Forgotten Voices of Burma
The Second World War's Forgotten Conflict
$33.77
- Paperback
416 pages
- Release Date
15 September 2010
Summary
A remarkable new oral history of the World War 2 conflict in Burma
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 en…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780091932374 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0091932378 |
| Author: | Julian Thompson |
| Publisher: | Ebury Publishing |
| Imprint: | Ebury Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 15 September 2010 |
| Weight: | 285g |
| Dimensions: | 25mm x 128mm x 197mm |
| Series: | Forgotten Voices |
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Julian Thompson
Julian Thompson served in the Royal Marines for 34 years, retiring as Major General. He commanded 3 Commando Brigade, which carried out the initial landings in the Falklands conflict and fought most of the subsequent land battles. He is now Visiting Professor in the Department of War Studies, King’s College, London and is the author of the critically acclaimed The Imperial War Museum Book of the War in Burma 1942-1945.
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