The British army, 1939-45 / text by Martin Brayley ; colour plates by Mike Chappell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brayley, Martin.

Series:

Men-at-arms series ; 354, 368, 375.

Men-at-arms ; 354, 368, 375

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain. Army--History--World War, 1939-1945.

Great Britain.

Great Britain. Army--Uniforms.

Great Britain. Army--Equipment.

Great Britain. Army.

World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Western Front.

World War, 1939-1945.

Uniforms.

History.

Physical Description:

3 volumes : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Osprey Military, 2001-2002.

Summary:

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 last offensive at Imphal and Kohima; and over the next year they drove the enemy relentlessly back through Burma, reducing them to starving fugitives by the final victory in August 1945. This concise summary of Britain's Far East campaigns of World War II is illustrated with many rare photographs, and eight detailed colour plates.

Contents:

1. North-West Europe

2. Middle East & Mediterranean

3. The Far East

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1841760528

1841762377

1841762385

OCLC:

61245522