The Netherlands East Indies Campaign 1941–42: Japan&Apos S Quest For Oil Dr Marc Lohnstein Osprey Publishing Αγγλικά Βιβλία History General Issues

A Compact Study Of One The Less Well-Known Campaigns Pacific War Which Featured Complex Japanese And Allied Operations Included First Use Airborne Troops In Imperial Japan\ S Conquest Late 1941 Early 1942 Were Launched Order To Achieve Self-Sufficiency For People Chiefly Precious Commodity Oil Netherlands (Or Dutch) East Indies Formed Primary Targets On Account Its Abundant Rubber Plantations Oilfields Despatched An Enormous Naval Task Force Support Amphibious Landings Over Vast Terrain Combined-Arms Offensive Was Divided Into Three Groups: Western Centre Eastern Isolated Airfields However Picked Off By Rush Secure Major Islands Before Reinforcements Arrived This Superbly Illustrated Title Describes Operational Plans Conduct Fighting Parties Involved Assesses Performance Opposing Forces Battlefield Bringing Life Often-Overlooked Campaign Σελίδες: 96 Έτος Έκδοσης: 0831 Διαστάσεις: 18 4X18 4Cm