Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force
Journal Data
| Type | SOURCE_BOOK |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan (GB) |
| ISBN-13 | 9781137551948 |
| Open Library | OL21292852W |
| Total publications | 4 |
| Coverage period | 2017 - 2017 |
| Language | EN |
Based on extensive Japanese-language materials, this book is the first to examine the development of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force. It addresses: how the GSDF was able to emerge as the post-war su
The Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force
Based on extensive Japanese-language materials, this book is the first to examine the development of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force. It addresses: how the GSDF was able to emerge as the post-war su
Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force
The GSDF and Disaster Relief Dispatches
The damage caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11, 2011, was the greatest Japan has seen since World War II. To respond to this unprecedented disaster, the Japan Self-Defense Force (SDF, or Jieitai) devoted 100,000 troops to participate in disaster relief operations. The Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF; or Rikujō Jieitai) was the lead service in these relief operations and contributed 70 % of the mobilized troops. Foreign media, he…
The Early Years of the Ground Self-Defense Forces, 1945–1960
For Japan, who took its first steps as a sovereign state during the era of imperialism, a strong military was essential to guarantee national survival in an Asia dominated by Western powers. Establishment of the military became synonymous with the founding of the state and the military became a symbol of modernization. It could perhaps be said that the victories in the Sino-Japanese (1894–1895) and Russo-Japanese (1904–1905) wars were proof that …
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The Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force
Based on extensive Japanese-language materials, this book is the first to examine the development of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force. It addresses: how the GSDF was able to emerge as the post-war su
Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force
The GSDF and Disaster Relief Dispatches
The damage caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11, 2011, was the greatest Japan has seen since World War II. To respond to this unprecedented disaster, the Japan Self-Defense Force (SDF, or Jieitai) devoted 100,000 troops to participate in disaster relief operations. The Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF; or Rikujō Jieitai) was the lead service in these relief operations and contributed 70 % of the mobilized troops. Foreign media, he…
The Early Years of the Ground Self-Defense Forces, 1945–1960
For Japan, who took its first steps as a sovereign state during the era of imperialism, a strong military was essential to guarantee national survival in an Asia dominated by Western powers. Establishment of the military became synonymous with the founding of the state and the military became a symbol of modernization. It could perhaps be said that the victories in the Sino-Japanese (1894–1895) and Russo-Japanese (1904–1905) wars were proof that …