Wartime in Burma : a diary, January to June 1942 / by Theippan Maung Wa (U Sein Tin) ; edited and translated from the Burmese by L.E. Bagshawe and Anna J. Allott.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wa, Theippan Maung, 1899-1942.

Contributor:

Bagshawe, L. E.

Allott, Anna, 1930-

Series:

Research in international studies. Southeast Asia series ; no. 120.

Ohio University research in international studies. Southeast Asia series ; no. 120

Standardized Title:

Sit-atwin nei-zin hmat-tan. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wa, Theippan Maung, 1899-1942--Diaries.

Wa, Theippan Maung.

World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, Burmese.

World War, 1939-1945.

World War, 1939-1945--Burma.

World War, 1939-1945--Refugees.

Burma--Officials and employees--Diaries.

Burma.

Burma--History--Japanese occupation, 1942-1945.

Rangoon (Burma)--History, Military--20th century.

Rangoon (Burma).

Rangoon (Burma)--Biography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 p.)

Place of Publication:

Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

This diary, begun after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and covering the invasion of Burma up to June 1942, is a moving account of the dilemmas faced by the well-loved and prolific Burmese author Theippan Maung Wa (a pseudonym of U Sein Tin) and his family. At the time of the Japanese invasion, U Sein Tin was deputy secretary in the Ministry of Home and Defense Affairs. An Oxford-trained member of the Indian Civil Service, working for the British administration on the eve of the invasion, he lived with his wife and three small children in Rangoon. Wartime in Burma is a stirring memoir th

Contents:

War diary

Appendix: An eyewitness account of U Sein Tin's death.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780896804715

0896804712

OCLC:

889675493