US Army Campaigns of World War II - China Defensive

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Offered for auction here is the booklet entitled "China Defensive". The Japanese occupied major portions of China in the north, central and southern areas, to include most of the Chinese coast. The Chinese Nationalist Army, led by General Chiang Kai-shek, was the major opposition to Japan, which treated the Chinese people with barbarous cruelty. The US established a military operation shortly after Pearl Harbor to support China, led by General Joseph Stillwell. The US trained Chinese troops and supplied them with arms and munitions. Much of the supplies came from Burma along the famous "Burma Road". The US had no illusions about defeating the Japanese in this theater - its sole intent was to keep China in the war so that Japan could not relocate forces to other areas.
US Army Campaigns of World War II - China Defensive
US Army Campaigns of World War II - China Defensive
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Description
The
US Army Center of Military History
, in the 1990s, published a
series of 42 booklets
detailing
"The US Army Campaigns of World War II".
These booklets
provided details on the planning and fighting in the various theaters of war
. Each booklet addressed such topics as the (a)
the strategic setting of the area
, (b)
military operations
, and (c) an
analysis of that campaign
. The publications are
well-illustrated with multiple color maps of the battlefields
,
routes of advance by the troops
, and
defensive lines
. There are also
black-and-white photographs
.
Each booklet measures appx 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches closed, 11 x 8 1/2 inches opened, and is printed on a high-quality semi-glossy paperstock. All are
unused and in mint condition
. Over the coming weeks, I will be offering for sale booklets from this set. You can find all listings by entering the Ebay keywords
"US Army Campaigns of World War".
Offered for auction here is the booklet entitled
"China Defensive"
.  The
Japanese occupied major portions of China
in the north, central and southern areas, to include most of the Chinese coast. The
Chinese Nationalist Army, led by General Chiang Kai-shek, was the major opposition
to Japan, which treated the Chinese people with barbarous cruelty. The
US established a military operation shortly after Pearl Harbor to support China
, led by
General Joseph Stillwell
. The US
trained Chinese troops and supplied them with arms and munitions
. Much of the supplies came from Burma along the famous
"Burma Road".
The
US had no illusions about defeating the Japanese in this theater - its sole intent was to keep China in the war
so that Japan could not relocate forces to other areas. The publication contains some
great military maps, to include the Japanese occupation plan of China, the Salween Campaign to secure part of the route of the
"Burma Road",
the Ichigo Plan (a Japanese offensive), the end of the Salween Campaign, and the Chihchiang Campaign.
This publication, which
contains 26 pages
, is in
excellent, virtual mint, condition.
There are no rips or tears, no writing or markings, no spills or smears, and the binding is secure with all pages firmly in place.
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