Author: Frank BonhamPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
Burma Rifles
Author: Frank BonhamPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
The Burma Rifles
Author: James D. LuntPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 6
Book Description
Burma Rifles
Author: Frank BonhamPublisher: HarperCollins Children's Books
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
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.
Forgotten Voices of Burma
Author: Julian ThompsonPublisher: Random House
ISBN: 144814874X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
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.
Burma 1942
Author: Alan WarrenPublisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1441106731
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
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.
The Fall of Burma, 1941–1943
Author: John GrehanPublisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1473863597
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 153
Book Description
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.
Dawns Like Thunder
Author: Alfred DraperPublisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1473813468
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 409
Book Description
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.
A Connecticut Yankee in the 8th Gurkha Rifles
Author: Scott GilmorePublisher: Potomac Books
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
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.
Memoirs of the Four-Foot Colonel
Author: Smith DunPublisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 1501719092
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
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.
A Hell of a Licking
Author: James LuntPublisher: HarperCollins
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
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.