U S Army Area Handbook For Japan

General study of Taiwan, China - covers historical and geographical aspects, demographic aspects and social structures, languages, the family, living conditions, education, cultural factors, religion, the political system, political partys, political behaviour and attitudes, international relations, communication, the economic structure, trade, agriculture, trade unions, industry, labour force, financial aspects, legal aspects, the armed forces, etc. Bibliography pp. 417 to 432, maps and statistical tables.

This is an insight into the most feared army of World War II. The Japanese Imperial Army grew from 1.5 million men in 1939 to 5.5 million men by the end of the war. Their highly successful campaigns in the Far East and the Pacific at the beginning of World War II were every bit as spectacular as those of the Germans in Europe, and they earned an enviable reputation as expert jungle fighters which it took some years for the Allies to match. Their code of honour also made them extremely cruel enemies to prisoners and civilians alike, while their Kamikaze suicidal tendencies meant they would automatically fight to the last without any thought of surrender. Fully illustrated with rare archive photographs, this is a comprehensive study of the army. The author describes how they mobilized and trained their soldiers, and looks at their organizational structures, from high command down to divisional level and below. Also included are uniforms, equipment, all kinds of weapons ranging from tanks and artillery, technical equipment, tactics, symbology and vehicle markings.