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Allison B. Gilmore

You Can't Fight Tanks with Bayonets: Psychological Warfare against the Japanese Army in the Southwest Pacific Paperback – Illustrated, March 1 2000

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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.

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234 pages
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English
Publisher

Bison Books
Publication date

March 1 2000
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13.97 x 1.4 x 21.59 cm
ISBN-10

0803270895
ISBN-13

978-0803270893
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1560L
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"Ironically, while Hollywood films and popular American stereotypes that persist to the present portray the Japanese soldiers as fanatics who would never surrender, the U.S. military . . . took a more realistic view and engaged in a sustained campaign to undermine the morale of the Japanese army. . . . This book helps fill a historiographic gap by studying how propaganda and psychological warfare were planned, implemented, and evaluated."—Choice

"Gilmore unravels the complex structure and missions of the Allied entities involved in psywar operations. . . . Convincing."—Journal of Military History

"A fresh look at a little known aspect of the Pacific War that will benefit any reader interested in the Japanese army or psychological warfare."—Military History of the West

About the Author

Allison B. Gilmore is an associate professor of history at The Ohio State University at Lima.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Bison Books; Illustrated edition (March 1 2000)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 234 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0803270895
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0803270893
Item weight ‏ : ‎ 312 g
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 13.97 x 1.4 x 21.59 cm

Best Sellers Rank: #4,514,062 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #9,019 in History of World War II
- #10,091 in Japanese History (Books)
- #35,917 in U.S. History of World War II

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Michael Valdivielso

A great book on psychological warfare.

Reviewed in Canada on February 14, 2003

The book follows the development of psychological warfare, at first with a little history and then getting into details about its use against the Japanese. The author points out that the use of propaganda was not very effective till the Japanese started to lose and till the Allies learned what did and did not work. Getting to know the enemy and finding his weak points is as important as selecting the right words to use and finding out if it's working. Truth is VERY important as you want the reader to trust you as a source of REAL information, information he/she can see as observable facts or can be checked on later.
The author breaks down the basics of GOOD psywar operations with a number of general conclusions near the end. A must for anybody interested in military history or the Pacific Theater during World War Two.

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Michael Valdivielso

A great book on psychological warfare.

Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2003

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The book follows the development of psychological warfare, at first with a little history and then getting into details about its use against the Japanese. The author points out that the use of propaganda was not very effective till the Japanese started to lose and till the Allies learned what did and did not work. Getting to know the enemy and finding his weak points is as important as selecting the right words to use and finding out if it's working. Truth is VERY important as you want the reader to trust you as a source of REAL information, information he/she can see as observable facts or can be checked on later.
The author breaks down the basics of GOOD psywar operations with a number of general conclusions near the end. A must for anybody interested in military history or the Pacific Theater during World War Two.

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Feldmar Twomblebee

If the font had only been bigger this would have ...

Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2018

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If the font had only been bigger this would have been a five star endorsement. You will be mesmerized by the thinking behind this psychological effort to combat people who didn't mind dying to take down a Sherman tank. I guess it was cheaper to cremate their troops than for the Japanese to develop effective anti tank weaponry.

Jason Frey

Incredible book

Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2014

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This book is essential for anyone studying warfare in the Pacific during WWII. We are all taught about the battles in school, but how many schools teach about the psychological warfare? If you want to understand every aspect of how the Pacific Theater was one, this book needs to be in your collection.

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pretty

Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2018

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Solid info, pretty dry

Ben Kuhn

Good Book

Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2009

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Overall a great book, very short and to the point. The only complaint I had was that the countless abreviations used by the author make the book nearly impossible to follow. Other than that the book offers great insight into the psychological war fought against Japan.

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