The burma campaign book

The epic story of the china burma india theater in world war ii by donovan webster. There are some good maps, but since all are at the front of the book, it necessitates flipping back and forth. Disaster into triumph, 194245 yale university press. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your. Provides some interesting views on how the different allied groups in the theater related to each other and what happened to stillwell, as well as a lot of. This leads to a detailed study of the main characters of the book and, i do mean main characters of the book.

Impenetrable jungle, poor transport infrastructure. There have been a large number of books written about the campaign over the years and this is just a small list of general books that might be of interest. The burma campaign was one of the most punishing and protracted military adventures of world war two. This book argues that the campaign s development was driven more by what was logistictically possible than by pure strategic intent. This book, in essence a quadruple biography, tells the story of the four larger thanlife allied commanders whose lives collided in the burma. The burma campaign began after the japanese advanced into burma shortly after their airstrike at pearl harbor, and the campaign was effectively over shortly before the japanese. Burma rifles a story of merrills marauders by frank bonham. What if the author had focused the book more in this direction. Following the fall of burma to the japanese in may 1942, reopening and expanding the link from india to china through burma became the allied forces principal war aim in southeast asia. A vivid, brutal and enthralling account of the burma campaign one of the most punishing and hardfought military adventures of world war two.

A well paced account of the series of campaigns fought in burma between the japanese invasion of 1942 and the allied reconquest of the country in 1945, covering the japanese conquest of burma, the campaigns on the indian border, and the contribution made by india, american and chinese troops to the eventual victory. The last of the allied troops left burma and burma is officially renamed myanmar. There have been more specialist books about an action or a regiment. By late 1941 the united states was shipping lendlease materiel by sea to the burmese port of rangoon, where it was transferred to railroad cars for the trip to lashio in northern burma and finally carried by truck over the 712milelong burma road to kunming. Burma campaign uk bcuk founded in 1991 is a londonbased nongovernmental organisation ngo that aims to achieve the restoration of human rights and democracy in burma also known as myanmar. The authors have collected a series of oral histories from japanese participants in the second world war who fought in burma, and this book is an edited collection of these histories. He had already published his personal narrative of the burma campaign, defeat into victory, in 1956. The burma campaign memorial library collection was compiled by volunteers from the burma campaign fellowship group over a four year period 19951999. The best general book on the subject is bryan perretts tank tracks to rangoon. This is an old book and is largely text, but is an excellent read.

On 15 july 1960, he was created viscount slim of yarralumla in the capital territory of australia and of bishopston in the city and county of bristol. Stillwell was a cantankerous guy who was anti british. The first part of the book moves along at a slower speed as the playing field and players are identified on both sides. This was a campaign that involved the british and commonwealth, japanese, chinese and american armies. What lessons does the burma campaign hold download ebook. Impenetrable jungle, poor transport infrastructure, seasonal monsoon rains, as well as famine, disease, snakes and crocodiles all bore heavily on the troops.

This seems a rather obscure subject, but almost all of the armies that the allies fought against during world war ii were annihilated, to the point of just a few survivors. All the laws under which they were jailed remain in place. Bcuk campaigns on behalf of the burmese pro democracy movement and is the largest campaigning organisation for burma in europe. Yet the politics, intrigue, backstabbing, egos and politicians who couldnt at times be trusted. Activists and journalists continue to be arrested in burma and political prisoners remain in jail. The fighting in burma between the allies and the japanese imperial army can hardly be described as forgotten. Moser, don and editors of timelife books world war ii. Any person who wishes to understand the nature and context of the allied campaign in burma from its beginning in 1941 until the end of the war in august 1945 should obtain a copy of this book. Disaster into triumph, 194245 won honorable mention in the 2012 new york book festival history category. Burma at the crossroads is fascinating book, with wideranging accounts of the courage and determination of burmas people, its history and struggle for justice. It was fought in some of the most challenging terrain in the world, in a tropical climate that claimed many men before they had a chance to fight. Dont let the silly movie adaptation, this is a rather good novelization of the guerilla campaign against the japanese from the pov of an oss officer leading kachin resistance forces. Burma myanmar history, southeast asian history, books. Burmese girls is funny, fabulous and frightening, but also tells the sadder story of burma today, where democracy is crushed, monks disappeared and poverty endemic.

This book is about one of the barely known fights in the burma campaign. The burma campaign is a strikingly original account from one of our most celebrated historians. The burma campaign by frank mclynn overdrive rakuten. They faced against the invading forces of imperial japan, who were supported by the thai phayap army, as well as two. This book, in essence a quadruple biography, tells the story of. The burma campaig n was a series of battles fought in the british colony of bu rma. Disaster into triumph, 194245 yale library of military history by frank mclynn. The british commonwealth land forces were drawn primarily from the united. This book, in essence a quadruple biography, tells the story of the four largerthanlife allied commanders whose lives collided in the burma campaign, one of the most punishing and protracted military adventures of world war ii.

Twelve thousand americans fought in it against the japanese, compared with 72,000 chinese and 600,000 from the british commonwealth overwhelmingly indians. Ranging from 1942, when the british suffered the greatest defeat in the history of the empire, through the crucial battles of imphal and kohima. Everything worthy of note is contained in the book and with a number of personal accounts that make the conflict and suffering more alive to the reader. Initially, the author goes through the defeat of the allied forces by the japanese and then their retreat from burma. China burma india,1978, library of congress no 7793742 slim, william 1956 defeat into victory. I cant think of any books with extensive photographic coverage.

This book, in essence a quadruple biography, tells the story of the four larger thanlife allied commanders whose lives collided in the burma campaign, one of. An excellent book this excellent book deals with politics of war. On 24 april 1959, he was appointed a knight companion of the order of the garter kg. The burma road reopened in october 1940, literally the sole lifeline to china. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. It was part of the southeast asian theatre of world war ii and primarily involved forces of the allies. This is a detailed study of the burma campaign in world war ii that considers all aspects of the war in that theater. This book is a very detailed account of the war in burma, not a campaign but the entire war that lasted from december 1941 to the end of the war. This leads to a detailed study of the main characters of the book and.

Japan invaded burma in 1942, then part of the british empire, beginning what was to become the longest continuous campaign fought by the british during the war. Burma campaign uk tshirts are made from 100% organic cotton and printed in the uk in a. Opinions in these books are the authors own and do not necessarily represent the views and policies of burma campaign uk. The burma star memorial library has nearly 1,500 books or memoirs lodged there see links page. Books on burma wwii merrill, wingate and the chindits. After the campaign ended for the allies and nato agreements were signed burma became an independent country on january 4th, 1948.

Written before the rohingya crisis of 2017 began, and now updated, this book provides a more detailed analysis of the rohingya and the persecution they have faced for decades, and warned of what was to come. The campaign is also significant due to consistent american participation from the beginning of the war to the end of wwii. We have all read books that left us reflecting, what if. The burma campaign in the southeast asian theatre of world war ii was fought primarily by british commonwealth, chinese and united states forces against the forces of imperial japan, who were assisted to some degree by thailand, the burmese national army and the indian national army. The burma campaign was a campaign that lasted for most of the pacific war. Charting the whole burma war, this book flows like a novel from the high command to the sharp end setting out a myriad of facts and considerations in a clear and coherent narrative. For many americans, the burma campaign of world war ii is indeed what it was nicknamed at the time, the forgotten war.