Japanese Special Naval Landing Forces

¸±±êÌâ: Uniforms and equipment 1937-45 (Men-at-Arms)

ISBN: 9781846031007

³ö°æÉç: Osprey Publishing

³ö°æÄê: 2006-06-27

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The spearhead of Japan's assault landing operations both in China pre-Pearl Harbor, and in US and British territory post-Pearl Harbor, was provided by the Special Naval Landing Forces - 12 numbered battalion-size Imperial Japanese Navy units. They garrisoned a number of the islands which the US Marines then had to re-claim in some of the bloodiest battles of the Pacific War. These included the infamous battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa. This book provides a comprehensive treatment of the elite force which has be never before been examined in such detail in English, covering weapons and equipment as well as uniform and insignia.