Fighting Through to Kohima : A Memoir of War in India and Burma

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lowry, Michael.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Burma.

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

Local Subjects:

World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Burma.

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

Physical Description:

1 online resource (383 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Fighting Through to Kohima

Place of Publication:

: Pen and Sword, 2009.

Summary:

This author is extraordinarily lucky to be alive! All those who read this splendid Second World War memoir will doubtless come to the same view. After joining up in 1939 with the Queen's Royal Regiment the Author was posted to the North West Frontier of India where he cut his teeth chasing Pathan tribesman bandit gangs for two years. This was exciting enough but only a taste of what was to come. The Japanese advance into Burma threatened India and along with many thousands of British and Colonial troops Lowry found himself fighting in the Arakan region. Conditions were appalling and the fighti

Contents:

""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""FOREWORD""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Prologue""; ""Chapter 1 - Training for War""; ""Chapter 2 - Convoy""; ""Chapter 3 - India and The North West Frontier Province""; ""The North West Frontier Province � The Khyber Pass and Waziristan""; ""The 7th Indian Division""; ""Chapter 4 - The Arakan""; ""Chapter 5 - Bayonet, Sword and Grenade""; ""Chapter 6 - Surrounded""; ""Chapter 7 - The Maungdaw-Buthidaung Road""; ""Chapter 8 - The Massif""; ""Chapter 9 - Behind Us Again""; ""Chapter 10 - The North East Frontier, Assam""

""Chapter 11 - Kohima""""Naga Village""; ""Chapter 12 - Reflections""; ""References""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781783402854

1783402857

9781783460137

178346013X

OCLC:

854974640