Strelets M159 1/72 WWII Early US Infantry in Combat

Although many in the US foresaw war with Japan, when the blow fell in December 1941, the US possessions in the Pacific were far from ready. Troop levels and supplies of equipment were not adequate on the smaller outposts such as Wake Island and Guam, and the defence of the largest, the Philippines, was entrusted in large measure to local forces which had not had sufficient training or the modern equipment to meet the threat. Although the defence of these territories was brave and not without success, in the end the troops that defended them were all subdued, and many thousands would find themselves as prisoners of war, subjected to the most horrific abuse and neglect until finally liberated in 1945.

Specifications

• Contents: 52 figures
• Poses: 13 poses
• Material: Plastic (Medium Consistency)