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Korean War Order of Battle: United States, United Nations, and Communist Ground, Naval, and Air Forces, ...
Gordon L. Rottman

Praeger Publishers, 2002

The United Nation's first military action and America's first major Cold War action, the Korean War, frequently called "the forgotten war," is well documented in studies and reports of specific actions and phases of the war. These sources, however, provide little order of battle information on most of the belligerents, particularly the non-U.S./UN and South Korean forces. Using the historical files kept by each armed service and each nation, ...

World War II Pacific Island Guide: A Geo-Military Study

2 reviews
Gordon L. Rottman

Greenwood Press, 2001

Simply Excellent!
World War II Pacific Island Guide: A Geo-Military Study is a detailed survey of the Pacific islands which served as battlegrounds during the war. The author, Gordon L. Rottman, a retired U.S. Army Master Sergeant and Vietnam veteran, served with elite units, such as the Airborne, Rangers, and Special Forces. Rottman is also the author of more than two dozen other books, including most recently: ...

U.S. Marine Corps World War II Order of Battle: Ground and Air Units in the Pacific War, 1939-1945

3 reviews
Gordon L. Rottman

Greenwood Press, 2001

Indispensible research resource
This book is everything the previous reviewers have said it is, a unique and indispensable resource on the World War II Marine Corps. It is not cheap, of course, but it saved me many hours of digging through archives, not to mention the time spent getting to them. The main chapters cover: 1. USMC organizational profile; 2. USMC shore establishment; 3. Fleet Marine Force (FMF); 4. Amphibious ...

Infantry Tactics of the Second World War (General Military)

10 reviews
Stephen Bull, Gordon L. Rottman

Osprey Publishing, 2008

basic good book on company and battalion infantry tactics
From the days of the Greek Hopilite to the modern mechanized infantry of today, the infantry has been the premier fighting force of war. Whetherer it be horse cavalry of back then or modern tanks and aircraft, all other units are just knife and fork where infantry is still the teeth who do the chewing and tearing. Dr. Stephan Bull gives the reader in this little book insights into the ...

FUBAR F---ed Up Beyond All Recognition: Soldier Slang of World War II (General Military)

8 reviews
Gordon L. Rottman

Osprey Publishing, 2007

Great Job: Interesting, Fun and Informative
I own several different dictionaries of military slang, and this is far and away the best. Rottman did his homework. In addition to library research, he worked with online discussion groups including WW II vets to understand the precise meaning (or meanings) of expressions. He also has a way with words himself -- it's not easy to get ideas across in brief dictionary entries, but Rottman does ...

Okinawa 1945: The Last Battle (Praeger Illustrated Military History)

3 reviews
Gordon L. Rottman

Praeger Publishers, 2004

One of the Best of the Campaign Series
Former Green Beret Gordon L. Rottman provides an excellent summary of America's last great amphibious invasion of the Second World War in Osprey's Campaign #96, Okinawa 1945. Quite simply, this is one of the better titles in Osprey's campaign series and shows that it is possible to pack a great deal about a major military operation into a 96-page format. This book is particularly useful as a ...

Soldat
Gordon L. Rottman

Concord Publications, 2005

The Vietnam Brown Water Navy: Riverine and Coastal Warfare 1965-69

2 reviews
Gordon L. Rottman

The Military Bookclub, 1998

Pictures worth a thousand words
If you want a picture book - this is for you. Each page is literally covered with pictures of Riverine and Coastal craft. Most of the pictures are from the Vietnam era, but if you look closely you will find pictures of modern craft too - like the Patrol Boat, River (PBR) on the front cover. Overall the book has good pictures and captions, but only a small section of text in the beginning ...