A War of Empires: Japan, India, Burma & Britain: 1941-45 Lyman Robert
A War of Empires: Japan, India, Burma & Britain: 1941-45 Lyman Robert In 1941 and 1942 the British and Indian Armies were brutally defeated and Japan reigned supreme in its newly conquered…
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A War of Empires: Japan, India, Burma & Britain: 1941-45 Lyman Robert
In 1941 and 1942 the British and Indian Armies were brutally defeated and Japan reigned supreme in its newly conquered territories throughout Asia. New commanders were appointed, significant training together with restructuring took place, and new tactics were developed. But change was coming.
It wasn't until March 1944, when the Japanese staged their famed 'March on Delhi', that the years of rebuilding reaped their reward and after bitter fighting, the Japanese were finally defeated at Kohima and Imphal. A War of Empires by acclaimed historian Robert Lyman expertly retells these coordinated efforts and describes how a new volunteer Indian Army, rising from the ashes of defeat, would ferociously fight to turn the tide of war.But victory did not come immediately. This was followed by a series of extraordinary victories culminating in Mandalay in May 1945 and the collapse