| Us World War II and Korean War Field Fortifications 1941-53 Contributor(s): Rottman, Gordon L. (Author), Palmer, Ian (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 184176812X ISBN-13: 9781841768120 Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK) OUR PRICE: $18.90 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2005 Annotation: 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. As a result, their design was simple and made use of local materials, and they could be constructed comparatively quickly, whilst still providing adequate protection. By the time of the Korean War, only minor changes had been made to field fortification construction and layout, and to small-unit organization, weapons, and tactics. This title addresses field fortifications built by US infantrymen during World War II and in Korea, and covers rifle-platoon positions, trenches, crew-served weapon positions, bunkers, dugouts, shelters, observation posts and anti-tank obstacles. |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - World War Ii - History | Military - Korean War - History | Military - United States |
| Dewey: 940.542 |
| Series: Fortress |
| Physical Information: 0.23" H x 7.22" W x 9.76" (0.49 lbs) 64 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's - Chronological Period - 1950'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. |