The evacuation of civilians from Burma : analysing the 1942 colonial disaster / Michael D. Leigh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Leigh, Michael D., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Evacuation of civilians--Burma.

Evacuation of civilians.

World War, 1939-1945.

Burma.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (297 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New Delhi ; New York : Bloomsbury, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"The string of military defeats during 1942 marked the end of British hegemony in Southeast Asia, finally destroying the myth of British imperial invincibility. The Japanese attack on Burma led to a hurried and often poorly organized evacuation of Indian and European civilians from the country. The evacuation was a public humiliation for the British and marked the end of their role in Burma. The Evacuation of Civilians from Burma investigates the social and political background to the evacuation, and the consequences of its failure. Utilizing unpublished letters, diaries, memoirs and official reports, Michael Leigh provides the first comprehensive account of the evacuation, analyzing its source in the structures of colonial society, fractured race relations and in the turbulent politics of colonial Burma."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

pt. one. Socio-political undercurrents

pt. two. Sturm, drang and panic

pt. three. Residues of hurt.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781441132475

1441132473

9781474211024

147421102X

9781441163943

1441163948

OCLC:

1058560835