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Title: Burma Road 1943–44
Condition: New
EAN: 9781472811257
ISBN: 9781472811257
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Format: Paperback
Release Date: 20/01/2016
Item Height: 248mm
Item Length: 184mm
Item Width: 8mm
Item Weight: 308g
Author: Jon Diamond
Illustrator: Peter Dennis
Contributor: Peter Dennis (Illustrated by)
Language: English
Subtitle: Stilwell's assault on Myitkyina
ISBN-10: 1472811259
Description: “Vinegar Joe” Stilwell's assault on the Japanese position at Myitkyina, the key to northern Burma.Myitkyina was a vital objective in the Allied re-conquest of Burma in 1943–44. Following the disastrous retreat from Burma in April 1942, China had become isolated from re-supply except for the dangerous air route for US transports over the Himalaya Mountains.The Burma Road, which ran from Lashio (south of Myitkyina) through the mountains to Kunming was closed as a supply route from Rangoon after the Japanese conquest. Without military assistance, China would be forced to surrender and Imperial Japanese Army forces could be diverted to other Pacific war zones.This is the history of the ambitious joint Allied assault led by American Lt. Gen. Joseph W Stilwell and featuring British, American and Chinese forces as they clashed with three skilled regiments of the Japanese 18th Division. Packed with first-hand accounts, specially commissioned artwork, maps and illustrations and dozens of rare photographs this book reveals the incredible Allied attack on Myitkyina.
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Book Series: Campaign
Genre: History
Topic: Military History, Law & Politics
Release Year: 2016

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