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Burma Victory: Imphal and Kohima, March 1944 to May 1945 (Cassell Military Paperbacks)

Burma Victory: Imphal and Kohima, March 1944 to May 1945 (Cassell Military Paperbacks)

by David Rooney (Author)

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    Paperback 2000

    $11.98
Synopsis

'I thought I had read all the good books on the war in Burma, but this is the best yet' - Brigadier Michael Calvert, DSO Vivid accounts of the battles of Kohima and Imphal Re-examines the controversy over Major General Orde Wingate's role

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 224
 Edition: New
 Publisher: Phoenix
Published: 01 Jun 2000
ISBN 10: 0304354570
ISBN 13: 9780304354573
Book Overview: The battles of Imphal and Kohima were extremely complex, and fought over confusing terrain. This book, the result of much detailed research into what really happened, aims to set the record clear and straight, as well as to ensure that a story of bravery and suffering is kept alive. The Japanese drove the British out of Burma in swift and total defeat in 1942. Limited offensives were launched by combined British and Indian forces, with mixed results, until Mountbatten and Stilwell were certain of their tactics for a major advance in 1944. David Rooney examines those tactics in the ebb and flow of battle, offers new analysis of the role of airpower and highlights the influence of British, American, Japanese and Chinese thinking at the highest level.

Author Bio
David Rooney saw war service in India and West Africa as a captain in the Queen's Royal Regiment. After the war he read history at Keble College, Oxford, and went on to a teaching career in Belfast, Germany and England, including four years as a Senior Lecturer at Sandhurst. He is a Life Member of Clare Hall, Cambridge, and continues to lecture and write.