This work explores the dramatic battles and operations to wrest back control of Burma from the Japanese, including river crossings, the crucial battle for Mandalay, and armoured, long-range penetration and guerrilla operations. A fascinating exploration of the dramatic battles and Allied operations to wrest back control of Burma (Myanmar) from the Japanese.
The Allied campaign to recapture Burma from Japanese control between late 1944 and August 1945 was one of the longest campaigns of World War II. It comprised 11 distinct battles and offensives that were part of the overall continuum of operations that resulted in the Allied victory.
Written by a foremost expert on the British Army in World War II, this superbly illustrated work details the Allied operations to retake Burma from Japanese control. Accounts of Operation Capital, the aftermath of Myitkyina, the final Chindit battle at Mogaung, the operations of 81st West African Division, Operation Extended Capital, the Irrawaddy River crossings and the Battle of the Sittang Bend are supported by easy to follow 2D maps and 3D diagrams. Among the events brought to life in superb battlescene artwork are an SOE-led ambush in Operation Character, and the famous Defence of Hill 170 in the Arakan.
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This work explores the dramatic battles and operations to wrest back control of Burma from the Japanese, including river crossings, the crucial battle for Mandalay, and armoured, long-range penetration and guerrilla operations.
ORIGINS OF THE CAMPAIGN
CHRONOLOGY
OPPOSING COMMANDERS
Japanese
Allied
OPPOSING FORCES
Japanese
Allied
OPPOSING PLANS
THE CAMPAIGN
Operation Capital
The Masterstroke at Meiktila
Advance in Arakan
The Race for Rangoon
AFTERMATH
The Battle of the Breakout
THE BATTLEFIELD TODAY
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
Robert Lyman is widely regarded as one of Britains most talented military historians, with 15 best-selling works of history published to date and numerous appearances on television. He was the military consultant to the BBC for the Victory over Japan memorial celebrations in the UK in 2015 and again for the 70th anniversary in 2020. Among his recent works is A War of Empires: Japan, India, Burma and Britain 1941-45.
