The British Army 1939–45 (3)

The British Army 1939–45 (3)
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages : 128
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ISBN-10 : 9781472804525
ISBN-13 : 147280452X
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Download or read book The British Army 1939–45 (3) written by Martin Brayley and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-06-20 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The lightning Japanese offensives in the Far East in 1941/42 inflicted a series of costly defeats on the ill-prepared and badly supported British Commonwealth forces in Malaya and Burma. The 'forgotten' 14th Army on the India-Burma border slowly built up its strength and its tactical expertise; and Wingate's 'Chindits' proved that units supplied from the air could operate deep behind enemy lines. In 1944 General Slim's troops decisively smashed Japan's last offensive at Imphal and Kohima; and over the next year they drove the enemy relentlessly back through Burma, reducing them to starving fugitives by the final victory in August 1945. This concise summary of Britain's Far East campaigns is illustrated with many rare photographs, and eight detailed colour plates.


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