Forgotten armies : the fall of British Asia, 1941-1945

Author(s)

• Bayly, C. A. (Christopher Alan)
• Harper, T. N. (Timothy Norman)

Bibliographic Information

Forgotten armies : the fall of British Asia, 1941-1945

Christopher Bayly and Tim Harper

Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2005

Note

"First United Kingdom publication in 2004 by Penguin Books Ltd." -- T.p. verso

Includes bibliographical references (p. 517-534) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

The vast crescent of British-ruled territories from India down to Singapore appeared in the early stages of the Second World War a massive asset in the war with Germany, providing huge quantities of soldiers and raw materials and key part of an impregnable global network denied to the Nazis.

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• NCID: BA72547902
• ISBN:
  • 067401748X
• LCCN: 2004054300
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Cambridge, Mass.
• Pages/Volumes: xxxiii, 555 p., [16] p. of plates
• Size: 25 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : D767
  • DC22 : 940.54/25
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : World War, 1939-1945 -- Asia, Southeastern
  • LCSH : Great Britain -- Colonies -- Asia, Southeastern -- Defenses
  • LCSH : Asia, Southeastern -- History -- 20th century
  • LCSH : Asia, Southeastern -- Relations -- Japan
  • LCSH : Japan -- Relations -- Asia, Southeastern