288 Pages
by
Routledge
288 Pages
9 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
288 Pages
9 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This is the first book to provide a comprehensive overview of the land war during the Second World War in South-East Asia and the South and South-West Pacific. The extensive existing literature focuses on particular armies – Japanese, British, American, Australian or Indian – and/or on particular theatres – the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Malaya or Burma. This book, on the contrary, argues... Read more
Preface Introduction 1. Armed Forces of the Principal Combatants 2. Fall of Philippines 3. Disaster in Malaya-Singapore 4. Defeat in Burma 5. Solomons 6. New Guinea 7. Victory in Philippines 8. Reconquest of Burma Conclusion
Biography
Kaushik Roy is Guru Nanak Professor in the Department of History at Jadavpur University, India and Global Fellow at PRIO, Norway.
