Gordon L. Rottman

Gordon L. Rottman (born February 24, 1947 ) is an American author . He mainly writes non-fiction books on military history .

Rottman began a career as a sergeant in the United States Army Special Forces in 1967 . He was initially trained as a weapons specialist and participated in the Vietnam War with the 5th Special Forces Group from 1969 to 1970 . In 1974 he joined the Texas Army National Guard , where he served as an operations sergeant. Since 1986 he was a part-time reservist in the United States Army Reserve , where he developed training scenarios. He later continued this activity as a freelancer for the Joint Readiness Training Center in Fort Polk .

Rottman has been writing military history books since 1984 - initially as a part-time job, mainly for Osprey Publishing .

Publications

The AK-47: Kalashnikov-series assault rifles . Osprey Publishing , Oxford 2011, ISBN 978-1-84908-461-1 (English).
Japanese Army in World War II: conquest of the Pacific 1941-42 (= Battle Orders . No. 9 ). Osprey Publishing , Oxford 2005, ISBN 1-84176-789-1 (English).
German combat equipments 1939-1945 (= Men-at-Arms . Band 234 ). Osprey Publishing , London 1991, ISBN 0-85045-952-4 (English).