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Defense of Japan 1945

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Fortress - World War I & II

Last Stocked on 1/27/2023

Product Info

Title
Defense of Japan 1945
Publisher
Category
Author
Steven Zaloga
Publish Year
2010
Pages
64
Dimensions
8x10x.25"
NKG Part #
2147438114
MFG. Part #
OSPFOR099
Type
Softcover
Series
FOR99

Description

In 1945, with her fleet destroyed and her armies beaten, the only thing that stood between Japan and an Allied invasion was the numerous coastal defense positions that surrounded the islands. This is the first book to take a detailed look at the Japanese home island fortifications that were constructed during 1941–45. Utilizing diagrams, specially commissioned artwork, and sources previously unavailable in English, Steven Zaloga examines these defenses in the context of a possible Allied invasion, constructing various arguments for one of the greatest ‘what if’ scenarios of World War II, and helping to explain why the Americans decided to go ahead with a nuclear option.