Soft Cover
2005 · New York
by Rottman, G.; Takizawa, A
New York: Osprey, 2005. 2nd Printing. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 7x0x9. Chappel, M.; Hook, A. Second printing. Minor general wear. 2005 Soft Cover. 64 pp. Osprey's examination of Japan's parachute units of World War II (1939-1945). For the first time in English, this book offers a concise but fact-packed account of the organization, equipment, and all operations of Japan's small but elite wartime parachute forces. Correcting and amplifying previous accounts based on wartime intelligence, it traces the Imperial Army's Raiding Regiments and the Imperial Navy's parachute-trained Yokosuka 1st & 3rd Special Naval Landing Forces from the first trials units, through their successful assaults in early 1942, to the last desperate battles and raids of 1944รข45. The text is illustrated with rare photographs, and meticulously reconstructed color artwork of the men and their gear. (Inventory #: 2341039)