The Nomonhan War 1939

Author : Stuart Goldman
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
ISBN 13 : 1612510981
Total Pages : 231 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nomonhan, 1939 written by Stuart Goldman and published by Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2013-10-15 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stuart Goldman convincingly argues that a little-known, but intense Soviet-Japanese conflict along the Manchurian-Mongolian frontier at Nomonhan influenced the outbreak of World War II and shaped the course of the war. The author draws on Japanese, Soviet, and western sources to put the seemingly obscure conflict—actually a small undeclared war— into its proper global geo-strategic perspective. The book describes how the Soviets, in response to a border conflict provoked by Japan, launched an offensive in August 1939 that wiped out the Japanese forces at Nomonhan. At the same time, Stalin signed the German—Soviet Nonaggression Pact, allowing Hitler to invade Poland. The timing of these military and diplomatic strikes was not coincidental, according to the author. In forming an alliance with Hitler that left Tokyo diplomatically isolated, Stalin succeeded in avoiding a two-front war. He saw the pact with the Nazis as a way to pit Germany against Britain and France, leaving the Soviet Union on the sidelines to eventually pick up the spoils from the European conflict, while at the same time giving him a free hand to smash the Japanese at Nomonhan. Goldman not only demonstrates the linkage between the Nomonhan conflict, the German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact, and the outbreak of World War II , but also shows how Nomonhan influenced Japan’s decision to go to war with the United States and thus change the course of history. The book details Gen. Georgy Zhukov’s brilliant victory at Nomonhan that led to his command of the Red Army in 1941 and his success in stopping the Germans at Moscow with reinforcements from the Soviet Far East. Such a strategy was possible, the author contends, only because of Japan’s decision not to attack the Soviet Far East but to seize the oil-rich Dutch East Indies and attack Pearl Harbor instead. Goldman credits Tsuji Masanobu, an influential Japanese officer who instigated the Nomonhan conflict and survived the debacle, with urging his superiors not to take on the Soviets again in 1941, but instead to go to war with the United States.

Author : Alvin D. Coox
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 661 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nomonhan written by Alvin D. Coox and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 661 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Edward J. Drea
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1105650146
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nomonhan: Japanese-Soviet Tactical Combat, 1939 written by Edward J. Drea and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-04-06 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Nomonhan" was a strong beginning for the Combat Studies Institute's publishing program. Author Drea's mastery of the Japanese-language source material, his interviews, his thorough use of U.S. archival material all make this a superb study that stands the test of time. Goldman and Coox have written on Nomonhan sice this volume was released, however neither does what Drea does here: render a complete, battalion-level account of the battles from the Japanese perspective. This is tactical level combat explained at its best. Previously available only in hard-to read html and Acrobat files, this completely redesigned book includes 19 maps, dozens of tables and pictures (including combat photographs), appendices, notes, and a bibliography. About the author: Dr. Edward J. Drea was a research fellow with the Combat Studies Institute. He received his masters degree in history from Sophia University, Tokyo and his PhD from the University of Kansas. He lived and studied in Japan for six years.

Author : Vladimir Kotelnikov
Publisher : Sam Publications
ISBN 13 : 9781906959234
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Air Wars Over Khalkhin Gol written by Vladimir Kotelnikov and published by Sam Publications. This book was released on 2010 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The battles of Khalkhyn Gol was the decisive engagement of the undeclared Soviet-Japanese Border Wars fought between the Soviet Union, Mongolia and the Empire of Japan in 1939. This book looks at the impact and retaliation from the Soviet perspective.

Author : Adrien Fontanellaz
Publisher : Asia@War
ISBN 13 : 9781911628668
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Red Star Versus Rising Sun written by Adrien Fontanellaz and published by Asia@War. This book was released on 2022-01-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the first half of the 20th Century, the former Czarist Russia and then the former Soviet Union, and the Empire of Japan fought a series of undeclared wars in the Far East. The first of these, fought 1904-1905 over rival imperial ambitions in Manchuria and Korea, ended in a clear-cut Japanese victory. Following the Japanese occupation of Manchuria, in 1931, Japan turned its interest to nearby Soviet territories. The result was a series of border incidents - starting with the Battle of Lake Khasan in 1938. Maintaining that the border between their proxy-state, Manchukuo, and the Soviet-dominated Mongolian People's Republic was the Khalkhyn Gol (or Khalkha River), the Japanese deployed some of best units of their army to occupy and secure this area. Following a military build-up, a series of bitter clashes took place mid-May and June 1939, after which the Japanese launched an all-out assault in July. Due to heavy casualties, the battle resulted in a stalemate. Concerned about the possibility of facing a two-front war, the Soviets reacted with a major counter-offensive, in August 1939, and defeated the Japanese. While little known in the West, this short but bitter war - known as Nomohan Incident in Japan, or the Battle of Khalkhyn Gol in the Soviet Union - was a crucial overture for the subsequent World War II. Having secured its border in the Far East, the Soviet Union was free to concentrate on war in Europe. Although continuing to underestimate their opponents, the Japanese introduced a major reform of their army. Furthermore, after realizing the massive material disparity vis- -vis the former USSR, Tokyo joined the Axis with Nazi Germany and Italy.

Author : John Colvin
Publisher : Quartet Books (UK)
ISBN 13 : 9780704371125
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nomonhan written by John Colvin and published by Quartet Books (UK). This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An account of the little-known battle between Russia and Japan just before the outbreak of the Second World War.

Author : Alvin D. Coox
Publisher : Stanford University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780804718356
Total Pages : 1284 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nomonhan written by Alvin D. Coox and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 1985 with total page 1284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From May to September 1939 Japan and the Soviet Union fought a fierce, large-scale undeclared war on the Mongolian plains that ended with a decisive Soviet victory with two important results: Japan reoriented its strategic emphasis towards the south, leading to war with the United States, Britain, and the Netherlands; and Russia freed itself from the fear of fighting on two fronts, thus vitally affecting the course of the war with Germany.

Author : Dimitar Nedialkov
Publisher : Crecy Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780859791526
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book In the Skies of Nomonhan written by Dimitar Nedialkov and published by Crecy Publishing. This book was released on 2010-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a remote area of Mongolia the 'Nomonhan Incident' lasted four months. This border skirmish between the Russians and Japanese ended in 1939, just 15 days after Germany invaded Poland and an isolated 35 by 20 mile section of land became a battlefield for more than 900 Soviet and 450 Japanese aircraft. Using the Ki-27 Nate fighter, Japanese pilots clashed with Soviet I-15 and I-153 biplanes and their I-16 monoplane. The soon to be antiquated massive TB-3 heavy bombers were also used and the Ki-21 Sally made its combat debut, eventually continuing service throughout the Pacific War. This was one of the first large aerial battles of modern times and the pilots used the conflict to practice and refine new fighting tactics which moved air power into the future of war. They sharpened up their missions and learned to place emphasis on reconnaissance, fighter sweeps, bomber escort, and infantry support. Both sides discovered and ignored tactical and design lessons from the combat to the detriment and advantage of each. Covering both the Japanese and Russian sides In The Skies of Nomonhanincludes loss lists, color profiles from both sides, plus more than 50 photos from Japanese and Russian archives all of which provide a new perspective on this interesting and largely unknown pre World War II encounter.

Author : Stuart Douglas Goldman
Publisher : Naval Inst Press
ISBN 13 : 9781591143291
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nomonhan, 1939 written by Stuart Douglas Goldman and published by Naval Inst Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines an obscure battle between Soviet and Japanese forces that had a huge effect on the progression of World War II, including it being one of the reasons for the German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact, it launching the career of the man who would lead the Red Army in 1941 and it being one of the main reasons that Japan decided to go to war with the United States.

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Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004400850
Total Pages : 659 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A History of Russo-Japanese Relations written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2019-06-07 with total page 659 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A History of Russo-Japanese Relations offers an in-depth analysis of the history of relations between Russia and Japan from the eighteenth century until the present day, with views and interpretations from Russian and Japanese perspectives that showcase the differences and the similarities in their joint history, including the territory problem as well as economic exchange.