GORDON L F ROTTMAN

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 and risky form of warfare. This fact-packed study details the doctrine, equipment and tactics that evolved between the North African landings of November 1942 and those in the South of France in August 1944, and illustrates many aspects of the physical realities of assault landings through the use of photos, diagrams and color plates.

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 their defensive emplacements, and local improvization and command preferences affected both materials used and defensive models. This title details the establishment, construction and effectiveness of Japanese temporary and semi-permanent crew-served weapons positions and individual and small-unit fighting positions. Integrated obstacles and minefields, camouflage and the changing defensive principles are also covered.

Vietnam fue la misión más compleja y controvertida de las Fuerzas Especiales de los Estados Unidos, misión que comenzó en 1957 y terminó en 1973. Fuerzas de ataque de campo, fuerzas de ataque móviles, fuerzas de guerrilla móviles, proyectos de reconocimiento especiales, misiones de entrenamiento, e imposiciones de los cuarteles generales proveyeron de vasta experiencia a los soldados de las Fuerzas Especiales. Otros factores fueron el terreno, el clima, y el curso cambiante de la propia guerra. Gordon Rottman examina el entrenamiento, vida, armas y experiencias de combate de los soldados de la Fuerzas Especiales en ente exigente entorno.