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Burma Road 1943-44

By Jon Diamond

Burma Road 1943-44

By Jon Diamond

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"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.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
96
Release Date:
2016-01-20
Publication Date:
2016-01-19
Publisher:
Bloomsbury USA
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1472811259
ISBN13:
9781472811257
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
306 g
Height:
164 cm
Width:
246 cm
Thickness:
15 cm
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