You Can't Fight Tanks with Bayonets
Author | : Allison B. Gilmore |
Publisher | : U of Nebraska Press |
Total Pages | : 268 |
Release | : 2000-03-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 0803270895 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780803270893 |
Rating | : 4/5 (893 Downloads) |
Download or read book You Can't Fight Tanks with Bayonets written by Allison B. Gilmore and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2000-03-01 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A startling omission from the extensive literature on the Pacific events of World War II is an analysis of Allied psychological operations. Allison B. Gilmore makes a strong case for the importance of psychological warfare in this theater, countering the usual view of fanatical resistance by Japanese units. Gilmore marshals evidence that Japanese military indoctrination did not produce soldiers who were invulnerable to demoralization and the survival instinct.