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Titre: Japanese Conquest of Burma 1942
Condition: Neuf
Sous titres: The Advance to the Gates of India
ISBN-10: 1472849736
EAN: 9781472849731
ISBN: 9781472849731
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Format: Poche
Date de publication: 2022-11-24
Description: This book provides a fascinating exploration of the Japanese conquest of Burma, as the Allied forces were forced back in disarray to India and China.The Japanese invasion of Burma in January 1942 marked the beginning of the single longest campaign of World War II. In the Burmese jungles, the battle-hardened, highly trained and lightly equipped Imperial Japanese Army quickly proved itself a vastly superior fighting force in clashes against the British, Indian and Gurkha troops that formed Burma Army and Chinese nationalist forces deployed in eastern Burma. This superbly illustrated book narrates Burma Corps’ epic fighting retreat northwards, carried out mostly in contact with the enemy and across hundreds of miles of highly malarial and extremely difficult terrain, to safety in India. Among the battles covered are the disaster at the Sittang Bridge on 22 February 1942 (where 17th Indian Division was all but destroyed), the fall of Rangoon in March 1942 and the clashes at Yenangyaung, Monywa and Shwegyin.The performance of the opposing commanders and forces is also examined in detail, highlighting the success of Japanese aggressive light infantry tactics, which ruthlessly exploited the cover and concealment provided by the jungle to outflank, bypass and encircle their bewildered enemy.
Sujet: Anglais
Pays/Région de fabrication: GB
Item Height: 248
Item Length: 184.00
Auteur: Tim Moreman
Illustrateur: Johnny Shumate
Contributeur: Johnny Shumate (Illustrated by)
Genre: History
Série: Campaign
Sujet: Military History, Law & Politics
Année de publication: 2022

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