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 MagWeb One-Drous Chapter: War of Resistance (1937-1941): Japanese and Chinese Equipment
The first Japanese armored unit was formed in 1931 when the Kwantung army combined a platoon of tanks with a platoon of armored cars to form the Independent Tank Company of the Kwantung Army.
This weapon was strictly a seige weapon and had a range of only 2000 yds when firing a 44 lb shell.
Divisional weapons included bores ranging from 75mm to 155mm, but these were general antiquated or captured pieces and were always in seriously short supply.
www.magweb.com /sample/ww2/japequip.htm   (2091 words)

  
 WW2 Bookstore and Reccomended Reading List -- Videos, DVD's and Music
Most WW2 movies are kinda sucky -- oh, they're fine to watch and all, but as far as accuracy and detail, they suck.
The first half maps out the collapse of diplomacy between the nations and the military blunders that left naval and air forces sitting ducks for the impending attack, while the second half is an amazing re-creation of the devastating battle.
Midway -- Six months after the Japanese destroyed the U.S. Pacific fleet at Pearl Harbor, the Americans discovered the Japanese were planning to seize the Naval base at Midway Island--a perfect staging point for invading Hawaii or the mainland.
www.reenactor.net /ww2/ww2_readlist-6.html   (2360 words)

  
 Axis History Forum :: Index
Our main focus is on the Axis nations of WW2 but we encourage discussions on all aspects of the 20th Century.
Discussions on all aspects of the Japanese Empire, from the capture of Taiwan until the end of the Second World War.
Discussions on all aspects of the resistance in Europe during the WW2 and the immediate post-war period, against Nazi rule in Germany & the occupied counties as well as against the Allied forces.
forum.axishistory.com   (1075 words)

  
 Australia: Chemical Weapons
Australia conducted extensive chemical weapons research during WW2 as part of a joint program with the UK and USA.
Fearing a Japanese invasion of Australia, advice on chemical weapons was sought from Britain.
Although the bulk agents were thought to be left over from WW2, some of the buildings on the site dated from the 1950s.
www.fas.org /nuke/guide/australia/cw.html   (871 words)

  
 World War Two - The History Beat
The Japanese expansion throughout the Pacific and Asia was halted by their devastating defeat at the Battle of Midway, where they suffered crippling losses to their carrier fleet.
This period in Japanese history is known as the occupation.
The Japanese were never able to break the code when the Navajo spoke in their native language.
history.searchbeat.com /worldwar.htm   (3889 words)

  
 [TMP] "WW2 28mm Wish List" Topic
Tank crew running for cover (overalls with seperate heads also) without an arsenal of weapons tucked under their arms.
Right now there is a "competition" running on their Yahoo mailing list where anyone can enter their favourite WWII photo(s) of a single soldier and in the end the list members will vote on the one that gets done.
Japanese Anti-tank troops carrying mines, satchel charges, clusters of grenades, artillery shells, logs, crowbars and hammers.
www.theminiaturespage.com /boards/msg.mv?id=83467   (1611 words)

  
 Thirty Thousand Feet - Military Aviation
The FRADU Canberras List of surviving Canberra aircraft and a photo gallery of this British aircraft.
Lists are arranged by country, and sorted alphabetically.
U.S. Military Aircraft Designations This very large list took over 10 years to make and is an excellant source of information, specs, and history of military aircraft.
www.thirtythousandfeet.com /military.htm   (6687 words)

  
 dealers in WW2 Japanese rifles - Wehrmacht-Awards.com Militaria Forums
I'm a helmet collector, so I don't know anything about rifles, but I told him that I'd post a question to the forum regarding reputable dealers in Japanese weapons.
So, would anyone like to give me a list of Japanese firearm sellers that my father should watch (in case one of these rifles came up for sale)?
Go to the Japanese Firearms section of the message boards on www.gunboards.com, very good group of guys occasional 44's
www.wehrmacht-awards.com /forums/showthread.php?t=139936&goto=nextnewest   (134 words)

  
 Quia - Chapter 26--World War 2 terms and people
Agreement between Russia and Germany, they agreed not to attack each other when Germany invaded Poland and Russia would get some of Poland as a reward
U.S. government moved 110,000 Japanese Americans from their homes to barbed wired camps
uncomfortable places that the Japanese Americans were relocated to
www.quia.com /jg/256998list.html   (445 words)

  
 Gauntlet Publications
Weapons of the Infantry - Joins the "Weapons" series (R30 and R46).
For the duration of hostilities, the Red Army's armored and automobile units operated German and sometimes Italian, Japanese, Hungarian and Romanian made armored and utility vehicles.
For the first time, production differences in the tanks built in different years are listed, as are data on their participation in the Soviet-Finnish war and WWII.
www.gauntletinternational.com /RuPubsC.htm   (4792 words)

  
 Battlefleet: Battleship Game - WW2 Naval Strategy
USN WW2 Torpedo Bomber - Douglas TBD-1 Devastator
Pre/Post WW2 SWEDEN Planes - List of Aircraft
Pre/Post WW2 USSR Russia Planes - List of Aircraft
www.battle-fleet.com   (325 words)

  
 Aikido
He found that the various systems had many principles in common and combined their essence into a new sort of budo (budo being the common denominator for the Japanese martial arts), which he named Aikido.
His historical analysis is admirable, and his access to the records, documents, photographs, relatives and friends of Morihei Ueshiba, the founder of aikido, makes this book all the more rich in depth and detail.
The introduction is "the ancient furnaces and iron smelting" concerning to make swords in several countries, the Japanese tatara-method, Indian wootz steel and Chinese furnace in Han era, etc. Chapter one; The basic of jo and sword techniques--how to grip the weapon and the principles of attack and block movement.
www.piteraq.dk /aikido   (3022 words)

  
 Aviation History Sources, Links for WWII Aces
The U.S. WWII section consists of an alphabetical list of all 1200+ aces, which includes the service and group(s) that each ace served with.
The Medal of Honor page on my site lists 15 WWII fighter pilots who earned the honor.
Because these measures are diameters and the weight/impact of a projectile is a function of its volume, the relationship between the different weapons depends on the CUBE of the diameter.
www.acepilots.com /sources.html   (1980 words)

  
 World War Two Wargaming Index To Periodicals
If you wish to add to it or make corrections, send E-mail to the maintainer listed below.
Look here to find the topics which the index is organized into.
If you wish, you can bypass the Subject List and instead browse the Index directly.
www.theminiaturespage.com /periodicals/ww2index.html   (301 words)

  
 Last Hurrah Book Shop - Political Assassinations, The Kennedy's, and Conspiracies
Hidden Japanese gold in the Philippines became fund to bribe political and military leaders, finance covert operations, and manipulate elections.
Lists of members of these 3 groups and their full-time occupations.
VG/VG., 335 pgs., Story of Paul Bang-Jensen, UN diplomat who refused to hand over a list of witnesses to Hungarian uprising, later found dead...
www.lasthurrahbookshop.com /conframe.html   (7048 words)

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