Longest Retreat The Burma Campaign
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The Longest Retreat
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Author : Tim Carew
language : en
Publisher: Hamish Hamilton
Release Date : 1969
The Longest Retreat written by Tim Carew and has been published by Hamish Hamilton this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1969 with History categories.
Longest Retreat The Burma Campaign
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Author : Tim Carew
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1989
Longest Retreat The Burma Campaign written by Tim Carew and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with World War, 1939-1945 categories.
Reporting The Retreat
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Author : Philip Woods
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017
Reporting The Retreat written by Philip Woods and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with War categories.
Wartime suffering on a massive scale as witnessed by reporters covering the retreat through Burma.
Burma
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Author : Jon Latimer
language : en
Publisher: John Murray Pubs Limited
Release Date : 2005
Burma written by Jon Latimer and has been published by John Murray Pubs Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with History categories.
Through festering jungle and across burning plains to high mountains and lazy rivers, the Burma campaign of the Second World War involved the longest retreat in British history, and the longest advance; long-range penetration miles behind enemy lines, vicious hand-to-hand fighting, and the horrors of forced labour. The Figureheads of the campgain were singular characters like Slim, Mountbatten, Stilwell and Wingate. While its ranks were dominated by ordinary soldiers gathered 'like a whirlpool from the ends of the earth': from Britain, America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, West, East and South Africa, but overwhelmingly, from India. Jon Latimer draws these disparate strands together in a gripping narrative that encompasses everything from the widest political developments to detailed tactical operations. His focus is the experiences of thousands of ordinary people whose lives were transformed by this south-east Asian maelstrom, many of whom feel that they were forgotten. Burma ensures that none of them are.
Phoenix From The Ashes
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Author : Daniel P. Marston D. Phil.
language : en
Publisher: Praeger
Release Date : 2003-10-30
Phoenix From The Ashes written by Daniel P. Marston D. Phil. and has been published by Praeger this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-10-30 with History categories.
In June 1942 the Indian Army suffered a major defeat at the hands of the Japanese Army and subsequently endured its longest retreat ever. The Japanese forces had proved more mobile in tactics and more motivated and seasoned in warfare. As a result, the Indian Army assessed its mistakes to determine what changes were needed to rebuild itself into a more capable fighting force. Marston looks at the Indian Army as a reform-minded organization, one that was able to take lessons from this major defeat, implement the necessary reforms, and ultimately defeat the Japanese soundly in 1945. Army leaders instigated analysis of the defeat at all levels of command. Innovations in operational procedure, organization, and tactics were compared, discussed, then implemented. An ongoing reassessment continued both during and after subsequent engagements. By analyzing the changes made in tactical doctrine, reinforcement procedure, Indianization of the officer corps, and the quality of nonmartial race units, Marston demonstrates that the Indian Army of 1945 was vastly different from that of 1939. The Indian Army's transformation into a highly professional force contradicts the commonly held belief that it was too conservative a force to reform itself thoroughly in the face of new challenges.
Burma
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Author : Jon Latimer
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018-09-06
Burma written by Jon Latimer and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-09-06 with History categories.
The Burma campaign of WW2 - marked by extremes, contradictions and harsh brutality - is fascinatingly brought to life in this comprehensive military history
Fighting The People S War
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Author : Jonathan Fennell
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2019-01-24
Fighting The People S War written by Jonathan Fennell and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-24 with History categories.
Jonathan Fennell captures for the first time the true wartime experience of the ordinary soldiers from across the empire who made up the British and Commonwealth armies. He analyses why the great battles were won and lost and how the men that fought went on to change the world.
Japanese Conquest Of Burma 1942
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Author : Tim Moreman
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2022-11-24
Japanese Conquest Of Burma 1942 written by Tim Moreman and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-11-24 with History categories.
This book provides a fascinating exploration of the Japanese conquest of Burma, as the Allied forces were forced back in disarray to India and China. The Japanese invasion of Burma in January 1942 marked the beginning of the single longest campaign of World War II. In the Burmese jungles, the battle-hardened, highly trained and lightly equipped Imperial Japanese Army quickly proved itself a vastly superior fighting force in clashes against the British, Indian and Gurkha troops that formed Burma Army and Chinese nationalist forces deployed in eastern Burma. This superbly illustrated book narrates Burma Corps' epic fighting retreat northwards, carried out mostly in contact with the enemy and across hundreds of miles of highly malarial and extremely difficult terrain, to safety in India. Among the battles covered are the disaster at the Sittang Bridge on 22 February 1942 (where 17th Indian Division was all but destroyed), the fall of Rangoon in March 1942 and the clashes at Yenangyaung, Monywa and Shwegyin. The performance of the opposing commanders and forces is also examined in detail, highlighting the success of Japanese aggressive light infantry tactics, which ruthlessly exploited the cover and concealment provided by the jungle to outflank, bypass and encircle their bewildered enemy.
The Retreat From Burma 1941 1942
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Author : James Lunt
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1989
The Retreat From Burma 1941 1942 written by James Lunt and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with History categories.
In 1942, the British army was pushed out of Burma by the Japanese and embarked on the longest retreat in the history of British warfare. The men of this unit narrowly escaped death as they made their way to India. This book describes their ordeals.
The Burma Campaign
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Author : Frank McLynn
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2011-10-31
The Burma Campaign written by Frank McLynn and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-10-31 with History categories.
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