This title focuses on the experience, tactics, training and weapons of the British soldier from the Fall of Malaya and Singapore until the Reconquest of Burma during World War II (1939-1945). It takes a close look at jungle warfare training in India and the ensuing action in Burma, tracing the development of tactics and doctrine: this formed the basis for the victories in the Arakan and the battles of Kohima and Imphal. The soldier's view of India, the entertainment available on leave, food rationing and other supplies such as cigarettes, the introduction of the forces newspaper SEAC, and the...
This title focuses on the experience, tactics, training and weapons of the British soldier from the Fall of Malaya and Singapore until the Reconquest ...
Tells the story of London during one of the most eventful points in its history - the Second World War - through IWM's unique collections, using diaries, letters, objects, photographs and maps. Includes fascinating images of London 'then and now'. A highly visual and accessible history.
Tells the story of London during one of the most eventful points in its history - the Second World War - through IWM's unique collections, using diari...
