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Defenders of Japan : the post-imperial armed forces 1946-2016, a history / Garren Mulloy.
LIBRA UG432.J3 M85 2021
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mulloy, Garren, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- National security--Japan.
- National security.
- Armed Forces.
- History.
- Japan.
- Japan--Military policy.
- Military policy.
- Japan--Armed Forces--History--20th century.
- Physical Description:
- xxvi, 416 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2021]
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: 1. Post-War Military Roots: Japans Conflicted Military Legacy
- Post-War Japanese Fighters
- Holdouts
- Converts
- Captives
- Pathway to the JSDF
- Imperial Legacy
- Korean War
- Korean War: Shipping
- Korean War: Casualties
- Korean War: Japan in Reserve
- Vietnam Coda
- Re-arming
- NPR
- Transition
- Safety Forces
- Conclusion
- 2. Cold War Defenders Of Japan
- Establishment of the Forces
- Foundations
- US Forces Japan
- Recruitment
- Ground Self-Defense Force
- Establishment
- Defence Build-up and Defence Tasks
- Formations
- Defence Plans
- Natural Defence
- Society and Culture
- Maritime Self-Defense Force
- Defence Build-Up and Tasks
- The Fleet of 1975
- The Second Cold War
- Naval Aviation
- MSDF Force Culture
- Air Self-Defense Force
- Defence Build-up and Tasks
- The 1976 Shock
- Close Air Support (CAS), Maritime-Strike/Support
- Air-Defence Resilience
- ASDF-USAF
- ASDF Culture and Safety
- Chapter Conclusion
- 3. Transition To Post-Cold War Challenges
- 1. The Socio-Economics of Japanese Defence
- 2. Overseas Despatch: A Journey with Few Maps
- Gulf Crisis
- Japan's Peacekeeping Pre-history
- Legal Revisions
- Overseas Operations
- Legacies of ODO
- 3. Threats Close to Home: East Asia in the Corridor of Uncertainty
- Regional Challenges: Russia
- Regional Challenges: China
- Regional Challenges: The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)
- 4. Defenders Of Japan Present And Future
- Changing Defence
- Striking Power
- Strategic Approaches
- Partnerships
- Mobility
- Civilians Serving
- Reserves
- Officials
- Intelligence
- Technology Procurement
- Defence Procurement
- Defence Exports
- Overseas and Back
- Indian Ocean
- Iraq
- Anti-Piracy
- Banda-Aceh
- Haiti
- South Sudan
- Exercises
- JSDF and the `Triple Crises'
- JSDF Disaster Response Experience
- March 2011 Response
- JSDF-USFJ Tomodachi
- Non-US Cooperation
- Nuclear Operations
- Aftermath
- Force Culture
- Training and Education
- Officer Training
- GSDF Training
- MSDF Training
- ASDF Training
- Training Air Space
- Women
- Mental Health
- Japan is Back!
- Amphibious Jointness
- Amphibious Air-Support
- Expeditionary Challenges: East China Sea
- South China Sea
- Western Pacific
- Yellow Sea
- Arctic
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0197606156
- 9780197606155
- OCLC:
- 1241732265
- Publisher Number:
- 99988347065
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