Imphal 1944: The Japanese Invasion of India

by Hemant Singh Katoch

In March 1944, the Japanese Fifteenth Army launched an offensive into India from Burma. Named "U Go," its main objective was the capture of the town of Imphal, which provided the easiest route between India and Burma. Whoever controlled it, controlled access between the two countries. Facing off against the Japanese was the British Fourteenth Army and its Imphal-based 4 Corps. For the next four months, over 200,000 men clashed in the hills and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472820150
• ISBN13: 9781472820150
• Release Date: March 2018
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.1" x 9.7"