Stilwell and the Chindits: The Allied Campaign in Northern Burma 1943 - 1944

by Jon Diamond

This latest book in the highly successful Images of War series covers the dramatic events that saw ultimate Allied victory over the Japanese in remote Northern Burma on the Chinese border. The plan involved two separate but concurrent operations. US Army General Joseph Stilwell was ordered to train up two Chinese divisions and together with a US special force (Merrill's Marauders) advance to seize the key Japanese base at Myitkyina.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1783831987
• ISBN13: 9781783831982
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.4" x 9.5"