The Imperial Japanese Army
The Invincible Years 1941–42
By Bill Yenne · 2014
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- About this editionISBN: 9781782009825, 1782009825Page count: 376Published: September 20, 2014Format: ebookPublisher: Bloomsbury PublishingLanguage: EnglishAuthor: Bill YenneCreate CitationTable of contentsSo many histories of the War in the Pacific focus on the Allied experience. This title reverses this trend by examining the year of Japanese victory, when the might Japanese naval and ground forces swept all before them both throughout the Pacific and on mainland Asia.
The German offensives which crushed Poland in 1939 and swallowed most of Western Europe in less than two months in 1940 have been well documented and heavily studied, however, the overall picture of the remarkable Japanese offensive land campaign in 1941–42 has received less attention.
In this fascinating book, Bill Yenne documents the years when the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) was conducting its equally unstoppable ground campaign in the Far East, and unlike other books on this subject, he studies th...Source: PublisherMore about this editionShow lessGet bookBuy DigitalThis editionAny editionBorrowEdit locationCancelCheck availability at libraries near youNo matching city or zip codeOther editionsSep 23, 2014Sep 20, 2014Bloomsbury USABloomsbury PublishingHardcoverebook360 pages376 pagesCommon terms and phrases14th Army18th Division25th ArmyABDAAdmiralaircraftairfieldAlliedAmbonAmericanartilleryashoreAsia Co-Prosperity SphereattackAustralianBaliBalikpapanBandoengbaseBataanBataviaBattalionbattlebombersBorneoBrigadeBritishBurmacampaigncapturedCelebesChinaChinesecoastcolonialcommandcontingentcruisersDecemberdefeatdefensedestroyersDetachmentDutch East IndiesMore terms and phrasesShow lessAbout the workOriginally published: September 20, 2014Subject: History / Asia / General, History / Asia / Japan, History / General, History / Military / General, History / Military / Land Forces, History / Military / Naval, History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General, History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / Pacific Theater, Technology & Engineering / Military Science, Social Science / General, Electronic books, Japan -- History, Military -- 1868-1945, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Southeast Asia -- JapanSee moreAuthorBill YenneAuthorBill Yenne the author of more than three dozen nonfiction historical works, many of them concerning World War II aviation, and he was a contributor to encyclopedias of both world wars. His previous works on World War II air aces include his 2009 work Aces High, a dual biography of Richard Bong and Tommy McGuire (the top scoring American aces) and the earlier work, Aces: True Stories of Victory & Valor in the Skies of World War II. Yenne also has several published novels to his credit. Yenne is founder of AGS Book Works, and he is a member of the American Aviation Historical Society (AAHS), the American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA) and the American Book Producers Association (ABPA). He and his work have been featured in such media as Booklislt, Library Journal, The Wall StreetJournal, The New York Times, The History Channel and The National Geographic Channel.MoreLessMoreSearch Bill YenneMore by authorThe White Rose of StalingradThe Real-Life Adventure of Lidiya Vladimirovna Litvyak, the Highest Scoring Female Air Ace of All TimeBy Bill YenneBill Yenne brings to life the untold story of Lidiya Vladimirovna, Russia's World War II flying ace, who lit up the skies over Germany and Russia while flying 66 combat missionsOf all the major air ...Gothic GargoylesBy Bill YenneAs the sun sets over the great cities of Europe, the strange and mysterious gargoyles come into their hour. They sit as they have since the Middle Ages, peering down anonymously at the sleeping ...Secret Weapons of World War IIBy William Yenne, Bill YenneThese are the weapons that changed the world. From Navaho Code Talkers and the first computers to manned torpedoes and the atomic bomb. This fascinating new book presents more than 175 technological ...More booksPublisherBloomsbury USA Children's BooksSearch Bloomsbury USA Children's BooksMore from the publisher collectionOstfrontHitler's War on Russia 1941-45By Charles WinchesterOstfront - the War on the Eastern Front 1941-45 details the decisive theatre of World War II. The War in the East remains the greatest land campaign in history in every sense; it was fought on a 1200 ...Into the ReichBattles on Germany’s Western Frontier 1944–1945By James ArnoldThis book combines Campaign 5- 'Ardennes 1944', Campaign 24- 'Arnhem 1944', Campaign 74- 'The Rhineland 1945' and Campaign 75- 'Lorraine 1944'. In the aftermath of the German collapse in the west in ...Soldiers of the DragonChinese Armies 1500 BC–AD 1840By Chris PeersThe turbulent history of China has seen many dynastic struggles over the centuries, ever since the semi-nomadic tribes of ancient China were unified under the first emperor, Cheng. From the Great ...More books
