JAPANESE ARMY HANDBOOK 1939-1945 GEORGE FORTY

JAPANESE ARMY HANDBOOK 1939-1945 GEORGE FORTY

《日本陸軍手冊：民國28年(1939)－民國34年(1945)》喬治·福提

• 作者： GEORGE FORTY

• 原文出版社：SUTTON PUBLISGING

• 出版日期：2003/10/01

• 語言：英文

• ISBN 10: 0750931965 / ISBN 13: 9780750931960

• 規格：平裝 / 288頁 / 19.1 x 25.4 x 1.9 cm / 普通級

• 出版地：英國

Synopsis:

This is a vivid insight into the most feared army of the Second World War. The Japanese Imperial Army grew from 1.5 million men in 1939 to 5.5 million men by the end of the war. Their highly successful campaigns in the Far East and the Pacific at the beginning of the Second World War were every bit as spectacular as those of the Germans in Europe, and they earned an enviable reputation as expert jungle fighters which it took some years for the Allies to match. Their code of honor also made them extremely cruel enemies to prisoners and civilians alike, while their Kamikaze suicidal tendencies meant they would automatically fight to the last without any thought of surrender. Fully illustrated with rare archive photographs, this is a comprehensive study of the army. The author describes how they mobilized and trained their soldiers, and looks at their organizational structures, from high command down to divisional level and below. Also included are uniforms, equipment, all kinds of weapons ranging from tanks and artillery, technical equipment, tactics, symbology and vehicle markings.

About the Author:

George Forty OBE served for thirty years as a British army officer in the Royal Tank Regiment before becoming curator of the Bovington Tank Museum, where he was the inspiration for its growth in the 1980s and 1990s. His first book was on the Desert Rats (with whom he served postwar) and were published by Ian Allan in 1976; since then he has written over fifty more, including Patton’s Third Army at War, and handbooks of the World War II armies of Britain, Japan, and the United States.

內容簡介

本書生動地深入探討了第二次世界大戰中最令人畏懼的軍隊。日本帝國陸軍的總兵力從民國28年(1939)的 150 萬人，大幅擴增至戰爭結束時的 550 萬人。在二戰初期，他們於遠東和太平洋地區發動的戰役極為成功，其耀眼程度絲毫不亞於德國在歐洲戰場的表現；他們更贏得了「叢林戰專家」的威名，盟軍花了好幾年的時間才得以與之匹敵。

然而，他們的榮譽信條也使其成為對待戰俘與平民皆極其殘酷的敵人；同時，他們宛如「神風特攻隊」般的自殺式傾向，意味著他們會不假思索地戰鬥到最後一兵一卒，絕無投降之念。本書收錄了大量珍貴的歷史檔案照片，是一部對日本帝國陸軍的全面性研究著作。作者詳細描述了日軍動員與訓練士兵的方式，並剖析其從最高指揮部到師級（含）以下單位的組織架構。書中亦廣泛涵蓋了軍服、單兵裝備、包含戰車與火砲在內的各式武器、技術設備、戰術運用、軍事符號以及車輛塗裝標誌等豐富內容。

關於作者

喬治·福提（George Forty OBE，獲頒大英帝國官佐勳章）曾在英國皇家戰車團擔任陸軍軍官長達三十年，退役後出任博文頓戰車博物館（Bovington Tank Museum）館長，並在**民國70年代(1980年代)與民國80年代(1990年代)成為推動該館擴展與成長的重要推手。他的首部著作以「沙漠之鼠」（Desert Rats，即英國第 7 裝甲師，他戰後曾於該部隊服役）為主題，於民國65年(1976)**由伊恩·艾倫（Ian Allan）出版社發行。自那時起，他陸續撰寫了超過五十部作品，包括《征戰中的巴頓第三軍團》（Patton’s Third Army at War），以及探討二戰時期英國、日本與美國軍隊的系列軍事手冊。

JAPANESE ARMY HANDBOOK 1939-1945 GEORGE FORTY | 《日本陸軍手冊：民國28年(1939)－民國34年(1945)》喬治·福提

JAPANESE ARMY HANDBOOK 1939-1945 GEORGE FORTY | 《日本陸軍手冊：民國28年(1939)－民國34年(1945)》喬治·福提

JAPANESE ARMY HANDBOOK

THE most feared adversaries of the Second World War, the Japanese Imperial Army grew from 1.5 million men in 1939 to 5.5 million men by the end of the war. Its campaigns in the Far East and the Pacific at the beginning of the Second World War were every bit as spectacularly successful as those of the Germans in Europe, and the Japanese earned an enviable reputation as expert jungle fighters which the Allies took some years to match. The Japanese code of honour also made them extremely cruel enemies to prisoners and civilians alike, while the suicidal Kamikaze doctrine meant that they would frequently fight to the last without any thought of surrender.

Fully illustrated with archive photographs, this is a comprehensive study of the Japanese Army. The author describes how the Japanese mobilised and trained their soldiers, and looks at their organisational structures, from high command to divisional level and below. Also included are uniforms, equipment, weaponry ranging from small arms to tanks, technical equipment, tactics and vehicle markings.

LIEUTENANT-COLONEL GEORGE FORTY OBE, FMA is the author of The Desert War, Leakey's Luck, British Army Handbook 1939–1945 and US Army Handbook 1939–1945 for Sutton. He served in the Royal Tank Regiment for 32 years and is a former Curator of the Tank Museum at Bovington.

Cover illustrations, from top: Japanese Imperial Guard (IWM HV70944); tropical uniform (US National Archives); Japanese tank crewman (RHQ DWR via Bill Norman); rifle grenades and accessories (US National Archives); Type 80 20mm machine cannon (Tank Museum).

SUTTON PUBLISHING www.suttonpublishing.co.uk UK £14.99 ISBN 0-7509-3196-5

日本陸軍手冊

作為第二次世界大戰中最令人畏懼的對手，日本帝國陸軍的兵力從民國28年(1939)的 150 萬人增長到戰爭結束時的 550 萬人。二戰初期，他們在遠東和太平洋地區的戰役與德國在歐洲的戰役一樣取得了驚人的成功，日本人贏得了「叢林戰專家」這令人羨慕的聲譽，盟軍花了好幾年的時間才足以與之匹敵。日本人的榮譽準則也使他們成為對待戰俘和平民皆極度殘忍的敵人，而宛如「神風特攻隊」般的自殺式教條，意味著他們經常會戰鬥到最後一刻，完全沒有投降的念頭。

本書配有豐富的歷史檔案照片，是一部對日本陸軍的全面性研究著作。作者描述了日軍如何動員和訓練他們的士兵，並檢視了他們從最高指揮部到師級（含）以下單位的組織架構。書中還涵蓋了軍服、裝備、從輕兵器到戰車的各種武器、技術設備、戰術以及車輛塗裝標誌。

喬治·福提中校（Lieutenant-Colonel George Forty OBE, FMA）是 Sutton 出版社發行的《沙漠戰爭》（The Desert War）、《利基的好運》（Leakey's Luck）、《英國陸軍手冊 民國28年(1939)－民國34年(1945)》（British Army Handbook 1939–1945）以及《美國陸軍手冊 民國28年(1939)－民國34年(1945)》（US Army Handbook 1939–1945）的作者。他在英國皇家戰車團服役了 32 年，並曾擔任博文頓戰車博物館（Tank Museum at Bovington）的館長。

封面插圖說明（由上至下）：日本近衛師團（帝國戰爭博物館 IWM HV70944）；熱帶軍服（美國國家檔案館）；日本戰車乘員（皇家哈利法克斯公爵團總部 RHQ DWR 經由 Bill Norman 提供）；步槍榴彈及配件（美國國家檔案館）；80 式 20 毫米機砲（戰車博物館）。

SUTTON 出版社 www.suttonpublishing.co.uk 英國定價：£14.99 ISBN 0-7509-3196-5

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