We Fought At Kohima
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We Fought At Kohima
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Author : Raymond Street
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2015-08-31
We Fought At Kohima written by Raymond Street and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-08-31 with History categories.
The Japanese advance through Thailand, Malaya and Burma appeared unstoppable and the fate of India looked utterly precarious.The garrison of the Kohima outpost numbering some 1500 British and Indian Army soldiers faced over 13,000 fanatical and previously victorious Japanese troops. The following sixteen days marked the turning point of the war in the Far East thanks to men like Raymond Street who fought with legendary courage and tireless persistence.Raymond was a member of the 4th Battalion The Queen's West Kent and as a company runner he was uniquely placed to witness the dreadful and dramatic events as they unfolded. Not only did he miraculously survive but he made a superb record of the battle as fortunes ebbed and flowed. His memories have been transcribed into this first-hand account of one of the most decisive and hardest fought battles of the Second World War. We Fought at Kohima will surely be judged as a fighting man's memoir of the highest quality to rank alongside such legendary works as Men at Arnhem and Quartered Safe Out Here.
Kohima The Furthest Battle
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Author : Leslie Edwards
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2009-03-01
Kohima The Furthest Battle written by Leslie Edwards and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-03-01 with History categories.
By the end of 1943 the Japanese had occupied most of South-East Asia. On 6 March 1944, the first units of the Japanese 15 Army crossed the inhospitable border of what was then Burma, and invaded India. At the township of Kohima they were met by a small, hastily assembled force of Indian and British troops, later reinforced by 2 Division of Slim's 14 Army, who fought valiantly and forced the Japanese to retreat. Described by Mountbatten as 'the British/Indian Thermopylae', Kohima was a turning point in Japanese fortunes, heralding their continued defeat in battle until their formal surrender on 2 September 1945. Using extensive research in primary sources and many previously unpublished first-hand accounts, Leslie Edwards presents a definitive analysis of this pivotal battle.
Kohima 1944
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Author : Robert Lyman
language : en
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Release Date : 2010-11-23
Kohima 1944 written by Robert Lyman and has been published by Osprey Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-11-23 with History categories.
Osprey's Campaign title for the Battle of Kohima during World War II (1939-1945), which saved India from Japanese attacks. In March 1944 the Japanese Army launched Operation U-Go, an attack on Assam in India intended to inspire a rising by the Indian populace against British rule. The Japanese plan would rely on mobility, infiltration and captured supplies to maintain the momentum of the attack. A month earlier the Japanese had launched Operation Ha-Go, which was intended as a feint to draw British attention away from the Imphal area where the brunt of the U-Go attacks would take place. But British forces employed new defensive techniques to counter the Japanese infiltration tactics; forming defensive boxes, supplied by air, they held out against determined Japanese assaults until the Japanese were forced to withdraw, short of supplies. These tactics were again employed on a larger scale when Imphal and Kohima were surrounded during Operation U-Go. Kohima (the 'Stalingrad of the East') was the crucial key point to the successful defence of Imphal, and took place in two stages. From 3 to 16 April the Japanese attempted to capture Kohima Ridge, which dominated the road along which the British and Indian troops centred on the Imphal plain were supplied. As the small garrison held out against fierce and repeatedly desperate attempts by the Japanese 31st Division to destroy them, so the British 2nd Division fought to break through and relieve them. Then for over two months from 18 April, British and Indian troops counter-attacked in an effort to drive the Japanese from the positions they had already captured that blocked the road to Imphal. The battle ended on June 22 when British and Indian troops from Kohima and Imphal met at Milestone 109, thus ending the siege.
Battle Story Kohima 1944
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Author : Dr Chris Brown
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2013-06-03
Battle Story Kohima 1944 written by Dr Chris Brown and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-03 with History categories.
The Battle of Kohima was the turning point in the Japanese invasion of India and known as 'the Stalingrad of the East'. It was a bitter battle fought in three stages, spanning three months and ending with the siege of Imphal. Against the odds, the Commonwealth troops conducted a brilliant defence and counter-attack to pave the way for the re-conquest of Burma. If you want to understand what happened and why - read Battle Story.
Kohima 1944
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Author : Chris Brown
language : en
Publisher: Battle Story
Release Date : 2013-06-03
Kohima 1944 written by Chris Brown and has been published by Battle Story this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-03 with History categories.
The Battle of Kohima was the turning point in the Japanese invasion of India and known as 'the Stalingrad of the East'. It was a bitter battle fought in three stages, spanning three months and ending with the siege of Imphal. Against the odds, the Commonwealth troops conducted a brilliant defence and counter-attack to pave the way for the re-conquest of Burma. If you want to understand what happened and why - read Battle Story.
Not Ordinary Men
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Author : John Colvin
language : en
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Release Date : 2012-11-19
Not Ordinary Men written by John Colvin and has been published by Casemate Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-11-19 with History categories.
Having driven the British and Indian Forces out of Burma in 1942, General Mutaguchi, Commanding the 15th Japanese Army, was obsessed by the conquest of India. In 1944 the British 14th Army, under its commander General Slim, drew back to the Imphal Plain, before Mutaguchis impending offensive. To the north, however, the entire Japanese 31 Division had crossed the Chindwin and, on April 5, arrived at the hill-station and road junction of Kohima, cutting off Imphal except by air, from the supply point at Dimpapur.Kohima was initially manned by only 266 men of the Assam Regiment and a few hundred convalescents and administrative troops. They were joined, on April 5, by 440 men of the Fourth Battalion of the Royal West Kent Regiment, straight from the Battle of Arakan.In pouring rain, under continual bombardment, this tiny garrison held the assaults of thirteen thousand Japanese troops in hand-to-hand combat for sixteen days, an action described by Mountbatten as probably one of the greatest battles in history ... in effect the Battle of Burma, naked, unparalleled heroism, the British/Indian Thermopylae.
Road Of Bones
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Author : Fergal Keane
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Release Date : 2011
Road Of Bones written by Fergal Keane and has been published by HarperCollins UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Winner of the British Army Military Book of the Year 2011The story of one of the most brutal battles in modern history - fought at a major turning point of the Second World War.
Kohima
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Author : Arthur Swinson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1966
Kohima written by Arthur Swinson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1966 with History categories.
A classic account of a decisive battle of World War II, told by a man who fought there himself Delving into the battle described by Mountbatten as "one of the greatest battles in history," this is a thrilling tale of heroism and combat action. On March 7, 1944, Tokyo announced that the Japanese invasion of British India had begun. By mid-month, the Japanese had crossed the Chindwin River in northern Burma, advancing towards Imphal and Kohima. In bitter jungle fighting from early April, the British Fourteenth Army, under Field Marshal Slim, held the Japanese assault on Kohima Ridge. By late June the Japanese were in headlong retreat. Drawing on documents and diaries from Japanese as well as Allied sources, Arthur Swinson presents a fascinating account of a battle that ranks with Alamein, Midway, and Stalingrad as one of the most strategically important of World War II.
Springboard To Victory
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Author : C E Lucas Phillips
language : en
Publisher: Sapere Books
Release Date : 2021-09-27
Springboard To Victory written by C E Lucas Phillips and has been published by Sapere Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-27 with categories.
A clear and compelling account of the brutal battle of Kohima that swung the balance of the Burma Campaign in World War Two. An ideal book for readers of Max Hastings, Anthony Beevor and Jonathan Dimbleby. 'Sieges have been longer but few have been more intense and in none have the defenders deserved greater honour than the garrison of Kohima.' Field Marshal the Viscount Slim 'The valiant defence of Kohima against enormous odds was a fine episode.' Winston Churchill For a fortnight in April 1944 Lieutenant-General Sato threw nearly the whole force of his division towards the Kohima Ridge. Against them stood a tiny force of one thousand five hundred British and Indian troops. How were these Allied forces able to hold back the attack from over ten thousand Japanese soldiers? And what happened over the course of these long and bloody weeks? C. E. Lucas Phillip's book uncovers not only the personal experiences of the men who fought in this battle but also the political, geographical and military position of the Burma campaign, leading up to and following the siege. 'A beau geste story of staggering courage and fortitude - of a scratch force facing and defeating a whole Japanese division in a battle for a narrow strip of mountainous ground barely a mile long. When the Siege of Kohima was raised the gaunt and ragged garrison of 1,500 had suffered 600 casualties... a vivid, thrilling account of a battle that was truly a springboard to victory.' Yorkshire Post 'C. E. Lucas Phillips has a thrilling story to tell, and no one could fail to respond to it.' Punch 'A lucid, exciting account, blow-by-blow, agony by agony; illuminated by shining courage.' Irish Times Springboard to Victory: The Burma Campaign and the Battle for Kohima is a thorough study of one of the most brutal conflicts of the Burma campaign during World War Two. It should be essential reading for anyone interested in history of the war in the Pacific.
Tales From Life And The Battle Of Kohima
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Author : Richard PATTERSON
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017-10-21
Tales From Life And The Battle Of Kohima written by Richard PATTERSON and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-21 with categories.
In this book are tales that Richard wrote about his schooldays and his time in India and at the battle of Kohima. The following are his own words:I was born in Salford on 16th August 1921. Attended St. Paul's C of E school Kersal; lr. Kersal Council School, and Grecian St. Central School. After leaving school in 1935 I worked as a Pawn Broker's Clerk until the outbreak of war in 1939. Having joined the Territoral Army in February 1939 I was called up for full time service on the 1st of September.Being under age for service overseas (which at the time was 18 and three months) I was posted with others to our reserve Battalion and sent on guard duties to the Royal Ordnance Factory at Chorley.After the fall of France in June 1940 everyone was on invasion alert, and we were sent to Lowestoft on the East coast where we were frantically employed in digging trenches, manning pill boxes and keeping our eyes skinned for invasion barges.In April 1942 after re-joining my old Battalion we embarked with the 2nd British Division in the largest military convoy ever to be organised. Orders were to sail west out into the Atlantic, turn south and east for the Cape, then to continue up the eastern shores of Africa to Suez. The plan was for the Division to join the 8th Army for its next campaign in the desert; but some time in May, new orders reached the convoy commander, and, the 16,000 troops found themselves disembarking at Bombay.We spent two years in India on Combined Operations with the Navy; and jungle training in Southern India, before being flown up to Assam to oppose the Japanese in their attempt to invade India.After fighting from Kohima to Mandalay we were flown back to India to train in street fighting in preparation for the invasion of Japan.