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Kangzhan: Guide to Chinese Ground Forces 1937-45

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9781910294420

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...a superior book about Chinese ground units in the Second Sino-Japanese War, representing a great leap forward in our understanding of those forces. ... An indispensable volume for anyone studying this subject. Highly recommended. Stone and Stone Another superb book about the Chinese military, but this time concentrating on their exploits during WW2. Comprehensive, previously overlooked, and an essential contribution to WW2 literature. -- Paul Norman Books Monthly Another remarkable book from Leland Ness on the subject of an Army from the Far East, in this case China...and covering the topic to a level I have never seen before. It is 595 pages packed with detail. -- Robin Buckland Military Model Scene

Another superb book about the Chinese military, but this time concentrating on their exploits during WW2. Comprehensive, previously overlooked, and an essential contribution to WW2 literature. * Books Monthly * Another remarkable book from Leland Ness on the subject of an Army from the Far East, in this case China...and covering the topic to a level I have never seen before. It is 595 pages packed with detail. * Military Model Scene * ...a superior book about Chinese ground units in the Second Sino-Japanese War, representing a great leap forward in our understanding of those forces. ... An indispensable volume for anyone studying this subject. Highly recommended. * Stone and Stone *

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Leland Ness received a degree in Oriental Studies from the University of Arizona and served twenty-eight years in the US Army's reserves in infantry and intelligence, including active duty for Desert Storm. He published an industry-oriented newsletter on ground ordnance for fifteen years and served as an editor for the annuals Jane's Ammunition Handbook and Jane's Infantry Weapons 2003–2013. He is the author of WWII Tanks and Fighting Vehicles, Handbook of the Red Army (with Steven Zaloga), and Rikugun – Guide to Japanese Ground Forces. Bin Shih was born on Taiwan of parents from Fujian province. After graduation from National Chen Kung University he served as an infantry officer in Taiwan's Army. Living in the US since 1984, his interest in firearms led him to create the premier web site on modern Chinese firearms. His book China's Small Arms of the 2nd Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) proved the definitive work on the subject and was published in Taiwan in 2005, in China in 2009 and the English edition in the US in 2011.

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