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Overview
At the request of the other Allies, on 9th August 1945, a force of over 1.5 million Red Army soldiers unleashed a massive attack against the Japanese in Manchuria. Volume 2 covers the detailed course of operational and tactical fighting in virtually every combat sector.
Synopsis
Lasting less than three weeks, the Soviet Union's August 1945 offensive in Manchuria ended Japanese domination of northeast Asia. In this companion volume to The Soviet Strategic Offensive in Manchuria, 1945, case studies examine in detail the tactical combat that occurred in ten specific sectors during the Manchurian offensive. A graduate of the Virginia Military Institute and the U. of North Carolina, Glantz is founder and editor of the Journal of Slavic Military Studies. Distributed in the U.S. by ISBS. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR