Meiktila 1945: The Battle to Liberate Burma

by Edward M. Young

Osprey's examination of the Meiktila campaign of WOrld War II (1939-1945). In the spring of 1944, Japanese 15th Army was shattered at Imphal and Kohima, allowing General William Slim, commander of 14th Army, to liberate Burma overland from India - a task considered impossible by the British chiefs of staff. Overcoming immense logistical problems, Slim coordinated a precisely timed attack along a 200-mile front, the longest opposed river crossing of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1841766984
• ISBN13: 9781841766980
• Release Date: May 2004
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 2.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.4" x 9.7"