Slim, Master of War by Robert Lyman - ISBN: 9781472132833
Paperback
Uncle Bill: How Slim’s 14th Army conquered the impossible in Burma.

Slim, Master of War

Burma, 1942-5

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  • Paperback

    368 pages

  • Release Date

    17 October 2019

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Summary

‘Elegantly written and beautifully produced’

How ‘Uncle Bill’ won the war in Burma

Defeated and demoralised, British units in the Far East had virtually been ejected from Burma when, in 1943, General W. J. Slim organised, trained and then deployed his famous ‘forgotten’ 14th Army to devastating effect, defeating the Japanese twice and liberating Burma in the process. One of the most innovative soldiers of his generation, Slim’s ‘smart’ style o…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781472132833
ISBN-10:1472132831
Author:Robert Lyman, Major Robert Lyman
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:Constable
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:368
Release Date:17 October 2019
Weight:250g
Dimensions:196mm x 128mm x 34mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

Lyman’s well-researched, elegantly written and beautifully produced book is the best yet written on Slim - Times Literary Supplement

Robert Lyman … asserts that Slim was the outstanding British general of the war. He is surely right - Sunday Telegraph

An admirable book, supported by well-documented research and backed by excellent maps. It will surely be on all staff college reading lists. - Journal of the Royal United Services Institute

About The Author

Robert Lyman

Dr. Robert Lyman is an elected fellow of the Royal Historical Society. He was an Army officer for twenty years. The primary focus of his research is the Second World War, where he has published extensively on the Pacific and Far East, North Africa, and North West Europe. His PhD was on Field Marshal Bill Slim. In 2011, he won the National Army Museum’s debate for ‘Britain’s Greatest General’ on Slim, and in 2013, the debate for ‘Britain’s Greatest Battle’ on Kohima and Imphal. He lives in Berkshire, England.

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