patrol Torpedo or PT boat program. The PT boat, or the "mosquito boat" as they were sometimes known, was originally envisioned ... see all copies from $11.72! new only from $11.72! \| first editions \| SVS
9	World War II Infantry Anti-Tank Tactics more books like this by Gordon L Rottman, Steve Noon (Illustrator) add to wishlist The massed use of tanks was one of the defining characteristics of World War II, and the armoured units that spearheaded the German 'Blitzkrieg' of 1940-41 appeared to be invincible. This book explains the development and use of the weapons issued to infantrymen to protect themselves against enemy tanks. Facing tanks at short range with light ... see all copies from $7.10! new only from $11.34!
10	World War II Japanese Tank Tactics more books like this by Gordon L Rottman, Akira Takizawa, Peter Dennis (Illustrator) add to wishlist In this book expert author and tactician Gordon L Rottman provides the first English-language study of Japanese Army and Navy tank units, their tactics and how they were deployed in action. The Japanese army made extensive use of its tanks in the campaigns in China in the 1930s, and it was in these early successes that the Japanese began to ... see all copies from $8.53! new only from $8.53! \| SVS
11 view cover	Vietnam Riverine Craft 1962-75 more books like this by Gordon L Rottman, Hugh S Johnson (Illustrator) add to wishlist In 1965 the military situation in the Mekong River Delta of southern Vietnam had deteriorated to such a degree that the decision was made to commit a joint US Army and Navy Mobile Riverine Force to the area. This force was unique in its composition, mission, and the means by which it operated - riverine craft. Comprising the Army's 2d Brigade, 9th ... see all copies from $6.74! new only from $7.98!
12 view cover	World War II Airborne Warfare Tactics more books like this by Gordon L Rottman, Peter Dennis (Illustrator) add to wishlist Airborne warfare - the deployment of large numbers of troops by parachute and glider - reached its zenith during World War II - the only war in which its potential prizes ever justified its great costs, material and human. It required wholly new equipment and tactics; offered a new capability - to insert whole divisions behind enemy lines by ... see all copies from $2.80! new only from $2.96! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Us World War II Amphibious Tactics: Mediterranean & European Theaters more books like this by Gordon L Rottman, Peter Dennis (Illustrator) add to wishlist The US armed forces were responsible for many tactical innovations during the years 1941-45, but in no field was US mastery more complete than amphibious warfare. The US armed forces pioneered amphibious warfare in the Pacific and later in the Mediterranean but it was against Fortress Europe that the most famous and the most successful amphibious ... see all copies from $2.95! new only from $10.23! \| first editions
14 view cover	Japanese Pacific Island Defenses 1941-45 more books like this by Gordon L Rottman, Professor Ian Palmer (Illustrator) add to wishlist This is the first title in a series that takes a detailed look at fortifications and defensive systems throughout history. The prolonged and bloody fighting for control of the Japanese occupied Pacific islands in World War II is a key point in the history of 20th century warfare. No two islands were alike in the systems and nature of the defensive ... see all copies from $7.12! new only from $7.49! \| first editions
15 view cover	Mobile Strike Forces in Vietnam 1966-70 more books like this by Gordon L Rottman, Dr. Duncan Anderson (Editor) add to wishlist US Special Forces in Vietnam created the Civilian Irregular Defence Group (CIDG), a large paramilitary organization designed to protect the local population from Viet Cong incursions, whilst conducting border surveillance, raids and combat patrols in the local area. Their camps were often overrun and having no spare manpower, the US Special Forces ... see all copies from $7.04! new only from $10.24! \| SVS
16 view cover	Soviet Field Fortifications 1941-45 more books like this by Gordon L Rottman, Professor Chris Taylor (Illustrator), Brian Delf (Illustrator) add to wishlist From June 1941, the Soviets were forced to undertake large-scale defensive operations in the face of the overwhelming German blitzkrieg assault, operations which ran counter to their preference for highly mobile, offensive warfare. Lessons were quickly learned across a wide variety of terrain and climates, including the open steppes, dense forests ... see all copies from $2.56! new only from $5.74! \| SVS
17 view cover	Hell in the Pacific: The Battle for Iwo Jima more books like this by Gordon L Rottman, Derrick Wright add to wishlist The battle of Iwo Jima saw one hundred thousand men fighting over a tiny volcanic island of just 8 square miles. The island was of major strategic importance to the US Air Force. see all copies from $6.95! new only from $10.38! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	World War II Combat Reconnaissance Tactics more books like this by Gordon L Rottman, Martin Windrow (Editor), Peter Dennis (Illustrator) add to wishlist Like so many aspects of battle, 'reconnaissance' is a familiar term, but few civilians have any idea how it is actually done or what it involves. In human terms, 'combat reconnaissance' means the first soldiers to go forward ahead of the main body of forces - either creeping through the landscape or, for larger units, actually driving forward into ... see all copies from $7.10! new only from $9.50!
19 view cover	German Field Fortifications 1939-45 more books like this by Gordon L Rottman, Professor Ian Palmer (Illustrator) add to wishlist The German Army of World War II was a highly mobile force. The experience of trench warfare in World War I had done much to shape Germany's blitzkrieg doctrine and concepts of field fortification, and the mobile warfare ethos of World War 2 was designed to avoid the previous war's stalemate. This title addresses field fortifications built from ... see all copies from $5.04! new only from $5.30! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	US Marine Corps Pacific Theater of Operations 1941-43 more books like this by Gordon L Rottman add to wishlist The early days of the Pacific War found the United States facing an enemy who had occupied a series of islands in the South Pacific. The enemy's goal in this region was to provide an outer defensive zone to protect bases from which future conquests would be launched. The enemy was Japan. This highly detailed study reveals how, despite being often ... see all copies from $6.71! new only from $10.27! \| SVS
21 view cover	The US Army in the Vietnam War 1965-73 more books like this by Gordon L Rottman add to wishlist This book provides detailed information about how US Army units were organized and operated in America's longest war. Special forces veteran Gordon L Rottman examines the different types of infantry battalions and the units that supported them, their training and organization down to platoon level. Aspects of the US Army's conventional and ... see all copies from $9.86! new only from $15.49! \| SVS
22 view cover	Saipan & Tinian 1944: Piercing the Japanese Empire more books like this by Gordon L Rottman, Howard Gerrard (Illustrator) add to wishlist The 1944 invasion of Saipan was the first two-division amphibious assault conducted by US forces in World War II. Saipan and Tinian had been under Japanese control since 1914 and, heavily colonized, they were considered virtually part of the Empire. The struggle for Saipan and Tinian was characterized by the same bitter fighting that typified the ... see all copies from $15.00! new only from $21.42! \| first editions
23 view cover	Guam 1941 & 1944: Loss and Reconquest more books like this by Gordon L Rottman, Howard Gerrard (Illustrator) add to wishlist This volume covers the Japanese seizure of the island of Guam in December 1941 and its American recapture by amphibious assault in July-August 1944. Guam was the first Allied territory lost to the Japanese, making its recapture politically and psychologically important. The American invasion in 1944 was the second two-division amphibious assault ... see all copies from $7.61! new only from $7.99! \| first editions
24 view cover	Us World War II and Korean War Field Fortifications 1941-53 more books like this by Gordon L Rottman, Professor Ian Palmer (Illustrator) add to wishlist The US Army and Marine Corps in World War II considered themselves highly mobile, offensive forces. Their mobile-warfare doctrine envisioned field fortifications and obstacles as temporary in nature. As a result, their design was simple and made use of local materials, and they could be constructed comparatively quickly, whilst still providing ... see all copies from $2.48! new only from $2.48!
25 view cover	Us Helicopter Pilot in Vietnam more books like this by Gordon L Rottman, Steve Noon (Illustrator) add to wishlist The helicopter changed war forever. This book examines the range of duties helicopter pilots carried out in Vietnam, from air-lift, med-evac and fire-support to landing in high volume crossfires in 'Hot LZs'. see all copies from $8.10! new only from $8.10! \| first editions \| SVS

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