ผู้เขียน: Rottman Gordon L. Rottman

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Gordon L. Rottman entered the US Army in 1967, volunteered for Special Forces and completed training as a weapons specialist. He served in the 5th Special Forces Group in Vietnam in 1969–70 and subsequently in airborne infantry, long-range patrol and intelligence assignments until retiring after 26 years. He was a Special Operations Forces scenario writer at the Joint Readiness Training Center for 12 years and is now a freelance writer, living in Texas.




204 หนังสืออิเล็กทรอนิกส์โดย Rottman Gordon L. Rottman

Gordon L. Rottman & Jim Moran: Peleliu 1944
Equalling Tarawa, Iwo Jima and Okinawa in scale and ferocity, the battle for Peleliu has long been regarded as the Pacific War’s forgotten battle , and perhaps one that should never have been fought. …
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Gordon L. Rottman: Saipan & Tinian 1944
An in-depth examination of the United States’ invasion of two Pacific islands, featuring a variety of illustrations throughout.The 1944 invasion of Saipan was the first two-division amphibious …
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Gordon L. Rottman: US Marine vs Japanese Infantryman
The brutal fighting between US Marines and Japanese infantry on the island of Guadalcanal in many ways came to typify the island-hopping war in the Pacific. This book not only explores the differing …
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Gordon L. Rottman: US Marine vs Japanese Infantryman
The brutal fighting between US Marines and Japanese infantry on the island of Guadalcanal in many ways came to typify the island-hopping war in the Pacific. This book not only explores the differing …
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Gordon L. Rottman: US Marine Corps Pacific Theater of Operations 1943 44
By January 1944 the US Marine Corps had grown to a total of 405, 169 personnel, comprising 28, 193 officers, 10, 723 officer candidates, and 366, 353 enlisted men. The Fleet Marine Force now had two …
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Gordon L. Rottman: US Marine Corps Pacific Theater of Operations 1941 43
The outbreak of World War II set in motion a massive expansion of the United States Marine Corps, leading to a 24-fold increase in size by August 1945. This book is the first of several volumes to …
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Gordon L. Rottman: US Marine Corps Pacific Theater of Operations 1943 44
By January 1944 the US Marine Corps had grown to a total of 405, 169 personnel, comprising 28, 193 officers, 10, 723 officer candidates, and 366, 353 enlisted men. The Fleet Marine Force now had two …
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Gordon L. Rottman: US Marine Corps Pacific Theater of Operations 1944 45
In late1944 the US Marine Corps prepared for the toughest battles of the war. It had grown to 35, 598 officers, 5, 384 officer candidates, and 366, 353 enlisted Marines, totaling 431, 573 personnel, …
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Gordon L. Rottman: US Airborne Units in the Pacific Theater 1942 45
This book examines the wide variety of airborne units that served in the Pacific Theater. Among the units covered are the 12, 000-strong 11th Airborne Division; the elite 1st Special Service Force; …
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Gordon L. Rottman: US Army in the Vietnam War 1965 73
This book provides detailed information about how US Army units were organised and operated in America’s longest war. Vietnam Special Forces veteran Gordon L Rottman examines the different types of …
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Gordon L. Rottman: M3 Medium Tank vs Panzer III
This was a duel between the stalwart of the Wehrmacht armored divisions the Panzerkampfwagen III and the American’s as yet untested M3 Grant. In reality both would prove unequal to the task as they …
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Gordon L. Rottman: Carlson s Marine Raiders
On August 17 18, 1942, 211 men of the US Marine Corps’ 2nd Raider Battalion conducted a daring amphibious raid on the Japanese-occupied Makin Island in the South Pacific. This ambitious but flawed …
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Gordon L. Rottman: Mobile Strike Forces in Vietnam 1966 70
US Special Forces in Vietnam created the Civilian Irregular Defence Group (CIDG), a large paramilitary organization designed to protect the local population from Viet Cong incursions, whilst …
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Gordon L. Rottman: US Airborne Units in the Mediterranean Theater 1942 44
This book is the first of three to examine the genesis, organization and operational deployment of the US airborne divisions in World War II. It discusses early airborne units, detailing how and why …
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Gordon L. Rottman: Japanese Army in World War II
The 1941 Japanese Pacific onslaught saw the defeat of Allied forces on all fronts, with the Philippines, Netherlands East Indies, and Commonwealth possessions falling under their control. During …
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Gordon L. Rottman: Japanese Army in World War II
The Japanese conquest of the Pacific comprised of a complex series of widely scattered operations; their intent was to neutralize American, Commonwealth, and Dutch forces, seize regions rich in …
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Gordon L. Rottman: Mobile Strike Forces in Vietnam 1966 70
US Special Forces in Vietnam created the Civilian Irregular Defence Group (CIDG), a large paramilitary organization designed to protect the local population from Viet Cong incursions, whilst …
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Gordon L. Rottman: US Airborne Units in the Mediterranean Theater 1942 44
This book is the first of three to examine the genesis, organization and operational deployment of the US airborne divisions in World War II. It discusses early airborne units, detailing how and why …
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Gordon L. Rottman: Japanese Army in World War II
The 1941 Japanese Pacific onslaught saw the defeat of Allied forces on all fronts, with the Philippines, Netherlands East Indies, and Commonwealth possessions falling under their control. During …
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€17.13
Gordon L. Rottman: Japanese Army in World War II
The Japanese conquest of the Pacific comprised of a complex series of widely scattered operations; their intent was to neutralize American, Commonwealth, and Dutch forces, seize regions rich in …
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€17.22
Gordon L. Rottman: World War II Infantry Anti-Tank Tactics
The battlefield interaction between infantry and tanks was central to combat on most fronts in World War II. The first ‘Blitzkrieg’ campaigns saw the tank achieve a new dominance. New infantry …
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Gordon L. Rottman: World War II Infantry Anti-Tank Tactics
The battlefield interaction between infantry and tanks was central to combat on most fronts in World War II. The first ‘Blitzkrieg’ campaigns saw the tank achieve a new dominance. New infantry …
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Gordon L. Rottman: US Special Warfare Units in the Pacific Theater 1941 45
The bitter fighting in the Pacific Theater required new forms of warfare, and the gathering of detailed intelligence information on the remote and varied islands and their determined defenders. As a …
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Gordon L. Rottman: German Combat Equipments 1939 45
The field equipment of the German Army in World War II was closely related to that used throughout World War I and earlier, yet it was of relatively light weight, ruggedly constructed, well designed, …
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Gordon L. Rottman: SNAFU Situation Normal All F***ed Up
Building on the success of FUBAR: Soldier Slang of World War II, Gordon Rottman returns to the world of World War II slang to cover the armies, air forces and navies of Great Britain, the USA and …
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Gordon L. Rottman: SNAFU Situation Normal All F***ed Up
Building on the success of FUBAR: Soldier Slang of World War II, Gordon Rottman returns to the world of World War II slang to cover the armies, air forces and navies of Great Britain, the USA and …
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Gordon L. Rottman: Hand Grenade
Allowing the user to inflict damage on his opponent within throwing range without leaving cover, the portable, lethally efficient hand grenade is a ubiquitous weapon of modern warfare, and has now …
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Gordon L. Rottman: Browning .30-caliber Machine Guns
First adopted in 1917, the rugged and reliable Browning .30-caliber machine gun remained in US service into the Vietnam era, and is still occasionally found in use elsewhere even today. Produced in …
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Gordon L. Rottman: Browning .30-caliber Machine Guns
First adopted in 1917, the rugged and reliable Browning .30-caliber machine gun remained in US service into the Vietnam era, and is still occasionally found in use elsewhere even today. Produced in …
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Gordon L. Rottman: Victory 1945
Even when Western Allied troops gained a foothold in Normandy, World War II in Europe was far from over. The route to Germany’s interior and the Nazis final surrender was long, arduous and …
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Gordon L. Rottman: World War II US Army Combat Equipments
A soldier’s web gear is as important to his ability to live and fight on the battlefield as are his clothing and weapons. In World War II the US Army issued equipment items that had originated in …
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Gordon L. Rottman: World War II Infantry Fire Support Tactics
As infantry units advanced across Europe the only support they could rely on from day to day was that provided by the heavy weapons of their own units. While thundering tanks struck fear into the …
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Gordon L. Rottman: Vietnam War US & Allied Combat Equipments
Over the eight years of the Vietnam War, US forces used three major types of equipment sets, with numerous modifications for particular circumstances. Different equipments were also used by Special …
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Gordon L. Rottman: Vietnam War US & Allied Combat Equipments
Over the eight years of the Vietnam War, US forces used three major types of equipment sets, with numerous modifications for particular circumstances. Different equipments were also used by Special …
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Gordon L. Rottman: D-Day Beach Assault Troops
In the early hours of June 6, 1944, the first of over 150, 000 Allied soldiers stormed five beaches in Normandy against fierce German resistance. They were specially trained and task-organized in a …
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Gordon L. Rottman: US Grenade Launchers
In an effort to provide the US infantryman with more firepower to cover the range gap between the hand grenade and the light mortar, the 40mm M79 grenade launcher a shoulder-fired, single-shot weapon …
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Gordon L. Rottman: World War II US Marine Infantry Regiments
The United States Marine Corps came into its own in the Pacific Islands campaign against Japan in World War II. From Guadalcanal to Okinawa, US Marines formed the tip of the spear as Allied forces …
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Gordon L. Rottman: Tunnel Rat in Vietnam
In 1965, soon after the first US combat troops had arrived in Vietnam, it was realized that in some areas the Viet Cong had developed vast tunnel complexes in which to hide from the enemy. It was …
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Derrick Wright & Gordon L. Rottman: Hell in the Pacific
A definitive account of the famous battle of Iwo Jima, and the men who fought there.The battle of Iwo Jima saw one hundred thousand men fighting over a tiny volcanic island of just 8 square miles. …
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Gordon L. Rottman: World War II US Armored Infantry Tactics
Little has been published on US armored infantry units and tactics over the years. However, their contribution to the war effort was hugely important. There were a total of 57 armored infantry …
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Gordon L. Rottman: US Helicopter Pilot in Vietnam
The helicopter changed war forever. This book examines the range of duties helicopter pilots carried out in Vietnam, from air-lift, med-evac and fire-support to landing in high volume crossfires in …
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Gordon L. Rottman: World War II River Assault Tactics
On the major European and Russian fronts throughout World War II, the challenge of crossing rivers under fire was absolutely central to any advance. The Panzers that crossed the Meuse at Sedan in May …
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Gordon L. Rottman: US Army Paratrooper in the Pacific Theater 1943 45
The two major Army units that operated in the Pacific the 11th Airborne Division and the 503rd Parachute Regimental Combat Team (PRCT) launched small-scale operations on extremely difficult, if not, …
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Gordon L. Rottman: Los Banos Prison Camp Raid
On the southwest shore of Laguna de Bay in the Philippines stood the Los Banos Internment Camp. Held within were 2, 147 starving POWs, surrounded by thousands of Japanese troops. As the desperate …
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Akira Takizawa & Gordon L. Rottman: World War II Japanese Tank Tactics
ALSO AVAILABLE AS AN E-BOOK. In this book, expert author and tactician Gordon L Rottman provides the first English-language study of Japanese Army and Navy tank units, their tactics and how they were …
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Gordon L. Rottman: US World War II and Korean War Field Fortifications 1941 53
The US Army and Marine Corps in World War II considered themselves highly mobile, offensive forces. Their mobile-warfare doctrine envisioned field fortifications and obstacles as temporary in nature. …
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Gordon L. Rottman: World War II US Cavalry Units
At the time of Pearl Harbor, the United States Army still had ten cavalry regiments.The 26th (Filipino Scouts) fought on horseback in the Philippines, while the rest were fought as infantry. Despite …
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Gordon L. Rottman: World War II Tactical Camouflage Techniques
This book explains and illustrates the actual materials and techniques adopted (both successfully and unsuccessfully) by tactical units i.e. the concealment of personnel, weapons, equipment, field …
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Gordon L. Rottman: World War II Tactical Camouflage Techniques
This book explains and illustrates the actual materials and techniques adopted (both successfully and unsuccessfully) by tactical units i.e. the concealment of personnel, weapons, equipment, field …
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Gordon L. Rottman: World War II US Cavalry Groups
The cavalry regiments of the US Army were in the process of being transformed into a mechanized force when the USA entered World War II. While those cavalry regiments deployed to the Pacific to fight …
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Gordon L. Rottman: US World War II Parachute Infantry Regiments
The parachute infantry regiments were among the most highly decorated US Army units of World War II, and between them they saw action right across the world. The elite nature of these units led to …
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Gordon L. Rottman: US Army Air Force (1)
In June 1941 the US Army’s air organisations were consolidated under a single command, the Army Air Forces or AAF. Its expansion was rapid and massive, and its contribution to the war effort was …
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Gordon L. Rottman: Green Beret in Vietnam
Vietnam was the US Special Forces most complex and controversial mission, one that began in 1957 and ended in 1973. Camp strike forces, mobile strike forces, mobile guerrilla forces, special …
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Gordon L. Rottman: US World War II Amphibious Tactics
The US armed forces pioneered amphibious warfare in the Pacific and by the time of the D-day landings they had perfected the special equipment and tactics necessary for this extraordinarily difficult …
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Gordon L. Rottman: Vietnam Riverine Craft 1962 75
In 1965 the military situation in the Mekong River Delta of southern Vietnam had deteriorated to such a degree that the decision was made to commit a joint US Army and Navy Mobile Riverine Force to …
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Gordon L. Rottman: US 10th Mountain Division in World War II
The 10th was the only US mountain division to be raised in World War II, and still has a high profile, being involved in operations from Iraq to Somalia and from Haiti to Afghanistan. It did not …
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Gordon L. Rottman: Great Locomotive Chase
In April 1862, the stage was set for one of the greatest locomotive chases in history. Union forces planned to steal a train and travel at high speed to Chattanooga, Tennessee, disabling the line as …
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Gordon L. Rottman: Inside the US Army
When conscription was eliminated in the early 1970s, the US Army found itself with a very different kind of soldier. While the personality of the Army remained the same, the organization of its …
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Gordon L. Rottman: World Special Forces Insignia
There exists among the world’s armies a proliferation of special forces groups. Today’s smaller armies, especially those of developing nations, demand maximum efficiency in force structure and …
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Gordon L. Rottman: Panama 1989 90
In December 1989 US Army forces, supported by the US Air Force and US Navy, participated in Operation ‘Just Cause’–the invasion of Panama. A combination of airborne, helicopter and ground assaults …
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Gordon L. Rottman: US Marine Corps 1941 45
While the US Marine Corps was one of the smallest of American armed services in World War II, its contribution to the final victory cannot be overstated. The US Marine Corps may have only comprised 5 …
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Gordon L. Rottman: Stryker Combat Vehicles
The eight-wheeled (8×8) Stryker combat light armored vehicle was adopted by the US Army in 2002 to provide a comparatively rapidly deployable contingency force with armor protection, tactical …
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Gordon L. Rottman: Okinawa 1945
A concise, thoroughly illustrated guide into the island battle that would end World War IIBy the spring of 1945 the Allies were sweeping all before them in the Pacific War against Japan, and a series …
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Gordon L. Rottman: German Field Fortifications 1939 45
The German Army of World War II considered itself an offensive, mobile force. The experiences in the trenches in World War I had done much to shape its concept of field fortification, and its mobile …
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Gordon L. Rottman: US Army Infantryman in Vietnam 1965 73
This book tells the compelling story of the average US infantryman in Vietnam. Beginning with conscription, enlistment, Basic Training, and Advanced Individual Training at the Armed Forces Induction …
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Gordon L. Rottman: US Marine Rifleman 1939 45
The Marine Corps began World War II with less than 66, 000 officers and men. Yet despite suffering 10 per cent of the overall American casualties, the Marines were able to build on their proud …
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Gordon L. Rottman: Warsaw Pact Ground Forces
While much has been published on the armed forces of the USSR during the 1980s, surprisingly little is available on the forces supplied by the other member nations of the Warsaw Pact. Rivalling the …
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Gordon L. Rottman: US Army Rangers & LRRP Units 1942 87
Ranger the very word conjures up visions of small, highly trained units executing lightning-fast raids on an unexpecting enemy. It is also synonymous with high esprit de corps and excellence at arms. …
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Gordon L. Rottman: Panama 1989 90
In December 1989 US Army forces, supported by the US Air Force and US Navy, participated in Operation ‘Just Cause’–the invasion of Panama. A combination of airborne, helicopter and ground assaults …
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Gordon L. Rottman: US Marine Corps 1941 45
While the US Marine Corps was one of the smallest of American armed services in World War II, its contribution to the final victory cannot be overstated. The US Marine Corps may have only comprised 5 …
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Gordon L. Rottman: US World War II Amphibious Tactics
The US armed forces were responsible for many tactical innovations during the years 1941 45, but in no field was US mastery more complete than amphibious warfare. In the vast, almost empty …
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Akira Takizawa & Gordon L. Rottman: Japanese Paratroop Forces of World War II
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 …
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Gordon L. Rottman: Landing Ship, Tank (LST) 1942 2002
The Landing Ship Tank (LST) is one of the most famous of the many World War II amphibious warfare ships. Capable of discharging its cargo directly on to shore and extracting itself, the LST provided …
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Gordon L. Rottman: Stryker Combat Vehicles
The eight-wheeled (8×8) Stryker combat light armored vehicle was adopted by the US Army in 2002 to provide a comparatively rapidly deployable contingency force with armor protection, tactical …
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Gordon L. Rottman: Japanese Infantryman 1937 45
This book examines in detail the Japanese Infantryman who was, despite comparisons with the notorious German Waffen SS, an enigma to Westerners. Brutal in its treatment of prisoners as well as the …
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Gordon L. Rottman: US Army Infantryman in Vietnam 1965 73
This book tells the compelling story of the average US infantryman in Vietnam. Beginning with conscription, enlistment, Basic Training, and Advanced Individual Training at the Armed Forces Induction …
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Gordon L. Rottman: US Marine Rifleman 1939 45
The Marine Corps began World War II with less than 66, 000 officers and men. Yet despite suffering 10 per cent of the overall American casualties, the Marines were able to build on their proud …
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Gordon L. Rottman: Inch’on 1950
Inch’on was probably the most significant campaign in the Korean theater, as well as being the last major amphibious assault of division-size conducted in the history of warfare.The odds were stacked …
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Gordon L. Rottman: Vietnam Airmobile Warfare Tactics
In this book the author an Army veteran of Vietnam explains the composition, capabilities, equipment and missions of the US Army and Marine Corps helicopter and airmobile units in the Vietnam war and …
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Gordon L. Rottman: Vietnam Airmobile Warfare Tactics
In this book the author an Army veteran of Vietnam explains the composition, capabilities, equipment and missions of the US Army and Marine Corps helicopter and airmobile units in the Vietnam war and …
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Gordon L. Rottman: Book of Gun Trivia
Offering a step by step guide through interesting gun facts and statistics, Gordon Rottman presents The Book of Gun Trivia.Covering a range of subjects, such as weapons designations, where rifles get …
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Gordon L. Rottman: Book of Gun Trivia
Offering a step by step guide through interesting gun facts and statistics, Gordon Rottman presents The Book of Gun Trivia.Covering a range of subjects, such as weapons designations, where rifles get …
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Gordon L. Rottman: World War II Glider Assault Tactics
Military gliders came of age in World War II, when glider assault infantry were the forerunners of today’s helicopter-delivered airmobile troops. From the light pre-war sports and training machines, …
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Gordon L. Rottman: Panzerfaust and Panzerschreck
Two of World War II’s most distinctive weapons, the Panzerfaust and Panzerschreck offered German and other infantrymen the ability to destroy enemy tanks singlehandedly at close ranges. While the …
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Gordon L. Rottman: Panzerfaust and Panzerschreck
Two of World War II’s most distinctive weapons, the Panzerfaust and Panzerschreck offered German and other infantrymen the ability to destroy enemy tanks singlehandedly at close ranges. While the …
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Gordon L. Rottman: Soviet Field Fortifications 1941 45
From June 1941, the Soviets were forced to undertake large-scale defensive operations in the face of the overwhelming German blitzkrieg assault, operations which ran counter to their preference for …
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Gordon L. Rottman: Big Book of Gun Trivia
Everything you want to know, don’t want to know, and don’t know you need to know about weapons.A complete guide to weapons history, facts, myths and trivia, Gordon Rottman offers a step by step guide …
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Gordon L. Rottman: Big Book of Gun Trivia
Everything you want to know, don’t want to know, and don’t know you need to know about weapons.A complete guide to weapons history, facts, myths and trivia, Gordon Rottman offers a step by step guide …
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Gordon L. Rottman: Okinawa 1945
A concise, thoroughly illustrated guide into the island battle that would end World War IIBy the spring of 1945 the Allies were sweeping all before them in the Pacific War against Japan, and a series …
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Gordon L. Rottman & Jim Moran: Peleliu 1944
Equalling Tarawa, Iwo Jima and Okinawa in scale and ferocity, the battle for Peleliu has long been regarded as the Pacific War’s forgotten battle , and perhaps one that should never have been fought. …
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Gordon L. Rottman: Saipan & Tinian 1944
An in-depth examination of the United States’ invasion of two Pacific islands, featuring a variety of illustrations throughout.The 1944 invasion of Saipan was the first two-division amphibious …
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Gordon L. Rottman: Guam 1941 & 1944
Gordon Rottman details the bitter 26-day struggle for this key Pacific island during World War II.The island of Guam was the first Allied territory lost to the Japanese onslaught in 1941. On 10 …
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Gordon L. Rottman: Marshall Islands 1944
A highly illustrated account of the Pacific operation that was, at the time, the longest shore-to-shore amphibious assault in history.Following the capture of Tarawa in November 1943, American eyes …
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Gordon L. Rottman: Khe Sanh 1967 68
A concise, focused volume on the NVA’s fight for a strategically important military base.Khe Sanh was a small village in northwest South Vietnam that sat astride key North Vietnamese infiltration …
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Gordon L. Rottman: US Army Combat Equipments 1910 88
Whether referred to as web gear, TE-21, TA50, LBE or LCE, the American soldier’s individual combat equipment was seldom praised except by its developers. Nevertheless, it has always been, and will …
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Gordon L. Rottman: US Army Special Forces 1952 84
From its very inception the United States Army Special Forces has been enmeshed in controversy, its mission misunderstood to varying degrees, and its very existence opposed by some of the Army …
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Gordon L. Rottman: Inside the US Army
When conscription was eliminated in the early 1970s, the US Army found itself with a very different kind of soldier. While the personality of the Army remained the same, the organization of its …
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€15.04
Gordon L. Rottman: World Special Forces Insignia
There exists among the world’s armies a proliferation of special forces groups. Today’s smaller armies, especially those of developing nations, demand maximum efficiency in force structure and …
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€15.05
Gordon L. Rottman: US Army Air Force (2)
While the most conspicuous components of the US Army Air Forces in World War II were the air units, there were also hundreds of ground units and organisations. Besides assigned military personnel the …
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€14.98
Gordon L. Rottman: US Army Air Force (1)
In June 1941 the US Army’s air organisations were consolidated under a single command, the Army Air Forces or AAF. Its expansion was rapid and massive, and its contribution to the war effort was …
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€15.23
Gordon L. Rottman: US Army Airborne 1940 90
The first 50 years of the US Army airborne arm is a story of continuing battles with the nation’s enemies, of battles within the Army’s hierarchy, of change, and of adaptation. If there is any single …
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€15.04
Gordon L. Rottman: Inch’on 1950
Inch’on was probably the most significant campaign in the Korean theater, as well as being the last major amphibious assault of division-size conducted in the history of warfare.The odds were stacked …
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€17.27
Gordon L. Rottman: US Patrol Torpedo Boats
Motor torpedo boat development began in the early 1900s, and the vessels first saw service during World War I. However, it was not until the late 1930s that the US Navy commenced the development of …
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€13.18
Gordon L. Rottman: US Army Long-Range Patrol Scout in Vietnam 1965-71
The Vietnamese knew the Long-Range Patrol Scouts as the men with green faces, a reference to the camouflage paint that they used. Operating in patrols of four to six men these men were like ghosts …
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€15.12
Akira Takizawa & Gordon L. Rottman: World War II Japanese Tank Tactics
In this book, expert author and tactician Gordon L Rottman provides the first English-language study of Japanese Army and Navy tank units, their tactics and how they were deployed in action. The …
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€15.04
Gordon L. Rottman: US Helicopter Pilot in Vietnam
The helicopter changed war forever. This book examines the range of duties helicopter pilots carried out in Vietnam, from air-lift, med-evac and fire-support to landing in high volume crossfires in …
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€15.22
Gordon L. Rottman: North Vietnamese Army Soldier 1958 75
Commonly mistaken for the locally raised Viet Cong, the NVA was an entirely different force, conducting large-scale operations in a conventional war. Despite limited armour, artillery and air …
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€15.22
Gordon L. Rottman: World War II Axis Booby Traps and Sabotage Tactics
Booby traps laid by troops in war zones in World War II are largely neglected in histories and memoirs, and rarely examined in detail. Yet for a soldier, the threat of booby traps had to be at the …
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€15.25
Gordon L. Rottman: Landing Craft, Infantry and Fire Support
Described by one soldier as a metal box designed by a sadist to move soldiers across the water, the Landing Craft, Infantry was a large beaching craft intended to deliver an infantry company to a …
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€13.19
Gordon L. Rottman: Japanese Pacific Island Defenses 1941 45
The prolonged and bloody fighting for control of the Japanese occupied Pacific islands in World War II is a key point in 20th-century warfare. No two islands were alike in the systems and nature of …
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€15.23
Gordon L. Rottman: German Field Fortifications 1939 45
The German Army of World War II considered itself an offensive, mobile force. The experiences in the trenches in World War I had done much to shape its concept of field fortification, and its mobile …
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€15.18
Gordon L. Rottman: US World War II and Korean War Field Fortifications 1941 53
The US Army and Marine Corps in World War II considered themselves highly mobile, offensive forces. Their mobile-warfare doctrine envisioned field fortifications and obstacles as temporary in nature. …
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Gordon L. Rottman: Special Forces Camps in Vietnam 1961 70
In 1961 US Special Forces units began entering remote areas of Vietnam dominated by the Viet Cong. Their task was to organize local defense and strike forces aimed at stopping the enemy from gaining …
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€15.02
Gordon L. Rottman: Viet Cong and NVA Tunnels and Fortifications of the Vietnam War
During the Vietnam War, the Viet Cong (VC) main forces and North Vietnamese Army (NVA) were forced to hide weapons and supplies underground and to dig protective shelters to counter massive US …
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€15.02
Gordon L. Rottman: Soviet Field Fortifications 1941 45
From June 1941, the Soviets were forced to undertake large-scale defensive operations in the face of the overwhelming German blitzkrieg assault, operations which ran counter to their preference for …
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€15.19
Gordon L. Rottman: Berlin Wall and the Intra-German Border 1961-89
The border between East and West Germany was closed on 26 May 1953. On 13 August 1961 crude fences and walls were erected around West Berlin: the Berlin Wall had been created. The Wall encircled West …
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€15.04
Gordon L. Rottman: Los Banos Prison Camp Raid
On the southwest shore of Laguna de Bay in the Philippines stood the Los Banos Internment Camp. Held within were 2, 147 starving POWs, surrounded by thousands of Japanese troops. As the desperate …
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€16.26
Gordon L. Rottman: US Mechanized Infantryman in the First Gulf War
In many ways the end of the Vietnam War left the US army a spent force. Plagued by low morale, drug and race issues, and terrible public relations, the army faced an uphill climb in the effort to …
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€15.02
Gordon L. Rottman: Cabanatuan Prison Raid
On 27 January 1945 the 6th Ranger Battalion and the 6th Army Special Reconnaissance Unit (the Alamo Scouts) began the most dangerous and important mission of their careers to rescue 500 American, …
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€15.94
Gordon L. Rottman: World War II US Cavalry Units
At the time of Pearl Harbor, the United States Army still had ten cavalry regiments.The 26th (Filipino Scouts) fought on horseback in the Philippines, while the rest were fought as infantry. Despite …
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€15.22
Gordon L. Rottman: World War II US Armored Infantry Tactics
Little has been published on US armored infantry units and tactics over the years. However, their contribution to the war effort was hugely important. There were a total of 57 armored infantry …
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€15.02
Gordon L. Rottman: Rocket Propelled Grenade
A comprehensive illustrated study of the RPG The RPG-series of weapons is the most widely used family of lightweight antitank weapons in the world today. RPGs have been used not only against their …
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€16.23
Gordon L. Rottman: World War II Allied Sabotage Devices and Booby Traps
Following Churchill’s directive to ‘set occupied Europe ablaze, ‘ the SOE and later its American sister organization, the OSS, were deployed across the continent. Outnumbered, surrounded and in great …
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€14.95
Gordon L. Rottman: Army of the Republic of Vietnam 1955 75
Evolved from the colonial units created by the French, this book discusses the original reorganization of these forces into the first national army. Complete with a detailed history of the command …
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€13.01
Gordon L. Rottman: US Combat Engineer 1941 45
At its peak in World War II, the United States Army contained over 700 engineer battalions, along with numerous independent brigades and regiments. The specialized soldiers of the Engineers were …
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€14.98
Gordon L. Rottman: Browning .50-caliber Machine Guns
The Browning 50-cal has become the longest serving weapon in the US inventory. The fifty has been employed in every imaginable role for a machine gun. It is considered such an effective and reliable …
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€16.12
Gordon L. Rottman: Vietnam Gun Trucks
While Vietnam is usually perceived as an infantry war, with US forces deploying by helicopter, the long supply lines that led to their inland bases had to be traveled by ground vehicles. The 8th and …
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€13.18
Gordon L. Rottman: AK-47
A detailed, fully illustrated study of the most recognizable assault rifle ever produced.The Kalashnikov AK-47 is the most ubiquitous assault rifle in the world, with more AK-47s and its variants in …
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€15.15
Gordon L. Rottman: Vietnam Infantry Tactics
This book reveals the evolving US, Viet Cong and NVA tactics at battalion level and below throughout the Vietnam War. Beginning with a description of the terrain, climate and the unique nature of …
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€15.04
Gordon L. Rottman: US MACV-SOG Reconnaissance Team in Vietnam
In 1964 Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, activated a joint unconventional task force known as the Studies and Observation Group-MACV-SOG. As a cover its mission was to conduct analysis of …
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€15.12
Gordon L. Rottman: FUBAR F***ed Up Beyond All Recognition
An entertaining book detailing the military slang of World War II. The soldier slang of World War II was as colourful as it was evocative. It could be insulting, pessimistic, witty, and even …
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€7.38
Gordon L. Rottman: Rocket Propelled Grenade
A comprehensive illustrated study of the RPG The RPG-series of weapons is the most widely used family of lightweight antitank weapons in the world today. RPGs have been used not only against their …
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€16.03
Gordon L. Rottman: M16
The M16 was first introduced in 1958 and was revolutionary for its time as it was made of lightweight materials including special aluminum and plastics. It was first adopted by US Special Forces and …
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€16.05
Gordon L. Rottman: Tunnel Rat in Vietnam
In 1965, soon after the first US combat troops had arrived in Vietnam, it was realized that in some areas the Viet Cong had developed vast tunnel complexes in which to hide from the enemy. It was …
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€15.01
Gordon L. Rottman: World War II US Cavalry Groups
The cavalry regiments of the US Army were in the process of being transformed into a mechanized force when the USA entered World War II. While those cavalry regiments deployed to the Pacific to fight …
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€15.02
Gordon L. Rottman: Bazooka
Most belligerents entering World War II armed their infantry with bulky and ineffectual anti-tank rifles as their primary means of combating tanks. US planners realized that what infantrymen needed …
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€16.23
Gordon L. Rottman: US 10th Mountain Division in World War II
The 10th was the only US mountain division to be raised in World War II, and still has a high profile, being involved in operations from Iraq to Somalia and from Haiti to Afghanistan. It did not …
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€13.03
Gordon L. Rottman: Vietnam Gun Trucks
While Vietnam is usually perceived as an infantry war, with US forces deploying by helicopter, the long supply lines that led to their inland bases had to be traveled by ground vehicles. The 8th and …
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อังกฤษ
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€13.02
Gordon L. Rottman: FUBAR F***ed Up Beyond All Recognition
An entertaining book detailing the military slang of World War II. The soldier slang of World War II was as colourful as it was evocative. It could be insulting, pessimistic, witty, and even …
EPUB
อังกฤษ
DRM
€7.38
Gordon L. Rottman: Browning .50-caliber Machine Guns
The Browning 50-cal has become the longest serving weapon in the US inventory. The fifty has been employed in every imaginable role for a machine gun. It is considered such an effective and reliable …
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DRM
€16.20
Gordon L. Rottman: AK-47
A detailed, fully illustrated study of the most recognizable assault rifle ever produced.The Kalashnikov AK-47 is the most ubiquitous assault rifle in the world, with more AK-47s and its variants in …
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€15.18
Gordon L. Rottman: Guam 1941 & 1944
The island of Guam was the first Allied territory lost to the Japanese onslaught in 1941. On 10 December 5, 000 Japanese troops landed on Guam, defended by less than 500 US and Guamanian troops, the …
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€17.26
Gordon L. Rottman: Marshall Islands 1944
A highly illustrated account of the Pacific operation that was, at the time, the longest shore-to-shore amphibious assault in history.Following the capture of Tarawa in November 1943, American eyes …
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€17.17
Gordon L. Rottman: US Marine Corps Pacific Theater of Operations 1941 43
The outbreak of World War II set in motion a massive expansion of the United States Marine Corps, leading to a 24-fold increase in size by August 1945. This book is the first of several volumes to …
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€17.24
Gordon L. Rottman: US Marine Corps Pacific Theater of Operations 1944 45
In late1944 the US Marine Corps prepared for the toughest battles of the war. It had grown to 35, 598 officers, 5, 384 officer candidates, and 366, 353 enlisted Marines, totaling 431, 573 personnel, …
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€17.25
Gordon L. Rottman: US Airborne Units in the Pacific Theater 1942 45
This book examines the wide variety of airborne units that served in the Pacific Theater. Among the units covered are the 12, 000-strong 11th Airborne Division; the elite 1st Special Service Force; …
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€17.03
Gordon L. Rottman: US Army in the Vietnam War 1965 73
This book provides detailed information about how US Army units were organised and operated in America’s longest war. Vietnam Special Forces veteran Gordon L Rottman examines the different types of …
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€17.28
Gordon L. Rottman: World War II Allied Sabotage Devices and Booby Traps
Following Churchill’s directive to ‘set occupied Europe ablaze, ‘ the SOE and later its American sister organization, the OSS, were deployed across the continent. Outnumbered, surrounded and in great …
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€15.15
Gordon L. Rottman: US Army Long-Range Patrol Scout in Vietnam 1965-71
The Vietnamese knew the Long-Range Patrol Scouts as the men with green faces, a reference to the camouflage paint that they used. Operating in patrols of four to six men these men were like ghosts …
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€15.23
Gordon L. Rottman: M3 Medium Tank vs Panzer III
This was a duel between the stalwart of the Wehrmacht armored divisions the Panzerkampfwagen III and the American’s as yet untested M3 Grant. In reality both would prove unequal to the task as they …
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€16.23
Gordon L. Rottman: Carlson s Marine Raiders
On August 17 18, 1942, 211 men of the US Marine Corps’ 2nd Raider Battalion conducted a daring amphibious raid on the Japanese-occupied Makin Island in the South Pacific. This ambitious but flawed …
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€16.01
Gordon L. Rottman: US Special Warfare Units in the Pacific Theater 1941 45
The bitter fighting in the Pacific Theater required new forms of warfare, and the gathering of detailed intelligence information on the remote and varied islands and their determined defenders. As a …
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€17.25
Gordon L. Rottman: German Combat Equipments 1939 45
The field equipment of the German Army in World War II was closely related to that used throughout World War I and earlier, yet it was of relatively light weight, ruggedly constructed, well designed, …
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€13.02
Gordon L. Rottman: Hand Grenade
Allowing the user to inflict damage on his opponent within throwing range without leaving cover, the portable, lethally efficient hand grenade is a ubiquitous weapon of modern warfare, and has now …
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€16.26
Gordon L. Rottman: Victory 1945
Even when Western Allied troops gained a foothold in Normandy, World War II in Europe was far from over. The route to Germany’s interior and the Nazis final surrender was long, arduous and …
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€15.18
Gordon L. Rottman: World War II US Army Combat Equipments
A soldier’s web gear is as important to his ability to live and fight on the battlefield as are his clothing and weapons. In World War II the US Army issued equipment items that had originated in …
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€15.15
Derrick Wright & Gordon L. Rottman: Hell in the Pacific
A definitive account of the famous battle of Iwo Jima, and the men who fought there.The battle of Iwo Jima saw one hundred thousand men fighting over a tiny volcanic island of just 8 square miles. …
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€18.68
Gordon L. Rottman: World War II River Assault Tactics
On the major European and Russian fronts throughout World War II, the challenge of crossing rivers under fire was absolutely central to any advance. The Panzers that crossed the Meuse at Sedan in May …
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€15.22
Gordon L. Rottman: US Army Paratrooper in the Pacific Theater 1943 45
The two major Army units that operated in the Pacific the 11th Airborne Division and the 503rd Parachute Regimental Combat Team (PRCT) launched small-scale operations on extremely difficult, if not, …
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€15.20
Gordon L. Rottman: Special Forces Camps in Vietnam 1961 70
In 1961 US Special Forces units began entering remote areas of Vietnam dominated by the Viet Cong. Their task was to organize local defense and strike forces aimed at stopping the enemy from gaining …
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€15.24
Gordon L. Rottman: World War II Axis Booby Traps and Sabotage Tactics
Booby traps laid by troops in war zones in World War II are largely neglected in histories and memoirs, and rarely examined in detail. Yet for a soldier, the threat of booby traps had to be at the …
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€15.23
Gordon L. Rottman: US Patrol Torpedo Boats
ALSO AVAILABLE AS AN E-BOOK. Motor torpedo boat development began in the early 1900s, and the vessels first saw service during World War I. However, it was not until the late 1930s that the US Navy …
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€13.18
Gordon L. Rottman: Landing Craft, Infantry and Fire Support
Described by one soldier as a metal box designed by a sadist to move soldiers across the water, the Landing Craft, Infantry was a large beaching craft intended to deliver an infantry company to a …
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€13.19
Gordon L. Rottman: Army of the Republic of Vietnam 1955 75
Evolved from the colonial units created by the French, this book discusses the original reorganization of these forces into the first national army. Complete with a detailed history of the command …
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€13.19
Gordon L. Rottman: US World War II Parachute Infantry Regiments
The parachute infantry regiments were among the most highly decorated US Army units of World War II, and between them they saw action right across the world. The elite nature of these units led to …
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€15.18
Gordon L. Rottman: Green Beret in Vietnam
Vietnam was the US Special Forces most complex and controversial mission, one that began in 1957 and ended in 1973. Camp strike forces, mobile strike forces, mobile guerrilla forces, special …
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€15.23
Gordon L. Rottman: US Combat Engineer 1941 45
At its peak in World War II, the United States Army contained over 700 engineer battalions, along with numerous independent brigades and regiments. The specialized soldiers of the Engineers were …
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€15.20
Gordon L. Rottman: US World War II Amphibious Tactics
The US armed forces pioneered amphibious warfare in the Pacific and by the time of the D-day landings they had perfected the special equipment and tactics necessary for this extraordinarily difficult …
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€15.22
Gordon L. Rottman: Warsaw Pact Ground Forces
While much has been published on the armed forces of the USSR during the 1980s, surprisingly little is available on the forces supplied by the other member nations of the Warsaw Pact. Rivalling the …
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€15.15
Gordon L. Rottman: US Army Rangers & LRRP Units 1942 87
Ranger the very word conjures up visions of small, highly trained units executing lightning-fast raids on an unexpecting enemy. It is also synonymous with high esprit de corps and excellence at arms. …
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€15.22
Gordon L. Rottman: Vietnam Airborne
The Airborne units that fought against the Viet Cong in Vietnam were a select brotherhood. Their ability to respond and move rapidly by air transport or helicopter, combined with their flexibility in …
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€11.61
Gordon L. Rottman: US Army Airborne 1940 90
The first 50 years of the US Army airborne arm is a story of continuing battles with the nation’s enemies, of battles within the Army’s hierarchy, of change, and of adaptation. If there is any single …
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€15.23
Gordon L. Rottman: US Army Air Force (2)
While the most conspicuous components of the US Army Air Forces in World War II were the air units, there were also hundreds of ground units and organisations. Besides assigned military personnel the …
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€15.22
Akira Takizawa & Gordon L. Rottman: Japanese Paratroop Forces of World War II
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 …
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€15.22
Gordon L. Rottman: Khe Sanh 1967 68
A concise, focused volume on the NVA’s fight for a strategically important military base.Khe Sanh was a small village in northwest South Vietnam that sat astride key North Vietnamese infiltration …
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€17.17
Gordon L. Rottman: Japanese Pacific Island Defenses 1941 45
The prolonged and bloody fighting for control of the Japanese occupied Pacific islands in World War II is a key point in 20th-century warfare. No two islands were alike in the systems and nature of …
EPUB
อังกฤษ
DRM
€15.23
Gordon L. Rottman: Viet Cong and NVA Tunnels and Fortifications of the Vietnam War
During the Vietnam War, the Viet Cong (VC) main forces and North Vietnamese Army (NVA) were forced to hide weapons and supplies underground and to dig protective shelters to counter massive US …
EPUB
อังกฤษ
DRM
€15.20
Gordon L. Rottman: Cabanatuan Prison Raid
On 27 January 1945 the 6th Ranger Battalion and the 6th Army Special Reconnaissance Unit (the Alamo Scouts) began the most dangerous and important mission of their careers to rescue 500 American, …
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อังกฤษ
DRM
€16.21
Gordon L. Rottman: Berlin Wall and the Intra-German Border 1961-89
The border between East and West Germany was closed on 26 May 1953. On 13 August 1961 crude fences and walls were erected around West Berlin: the Berlin Wall had been created. The Wall encircled West …
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€15.22
Gordon L. Rottman: World War II Glider Assault Tactics
Military gliders came of age in World War II, when glider assault infantry were the forerunners of today’s helicopter-delivered airmobile troops. From the light pre-war sports and training machines, …
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€15.22
Gordon L. Rottman: D-Day Beach Assault Troops
In the early hours of June 6, 1944, the first of over 150, 000 Allied soldiers stormed five beaches in Normandy against fierce German resistance. They were specially trained and task-organized in a …
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€15.19
Gordon L. Rottman: World War II US Marine Infantry Regiments
The United States Marine Corps came into its own in the Pacific Islands campaign against Japan in World War II. From Guadalcanal to Okinawa, US Marines formed the tip of the spear as Allied forces …
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€15.20
Gordon L. Rottman: World War II Infantry Fire Support Tactics
As infantry units advanced across Europe the only support they could rely on from day to day was that provided by the heavy weapons of their own units. While thundering tanks struck fear into the …
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€15.13
Gordon L. Rottman: Bazooka
Most belligerents entering World War II armed their infantry with bulky and ineffectual anti-tank rifles as their primary means of combating tanks. US planners realized that what infantrymen needed …
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€16.16
Gordon L. Rottman: Vietnam Riverine Craft 1962 75
In 1965 the military situation in the Mekong River Delta of southern Vietnam had deteriorated to such a degree that the decision was made to commit a joint US Army and Navy Mobile Riverine Force to …
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€12.18
Gordon L. Rottman: US Army Combat Equipments 1910 88
Whether referred to as web gear, TE-21, TA50, LBE or LCE, the American soldier’s individual combat equipment was seldom praised except by its developers. Nevertheless, it has always been, and will …
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€13.19
Gordon L. Rottman: Great Locomotive Chase
In April 1862, the stage was set for one of the greatest locomotive chases in history. Union forces planned to steal a train and travel at high speed to Chattanooga, Tennessee, disabling the line as …
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€16.14
Gordon L. Rottman: Japanese Infantryman 1937 45
This book examines in detail the Japanese Infantryman who was, despite comparisons with the notorious German Waffen SS, an enigma to Westerners. Brutal in its treatment of prisoners as well as the …
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€15.15
Gordon L. Rottman: North Vietnamese Army Soldier 1958 75
Commonly mistaken for the locally raised Viet Cong, the NVA was an entirely different force, conducting large-scale operations in a conventional war. Despite limited armour, artillery and air …
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DRM
€15.15
Gordon L. Rottman: M16
The M16 was first introduced in 1958 and was revolutionary for its time as it was made of lightweight materials including special aluminum and plastics. It was first adopted by US Special Forces and …
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€16.14
Gordon L. Rottman: US MACV-SOG Reconnaissance Team in Vietnam
In 1964 Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, activated a joint unconventional task force known as the Studies and Observation Group-MACV-SOG. As a cover its mission was to conduct analysis of …
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€15.15
Gordon L. Rottman: US Grenade Launchers
In an effort to provide the US infantryman with more firepower to cover the range gap between the hand grenade and the light mortar, the 40mm M79 grenade launcher a shoulder-fired, single-shot weapon …
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€13.11
Gordon L. Rottman: Vietnam Infantry Tactics
This book reveals the evolving US, Viet Cong and NVA tactics at battalion level and below throughout the Vietnam War. Beginning with a description of the terrain, climate and the unique nature of …
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€15.03
Gordon L. Rottman: US Mechanized Infantryman in the First Gulf War
In many ways the end of the Vietnam War left the US army a spent force. Plagued by low morale, drug and race issues, and terrible public relations, the army faced an uphill climb in the effort to …
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Gordon L. Rottman: US Army Special Forces 1952 84
From its very inception the United States Army Special Forces has been enmeshed in controversy, its mission misunderstood to varying degrees, and its very existence opposed by some of the Army …
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Gordon L. Rottman: US World War II Amphibious Tactics
The US armed forces were responsible for many tactical innovations during the years 1941 45, but in no field was US mastery more complete than amphibious warfare. In the vast, almost empty …
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Gordon L. Rottman: Landing Ship, Tank (LST) 1942 2002
The Landing Ship Tank (LST) is one of the most famous of the many World War II amphibious warfare ships. Capable of discharging its cargo directly on to shore and extracting itself, the LST provided …
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Gordon L. Rottman: Vietnam War Booby Traps
During the Vietnam War, the Viet Cong were frequently unable to hold their own in stand-up fights against US and allied forces who were superior in strength, firepower, mobility, and logistics. They …
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Gordon L. Rottman: Vietnam War Booby Traps
During the Vietnam War, the Viet Cong were frequently unable to hold their own in stand-up fights against US and allied forces who were superior in strength, firepower, mobility, and logistics. They …
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Robert O’Neill: Pacific War
Meticulous detail and insightful analysis combine with a gripping chronological narrative to provide the essential guide to the Pacific Theater of World War II.On December 7, 1941, Japanese fighter …
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Robert O’Neill: Pacific War
Meticulous detail and insightful analysis combine with a gripping chronological narrative to provide the essential guide to the Pacific Theater of World War II.On December 7, 1941, Japanese fighter …
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Rottman Gordon L. Rottman: World War II Pacific Island Guide
Covering all Pacific islands involved in World War II military operations, this book is a detailed, single source of information on virtually every geo-military aspect of the Pacific Theater. …
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Rottman Gordon L. Rottman: Korean War Order of Battle
Using historical files kept by each of the armed services and nations involved in the Korean War, Rottman provides information on unit backgrounds, organization, manning, periods of service, …
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€122.23
Rottman Gordon L Rottman: Hunters’ Island
A young American farm boy and a Japanese student are swept away from their lives by war and end up playing a deadly game of cat and mouse on a Pacific Island.It is a world war between with the lives …
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