The British Army 1939 45 (3): The Far East

by Martin Brayley and Daniel Drake Reiff

Book Overview

The lightning Japanese offensives in the Far East in 1941/42 inflicted a series of costly defeats on the ill-prepared and badly supported British Commonwealth forces in Malaya and Burma. The 'forgotten' 14th Army on the India-Burma border slowly built up its strength and its tactical expertise; and Wingate's 'Chindits' proved that units supplied from the air could operate deep behind enemy lines. In 1944 General Slim's troops decisively smashed Japan's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1841762385
• ISBN13: 9781841762388
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 7.3" x 9.7"