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A. J. Barker

Also known as: Arthur James Barker

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Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur James Barker served as a regular infantry officer in the British Army from 1936 to 1958. He saw service in many theatres of war in Europe, East Agrica, the Middle and Far East. Since leaving the Army he has written a number of books on military history, as well as numerous technical articles dealing with weapons, tactics and equipment, and in 1968 he was awarded a N.A.T.O. Felowship. Between 1954 and 1956 Colonel Barker was the infantry weapons instructor at the Royal Military College of Science. Source: [German Infantry Weapons of World War II](

On September 29, 1944, Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz, commander of the Pacific Ocean Area (POA), and Fleet Admiral Ernest King, chief of U.S. Naval Operations, conferred in San Francisco on the next steps to be taken to deliver the final crusher to a staggering Japan.

— from Okinawa

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The war against Russia, 1854-1856

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German infantry weapons of World War II

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Okinawa

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"Leckie's smooth narrative deals with all aspects of the Okinawa battle...and his style adds some nice touches, including autobiographical flashes that go back as fas as Guadalcanal."—Washington Post Book World.

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