The Generals
From Defeat to Victory, Leadership in Asia 1941-1945
$30.98
- Paperback
416 pages
- Release Date
17 October 2019
Summary
In December 1941, as the Japanese army led by Yamashita scythed through Malaya to capture Singapore, Britain’s defence of its Asian colonies collapsed. Poor preparation and inadequate leadership saw the British exposed to a new type of warfare in the Far East, a Japanese blitzkrieg that proved every bit as effective as Hitler’s in France the previous year.
When the Japanese advanced into Burma and approached the gates of India and China, Churchill and his generals had little ide…Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781472132840 |
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| ISBN-10: | 147213284X |
| Author: | Robert Lyman, Major Robert Lyman |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Constable |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 17 October 2019 |
| Weight: | 280g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 126mm x 30mm |
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A sophisticated synthesis and enjoyable read - BBC History Magazine
A sophisticated synthesis and enjoyable read - BBC History Magazine
About The Author
Robert Lyman
Major Robert Lyman was an officer in the British Army for twenty years. He is the acclaimed author of Slim, Master of War: Burma and the Birth of Modern Warfare and First Victory: Britain’s Forgotten Struggle in the Middle East, 1941. He lives in Berkshire, England.
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