The Jungle, Japanese and the British Commonwealth Armies at War, 1941-45: Fighting Methods, Doctrine and Training for Jungle Warfare

ISBN-13: 9780714649702 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 296 str.

T. R. Moreman

Opis

A study of the British Commonwealth Armies in SE Asia and SW Pacific during World War II, which, following the disastrous Burma and Malaya campaigns, had hurriedly to re-train, re-equip and re-organize demoralized troops to fight a conventional jungle war against the Imperial Japanese Army.

Spis treści

Introduction  1. The Opening Rounds: The Malayan Campaign and Retreat from Burma, December 1941 - February 1942  2. India Command and the Lessons of Defeat, February 1942 - October 1942  3. Forging the Weapon: The Lessons of Arakan,
May 1943 - September 1944  4. The Test of Battle: From Arakan to Imphal-Kohima,  November 1943 - June 1944  5. Learning the Lessons of Arakan and Imphal-Kohima, March 1944 - November 1944  6. From the Mountains to the Sea  7. Conclusion: Endgame in Burma

O autorze

Moreman, Tim