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Japan's Asian Allies 1941-45 (Paperback)
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Japan's Asian Allies 1941-45 (Paperback)
Series: Men-at-Arms
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Loot Price R312
Discovery Miles 3 120
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During the Japanese occupation of large parts of Asia and the
Pacific in 1941-45, Japan raised significant numbers of troops to
fight alongside them, as well as militias to guard their conquests.
The total number of these soldiers is estimated at no fewer than
600,000 men. These ranged from the regular troops of Manchukuo
(200,000 men), Nanking China (250,000), Thailand, and recruits from
the 'puppet' Burmese Independence Army (30,000) and Indian National
Army (40,000), to constabularies and spear-wielding militias in the
Philippines (15,000), Borneo, Indonesia and New Guinea. Many of the
recruits from former European colonies hoped for independence as
part of the 'Greater East-Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere' proclaimed by
Japanese propaganda, but Japan's intentions were entirely cynical.
They formed alliances to deny the Allied powers access to territory
that they could not actually occupy, and raised these large numbers
of auxiliary troops to relieve the manpower burden of occupation,
or simply as 'cannon-fodder'. This extensively researched study
examines each of these armies and militias in detail, exploring
their history and deployment during World War II, and revealing the
intricacies of their arms and equipment with stunning full-colour
artwork and previously unpublished contemporary photographs.
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