Burma 1942 1945

Author : Raymond Callahan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015011372326

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Burma, 1942-1945 by Raymond Callahan Pdf

Author : Graham Dunlop
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2015-10-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317316237

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Military Economics, Culture and Logistics in the Burma Campaign, 1942-1945 by Graham Dunlop Pdf

Following the fall of Burma to the Japanese in May 1942, reopening and expanding the link from India to China through Burma became the allied force's principal war aim in South-East Asia. This book argues that the campaign's development was driven more by what was logistictically possible than by pure strategic intent.

Author : Philip Jowett
Publisher : Pen and Sword Military
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2021-06-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9781526775283

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The Battle for Burma, 1942–1945 by Philip Jowett Pdf

The battle for Burma during the Second World War was of vital importance to the Allies and the Japanese. The Allies fought to protect British India and force the Japanese out of Burma; the Japanese fought to defend the north-west flank of their newly conquered empire and aimed to strike at India where anti-British feeling was growing stronger. Yet the massive military efforts mounted by both sides during four years of war are often overshadowed by the campaigns in Europe, North Africa, the Pacific and China. Philip Jowett, using over 200 wartime photographs, many of them not published before, retells the story of the war in Burma in vivid detail, illustrating each phase of the fighting and showing all the forces involved – British, American, Chinese, Indian, Burmese as well as Japanese. His book is a fascinating introduction to one of the most extreme, but least reported, struggles of the entire war. The narrative and the striking photographs carry the reader through each of the major phases of the conflict, from the humiliation of the initial British defeat in 1942 and retreat into India and their faltering attempts to recover the initiative from 1943, to the famous Chindit raids behind Japanese lines, the Japanese offensive of 1944 and their disastrous retreat and ultimate defeat.

Author : Julian Thompson
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2004-09-18
Category : History
ISBN : 0330480650

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The Imperial War Museum Book of the War in Burma 1942-1945 by Julian Thompson Pdf

The campaign in Burma was the longest and biggest ground war fought by the British and Americans against the Japanese. Including 1000 mile-long retreats and the great Allied victory at Kohima-Imphal, Burma brought the Allies a wealth of incomparably bitter combat experiences. Using the Imperial War Museum's archives, Major General Julian Thompson provides a gripping and unforgettable picture of what it was like to fight in this extraordinary conflict.

Author : William Joseph Slim Slim (Viscount)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 654 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1956
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : STANFORD:36105071150101

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Defeat Into Victory by William Joseph Slim Slim (Viscount) Pdf

Burma-felttogene, 1942-1945 - den engelske general William Joseph Slim, "Bill" Slim, "Uncle Bill", 1891-1970, skrev i 1956 disse krigserindringer om de berømte felttog og kampe i Burma, hvor det efterhånden lykkedes at få vendt krigslykken og få nederlagene vendt til sejre, og få overtaget fra de ellers så mægtige og uovervindelige japanske styrker i Sydøstasien, speciel Burma og Nordindien. "It is a personal narrative, written from the standpoint of a corps or army commander in the field, whose outlook was often limited by his own surrondings. It is based on a short account I wrote at the time, a skeleton diary, some contemporary papers, and my recollection."

Author : Burma Campaign Memorial Library
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : 0728603055

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Burma Campaign Memorial Library by Burma Campaign Memorial Library Pdf

Author : Frank McLynn
Publisher : Random House
Page : 555 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2011-10-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781446449318

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The Burma Campaign by Frank McLynn Pdf

A vivid, brutal and enthralling account of the Burma Campaign – one of the most punishing and hard-fought military adventures of World War Two. The Burma Campaign was one of the most punishing and protracted military adventures of World War Two. Impenetrable jungle, poor transport infrastructure, seasonal monsoon rains, as well as famine, disease, snakes and crocodiles all bore heavily on the troops. Against this extraordinary backdrop, Frank McLynn constructs the dramatic story of the four larger-than-life commanders directing the Allied effort: Louis Mountbatten, Orde Wingate, Joseph Stilwell and William Slim, and explores the Campaign through their often stormy relationship. The Burma Campaign is a strikingly original account from one of our most celebrated historians. ‘Magnificent...a closely woven, tightly argued and beautifully written account of the extraordinary men and women who were responsible for the higher direction of the war...This book delights, page after page. McLynn held me spellbound’ BBC History Magazine

Author : Daniel Berke
Publisher : Pen and Sword Military
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2021-12-30
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781399016896

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Captured Behind Japanese Lines by Daniel Berke Pdf

This WWII biography vividly recounts one man’s experience as a Special Ops soldier and POW in Japanese occupied Burma. In his postwar life, Frank Berkovitch was a quiet, reserved tailor. But during World War II, he served with the legendary Chindits in Burma and endured years of Japanese captivity. He fought as a Bren-gunner on Operation LONGCLOTH, the first mission to take them deep behind enemy lines. He was even General Orde Wingate’s batman. The Chindits were Wingate’s inspired idea. Under his dauntless leadership, they dispelled the myth that the Imperial Japanese Army was invincible. Outnumbered, outgunned, and reliant on RAF air drops for supplies, the 3,000 men of the Chindit columns overcame harsh jungle terrain to take the fight to the enemy. They wreaked havoc with enemy communications and caused heavy enemy casualties while gathering vital intelligence. During the desperate race to escape from Burma, Frank was captured crossing the Irrawaddy river. He spent two years imprisoned by notoriously cruel captors. Superbly researched, this inspiring book vividly describes the Chindits’ first operation and the heroism of Frank and his comrades, many of whom never returned.

Author : Robert Sherman La Forte,Ronald E. Marcello
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015029277871

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Building the Death Railway by Robert Sherman La Forte,Ronald E. Marcello Pdf

Generosity amid the greatest cruelty, Building the Death Railway gives the American perspective on events that shocked the world.

Author : John Wyatt,Cecil Lowry
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2009-04-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781844684526

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No Mercy from the Japanese by John Wyatt,Cecil Lowry Pdf

By the laws of statistics John Lowry should not be here today to tell his story. He firmly believes that someone somewhere was looking after him during those four years. Examine the odds stacked against him and his readers will understand why he hold this view. During the conflict in Malaya and Singapore his regiment lost two thirds of its men. More than three hundred patients and staff in the Alexandra Military hospital were slaughtered by the Japanese he was the only known survivor. Twenty six percent of British soldiers slaving on the Burma Railway died. More than fifty men out of around six hundred died aboard the Aaska Maru and the Hakasan Maru. Many more did not manage to survive the harshest Japanese winter of 1944/45, the coldest in Japan since record began. Johns experiences make for the most compelling and graphic reading. The courage, endurance and resilience of men like him never ceases to amaze.

Author : Francis Priest
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Burma
ISBN : 0722336306

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Memoirs of the Burma Campaign 1942-1945 by Francis Priest Pdf

Author : Ian Lyall Grant,Kazuo Tamayama
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Burma
ISBN : UOM:39015022886074

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Burma 1942 by Ian Lyall Grant,Kazuo Tamayama Pdf

Denne bog, der bl.a. støtter sig til både britiske og japanske kilder, analyserer det mindre kendte 1. Burma slag under 2. Verdenskrig. Den britiske tilbagetrækning er beskrevet som den længste og mest krævende i britisk militærhistorie og med total japansk luftoverlegenhed i de sidste 2 måneder. De britiske erfaringer fra tilbagetrækningen skabte grundlaget for tilbageerobringen af Burma 2 år senere ... Se også NYT FRA KGB nr. 2/1999, bog nr. 54.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Burma
ISBN : 0953213803

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Tales from the Burma Campaign, 1942-1945 by Anonim Pdf

Includes order of battle of the land forces of South-East Asia Command, Sept. 1944 - May 1945.

Author : Clayton R. Newell
Publisher : Government Printing Office
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Burma
ISBN : 0160882605

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Burma, 1942 by Clayton R. Newell Pdf

Author : Peter Ward Fay
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 596 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : India
ISBN : 0472083422

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The Forgotten Army by Peter Ward Fay Pdf

The first complete history of the Indian National Army and its fight for independence against the British in World War II.