FIGHTING TECHNIQUES OF A JAPANESE INFANTRYMAN 1941-1945: Training, Techniques and Weapons by Leo J Daugherty III - 2002

Staplehurst, Kent, England : Spellmount Limited , 2002. 96pp., illustrated throughout: colour plates, b/white halftone plates (various sources), and line-drawings. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Gloss illustrated boards undamaged. An (in-production) stain on rear pastedown, else textblock unmarked. Illustrated (as boards), loose-plastic protected dustjacket slightly edgeworn only. " . . . examines the development of the Japanese military doctrine during the interwar period and how the Japanese military drew on the existing martial culture of Japanese society and the old Samurai warriors. The book also describes the lessons the Japanese military learnt from the European experience of the trenches in World War One and their own conflicts with China and Russia . . . " Contents include: Prelims., 6 chapters, Appendices, Index. Book weight approx. 760g. *Customers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it will weigh over 1KG. with packing. Please email for quote. . First Thus. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good +/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.