THE BATTLE FOR BURMA 1942-1945: Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives (Images of War)

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Retells the story of WWII Burma in vivid detail, illustrating each phase of the fighting and showing all the forces involved - British, American, Chinese, Indian, Burmese, and Japanese. Includes over 200 wartime photographs, many of them not published before, that covers the humiliation of the initial British defeat in 1942, retreat into India, and their faltering attempts to recover the initiative; the famous Chindit raids behind Japanese lines; the Japanese offensive of 1944; and their disastrous retreat and ultimate defeat.