History of the Second World War: THE WAR AGAINST JAPAN VOLUME 3: The Decisive Battles - Couverture rigide

Woodburn Kirby, Major General S

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1783316837 ISBN 13 : 9781783316830

Editeur : Naval & Military Press, 2020

Synopsis

This third volume in the series of five in the 18-volume official British History of the Second World War which recount the war against Japan, has, in the words of its authors ' a brighter tale to tell' than the previous two - which narrated the disastrous losses of Hong Kong, Borneo, Malaya, Singapore and Burma. By late 1943 the tide of war in the Far East was turning, and the Allied High Command in the theatre under Lord Louis Mountbatten, began detailed plans to reverse Japan's conquests. At sea, from bases in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) the Royal Navy mounted raids on Java and Sumatra. In the air, flying from bases in India, the RAF challenged Japan's air supremacy. Above all, on the ground Allied armies stemmed Japan's attacks on Arakan and Assam, and decisively defeated them at the battles of Kohima and Imphal. The conventional Allied armies were supported by the celebrated 'Chindit' special forces trained by the colourful General Orde Wingate to operate behind Japanese lines, though the authors play down their achievement and criticise their campaigns as 'wasteful'. The book also describes parallel military developments in China and the Pacific which affected the campaigns in India and Burma. There are 30 appendices with details of the forces and logistics involved, and the book is illustrated with 15 main maps, 20 sketch maps, and 57 photographs.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Naval & Military Press
• Date d'édition: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1783316837
• ISBN 13: 9781783316830
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 682
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible