World War II Axis Booby Traps and Sabotage Tactics

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World War II Axis Booby Traps and Sabotage Tactics

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For a soldier, the threat of booby traps had to be at the forefront of their mind, and an ability to find and disarm them was essential.

This is the first comprehensive study of World War II's battlefield booby traps, using information from rare wartime intelligence publications to identify, illustrate and describe the tactics of both Allied and Axis saboteurs.

Examining all aspects of this secretive subject, from the equipment used to the techniques of placing and finding them, this book uncovers the daily risks faced by soldiers on the ground through the course of the war.

Table of Contents

Introduction – overview
Purposes
Munitions and materials
Tactics and techniques: selection of positions, concealment, booby-trapping of mines to prevent lifting, etc
Sabotage devices
Countering booby traps
National practices in booby-trapping and sabotage: US, Britain, Germany, Japan
Conclusion – effectiveness

Product details

Published 10 Apr 2009
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Extent 64
ISBN 9781846034503
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 50 b/w; 8 col
Dimensions 248 x 184 mm
Series Elite
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Author

Gordon L. Rottman

Gordon L. Rottman entered the US Army in 1967, vol…

Illustrator

Peter Dennis

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