Philip Jowett
Autore di Finland at War 1939 - 45 (Elite)
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Philip Jowett has been writing military history since 1997. He has published many books on the armies of Asia in the first half of the twentieth century, and has made a special study of the armies of China. He has also published on the Russo-Japanese War, the Mexican revolution and the Italian and mostra altro Japanese armies of the Second World War. His most recent books are China and Japan at War 1937-1945, Chiang Kai-shek versus Mao Tse-tung: The Battle for China 1946-1949, Japan Triumphant: The Far East Campaign 1941-1942 and The Battle for Burma 1942-1945. mostra meno
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Opere di Philip Jowett
Latin American Wars 1900–1941: "Banana Wars," Border Wars & Revolutions (Men-at-Arms) (2018) 16 copie
Rising sun at war : the Japanese army 1931-1945 : rare photographs from wartime archives (2017) 10 copie
The Biafran Army 1967-70: Build-Up and Downfall of the Secessionist Military (Africa@War) (2019) 6 copie
Japan Triumphant: The Far East Campaign. Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives (Images of War) (2019) 4 copie
Narvik and the Norwegian Campaign 1940: Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives (Images of War) (2022) 3 copie
The Battle for Burma, 1942-1945: Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives (Images of War) (2021) 2 copie
Abyssinian Conquest: The Illustrated History of the Second Italo-Ethiopian War, 1935–1936 (2023) 2 copie
The Italian Campaign, 1943–1945: Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives (Images of War) (2023) 1 copia
El ejército italiano en Europa 1 copia
El ejército chino 1 copia
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Informazioni generali
- Data di nascita
- 1961
- Sesso
- male
- Nazione (per mappa)
- United Kingdom
- Luogo di nascita
- Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK
- Luogo di residenza
- Lincolnshire, England, UK
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Japanese Home Front 1937–45, The (Elite) di Philip Jowett
Good, solid account of affairs on the Japanese home front in World War II, with a lot of seemingly rare illustrations (given that many of the magazines they appeared in were of very limited circulation). Not very deep, but gives one a strong flavour.
Philip Jowett is Osprey's usual author when it comes to 20th-century wars and armies in what might have been considered secondary theaters of action, though with developments in the lands of the former Ottoman Empire and China one might argue that the tables have been turned. Be that as it may, this booklet is up to Jowett's previous standards in providing an overview of the action and the nuts and bolts of the forces involved; no one does better with making a chronological outline serve the purposes of narrative than Osprey. About the only thing to be missed is some bibliographic apparatus, and Osprey has a strong enough website that they should really start providing such information there; it is to be admitted that 48 pages is a brutal length to work with.… (altro)
This is another one of those Osprey booklets that, while fine on a factual basis, has been superseded a bit on the interpretive front. In particular, it's now appreciated that Helsinki had aggressive designs on Soviet Karelia from almost Day One of the republic, and that pressure from London and Washington had a lot more to do with Finland ceasing operations in the Continuation War than any sense of satisfying war aims. Still worth reading though.
A very interesting exploration of this little-known subject. The Finns' gallant defence of their territory against the USSR deserves to be better known amongst English-speaking readers and this short book provides a good introduction to the battles, uniforms, weapons and tactics employed. The illustrations are also good, as ever.
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- Voto
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- Recensioni
- 4
- ISBN
- 67
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- 4