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Author : Frank Bonham
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (156 download)
Download or read book Burma Rifles written by Frank Bonham and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : James D. Lunt
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 6 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (655 download)
Download or read book The Burma Rifles written by James D. Lunt and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Frank Bonham
Publisher : HarperCollins Children's Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Burma Rifles written by Frank Bonham and published by HarperCollins Children's Books. This book was released on 1960 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Japanese-American proves his loyalty to the United States by serving as an interpreter in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Grades 7-9.
Author : Alan Warren
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1441106731
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (411 download)
Download or read book Burma 1942 written by Alan Warren and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2011-12-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In December 1941 Japan set out to seize South-East Asia and the western Pacific to complete the building of a self-sufficient empire. The rapid loss of all of Britain's possessions in the Far East was the culmination of a failed attempt to deal with the rise of Japanese imperialism. Britain's bluff was called and millions of Britain's 'protected' subjects in Asia fell into the hands of a brutal occupying power. The British fought the Second World War in Burma and India against the backdrop of nationalist unrest and revolt. The appalling Bengal famine of 1943, brought about by the loss of Burma's rice crop and the dislocation of government, would cause the deaths of many. Alan Warren provides a new study of the series of battles that made up the Burma campaign, including first-hand accounts of the conflict and a fresh examination of the armies and commanders of the major combatants. Burma 1942 powerfully demonstrates how victory or defeat in particular battles altered the trajectory of the conflict, affecting the lives of millions.
Author : Julian Thompson
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 144814874X
Total Pages : 414 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (481 download)
Download or read book Forgotten Voices of Burma written by Julian Thompson and published by Random House. This book was released on 2012-09-30 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the end of 1941 to 1945 a pivotal but often overlooked conflict was being fought in the South-East Asian Theatre of World War 2 - the Burma Campaign. In 1941 the Allies fought in a disastrous retreat across Burma against the Japanese - an enemy more prepared, better organised and more powerful than anyone had imagined. Yet in 1944, following key battles at Kohima and Imphal, and daring operations behind enemy lines by the Chindits, the Commonwealth army were back, retaking lost ground one bloody battle at a time. Fighting in dense jungle and open paddy field, this brutal campaign was the longest fought by the British Commonwealth in the Second World War. But the troops taking part were a forgotten army, and the story of their remarkable feats and their courage remains largely untold to this day. The Fourteenth Army in Burma became one of the largest and most diverse armies of the Second World War. British, West African, Ghurkha and Indian regiments fought alongside one another and became comrades. In Forgotten Voices of Burma - a remarkable new oral history taken from Imperial War Museum's Sound Archive - soldiers from both sides tell their stories of this epic conflict.
Author : Scott Gilmore
Publisher : Potomac Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book A Connecticut Yankee in the 8th Gurkha Rifles written by Scott Gilmore and published by Potomac Books. This book was released on 1995 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: America was still neutral when, in the fall of 1941, a tall, solid thirty-year-old advertising executive from Connecticut volunteered to serve as an American Field Service ambulance driver in the British Army. It was the start of an adventure that took Scott Gilmore to Egypt, Lebanon, Libya, India, and, finally, to the jungles of Burma. After an exciting and dangerous year in North Africa, where he witnessed the fall of Tobruk and the battle of El Alamein, Gilmore was accepted for training as an officer in the elite Indian Army. This was the old Indian Army of the British Raj, a fighting force of unflappable English officers, hardy Indians, and the legendary Gurkhas of Nepal. It was an army at the apogee of its skills and about to inflict on the Japanese their greatest defeat on land. With dry, offbeat humor, Gilmore describes his challenging months at the Officers Training School and with his new unit, the 8th Gurkha Rifles. As he endures the assault courses and marches, confronts the arcane rituals of the officers' mess, and learns the language and customs of his diminutive fellow soldiers, Gilmore's adaptability and good nature is notable, and his American viewpoint on the mix of cultures refreshing. Moreover, like generations of Britons, he learns to love and respect the kukri knife-wielding Gurkha warriors. When Gilmore's 4th Battalion is finally deemed ready to be put to the test as part of General Bill Slim's Fourteenth Army, it plunges into battle in the jungle-covered mountains of the Indo-Burmese border. He and his comrades fight their way across the dry plains of central Burma, execute a dangerous crossing of the mile-wide Irrawaddy River, and press on to Rangoon, enduring ahostile climate and tenacious Japanese opposition. As Gilmore moves up in responsibility to company commander and engages in night reconnaissance patrols and set-piece attacks, his experiences give a forceful picture of the fighting in one of the most difficult and remote theaters of World War II.
Author : John Grehan
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1473863597
Total Pages : 153 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (738 download)
Download or read book The Fall of Burma, 1941–1943 written by John Grehan and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2015-07-30 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despatches in this volume include that on operations in Burma between 15 December 1941 and 20 May 1942 by General Wavell; Operations in Eastern Theatre, based on India, March 1942 to 31 December 1942 by Field-Marshall Wavell; Operations in the Indo-Burma Theatre 21 June to 15 November 1942 by Field-Marshall Auchinleck; and Operations in the India Command 1 January to 20 June 1943 by Field-Marshall Wavell.This unique collection of original documents will prove to be an invaluable resource for historians, students and all those interested in what was one of the most significant periods in British military history.
Author : Alfred Draper
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1473813468
Total Pages : 409 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (738 download)
Download or read book Dawns Like Thunder written by Alfred Draper and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 1987-06-01 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Firsthand accounts of the Japanese invasion of Burma during World War II—including the Sittang Bridge disaster and the actions of Sir John Smyth. More than two years into World War II, Britain stood alone, fighting for survival and waiting for Hitler to launch Operation Sealion, an invasion from across the Channel. But in faraway Burma, life continued as if nothing was happening. The local European community continued their social lives filled with dancing, swimming, golf, bridge, and polo. Even though the sinking of battleships Prince of Wales and Repulse—which had been sent to Singapore by Churchill—brought a minor sense of discomfort, preparations for Christmas continued. The Governor, Sir Reginald Dorman-Smith, assured that there was no immediate danger and that not only was Burma ready to defend itself, it was preparing to take the offensive against the enemy. He couldn’t have been more wrong. On December 23rd, Japanese bombers appeared in the sky above Rangoon . . . Dawns Like Thunder is a complete appraisal of the retreat from Burma using accounts from people who were there and not just the statements of commanding officers. It is an attempt to recount what many soldiers, civilians, and officials involved in the defeat of Burma felt at the time, bringing to life the shock and fear that gripped the population after the Japanese brought the war to their doorsteps.
Author : Smith Dun
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 1501719092
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (17 download)
Download or read book Memoirs of the Four-Foot Colonel written by Smith Dun and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2018-05-31 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Commander-in-Chief of the Burmese Army, nicknamed the "four-foot Colonel," offers an account of his nation's struggle for independence from a unique perspective. General Dun describes his background, his early life and training (in England and India), and his involvement with the Burmese nationalist movement. He also explains his position in the struggles between the emerging Burmese nation and various minority groups such as the Karens, of which he was a member. This third-person account is filled with humor and insight and allows the reader a rare glimpse into the mind of a powerful personality.
Author : James Lunt
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book A Hell of a Licking written by James Lunt and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 1986 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Militærhistorie, krigshistorie, 2. Verdenskrig, sydøstasien, de allieredes tilbagetog, tilbagetrækning fra Burma, i 1941 og 1942. Titlen refererer til en udtalelse fra General Joe "Vinegar" Stilwell om den sejrrige japanske fremtrængen i Burma, sydøstasien og hele stillehavsområder i 1941-1942.
Author : John Hartnett McEnery
Publisher : Spellmount, Limited Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Epilogue in Burma, 1945-48 written by John Hartnett McEnery and published by Spellmount, Limited Publishers. This book was released on 1990 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Tim Carew
Publisher : Hamish Hamilton
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Longest Retreat written by Tim Carew and published by Hamish Hamilton. This book was released on 1969 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Pat Carmichael
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book Mountain Battery written by Pat Carmichael and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Publisher : Frontline Books
ISBN 13 : 1526783223
Total Pages : 503 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (267 download)
Download or read book First Burma Campaign written by and published by Frontline Books. This book was released on 2020-08-30 with total page 503 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The British Army’s report on the Japanese invasion of Burma during WWII—based on firsthand accounts by the officers who survived it. In 1942, the Japanese military drove British and Indian forces out of Burma. Colonel E.C.V. Foucar, M.C., was given the task of discovering what happened. Seeking information and documentary evidence from officers of the First Burma Campaign, Foucar wrote this detailed account for the Director of Military Training. This volume describes the challenging geographical, climatic, and political conditions in Burma before turning to the devastating Japanese ground assault. He describes harrowing episodes such as the ‘Disaster’ at Sittang Bridge, the evacuation of Rangoon, and the march to the River Irrawaddy in an attempt to secure the north of Burma and its oilfields. With the Japanese closing in on the beleaguered British force, the decision was taken to abandon Burma and try to reach India. The ragged, disease-ridden troops battled their way west just as the monsoons broke. General Wavell, wrote that, “operations were now a race with the weather as with the Japanese and as much a fight against nature as against the enemy.”
Author : Michael Hickey
Publisher : Spellmount, Limited Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (5 download)
Download or read book The Unforgettable Army written by Michael Hickey and published by Spellmount, Limited Publishers. This book was released on 1992 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Charles James Rolo
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Wingate's Raiders written by Charles James Rolo and published by . This book was released on 1944 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Shelford Bidwell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Chindit War written by Shelford Bidwell and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
