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BURMA VICTORY
IMPHAL, KOHIMA AND THE CHINDITS - MARCH 1944 TO MAY 1945 |
| By: |
David Rooney |
| Format: |
Electronic book text |
| List price:
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£5.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1782006109 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781782006107 |
| Publisher: |
BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC (DIGITAL) |
| Pub. date: |
20 May, 2013 |
| Pages: |
1 |
| Description: |
In the final years of World War II, the campaign against Japan stepped up in a series of bloody battles with each side having much to lose. The author examines the aims of both sides alongside the battles themselves, which secured victory in Burma, and the roles of Wingate, Stilwell and the Chindits. |
| Synopsis: |
In the final years of World War II, the campaign against Japan stepped up in a series of bloody battles with each side having much to lose. While much of the history of the period focuses on the Pacific Campaign and the American island hopping, this book studies the 'forgotten war' and the Allied fight to push the Japanese out of Burma. The Allies (British, American, Indian and Chinese soldiers) saw the battles of Imphal and Kohima as a way to avenge the crushing defeats of 1942, while the Japanese viewed the battles as the precursor to a victorious drive into India and domination of Asia. David Rooney examines the aims of both sides alongside the battles themselves, which secured victory in Burma, and the roles of Wingate, Stilwell and the Chindits. Following the defeats of 1942 the Allies re-emerged to fight the Japanese; their troops had seen a revival of morale with the new Fourteenth Army under General Slim and the development of new tactics and and Allied air and firepower superiority. |
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UK |
| Imprint: |
Osprey Publishing |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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