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Featuring over 600 photographs, this extensive collection vividly captures the essence of a lesser-known yet significant colonial conflict of the 20th century. The images provide a powerful visual narrative, shedding light on the war's impact and the experiences of those involved, making it an essential resource for understanding this historical event.

A fully illustrated account of the Soviet invasion of Finland in the winter of 1939.

The Second World War Italian campaign in over 300 wartime photographs.

This study examines the organization, history, and uniforms of the Soviet Red Army during the two decades from its Civil War victory to the German invasion in 1941. Following the Bolshevik triumph over the 'Whites,' the Red Army underwent significant developments, yet remained largely unprepared for Germany's Operation Barbarossa in June 1941. The 1920s saw a reduction in size and a focus on modernization, as the army was deployed to suppress anti-Bolshevik opposition across the USSR, particularly in Ukraine and Central Asia, and to engage in a brief conflict with Chinese Manchuria. The 1930s brought devastating purges of the officer class under Stalin, yet the Red Army still achieved victories against Imperial Japan in the Nomonhan region (1938-39), where General Zhukov distinguished himself. Concurrently, the Soviet Union supported the Republicans in the Spanish Civil War (1936-39). The non-aggression pact with Nazi Germany allowed Stalin to annex half of Poland in September 1939, but the subsequent 'Winter War' against Finland exposed serious deficiencies in the army's readiness for modern warfare, a reality shockingly confirmed during the early days of Operation Barbarossa. Through rare photos and detailed color artwork, this study delves into the Red Army's interwar history, campaigns, organization, and uniforms.

Photographic history of the conflict between the Allies and the Germans in Norway in 1940.

"From the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937 until the Japanese surrender in August 1945, a multitude of military and civil-defense forces strove to support the Japanese war effort and latterly prepared to defend the Home Islands against invasion. During World War II, Japan was the world's most militarized society and by 1945 nearly every Japanese male over the age of 10 wore some kind of military attire, as did the majority of women and girls. In this volume, Philip Jowett reveals the many military and civil-defense organizations active in wartime Japan, while specially commissioned artwork and carefully chosen archive photographs depict the appearance of the men, women, and children involved in the Japanese war effort in the Home Islands throughout World War II." --Amazon.com

Photographic history of the Second World War in Burma, fought between Allied forces and the Japanese.

This comprehensive and fascinating title describes and illustrates the armies of Japan's Asian allies in World War II, and includes rare and previously unpublished wartime photographs.

Over 200 archive photographs showing the war between the Nationalists and Communists in China in the late 1940s. A graphic record of the experience of the soldiers and civilians who were caught up in the country-wide conflict