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Kangzhan - Guide to Chinese Ground Forces 1937-45 (Paperback)
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Kangzhan - Guide to Chinese Ground Forces 1937-45 (Paperback)
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Kangzhan: Guide to Chinese Ground Forces 1937-45 is the first ready
reference to the organization and armament of Chinese ground forces
during the Sino-Japanese War of 1937-45. The work integrates
Chinese, Japanese and Western sources to examine the details of the
structure and weapons of the period. Recent scholarship has
contributed greatly to our understanding of China's role in the
war, but this is the first book to deal with the bottom-level
underpinnings of this massive army, crucial to an understanding of
its tactical and operational utility. An introductory chapter
discusses the military operations in China, often given short
shrift in World War II histories. The work then traces the
evolution of the national army's organizational structure from the
end of the Northern Expedition to the conclusion of World War II.
Included are tables of organization and strength reports for the
wartime period. The armament section illustrates and details not
only the characteristics of the many and varied weapons used in
China, many seen nowhere else, but also their acquisition and such
local production as was undertaken. This is complemented by a
chapter on the arsenals and their evolution and production
programs. The Chinese army was one of the largest of the war and
it, and Japan's, fought longer than any other. It faced unique
challenges, including fragmented loyalties, huge expanses of
territory, poor logistics networks, inadequate arms supplies, and,
often, incompetence and corruption. Nevertheless, they fought
bravely in major battles through 1941 and were able to counterpunch
effectively in important regions through the rest of the war. Aimed
at both military historians and wargamers, this work fills an
important gap in our understanding of this, the most
under-appreciated army of the war.
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