| Us Special Warfare Units in the Pacific Theater 1941-45: Scouts, Raiders, Rangers and Reconnaissance Units Contributor(s): Rottman, Gordon L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1841767077 ISBN-13: 9781841767079 Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK) OUR PRICE: $24.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2005 Annotation: 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 result, new scout, raider and reconnaissance units were formed |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - World War Ii - History | Military - United States - History | Modern - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 940.541 |
| Series: Battle Orders |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 6.32" W x 9.88" (0.71 lbs) 96 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's - Cultural Region - Oceania |
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Contributor Bio(s): Rottman, Gordon L.: - 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. |