A war of empires : Japan, India, Burma & Britain 1941-45

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    • Lyman, Robert

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A war of empires : Japan, India, Burma & Britain 1941-45

Robert Lyman

Osprey Pub., 2021

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE RUSI DUKE OF WELLINGTON MEDAL FOR MILITARY HISTORY 2022 'This is a superb book.' - James Holland In 1941 and 1942 the British and Indian Armies were brutally defeated and Japan reigned supreme in its newly conquered territories throughout Asia. But change was coming. New commanders were appointed, significant training together with restructuring took place, and new tactics were developed. A War of Empires by acclaimed historian Robert Lyman expertly records these coordinated efforts and describes how a new volunteer Indian Army, rising from the ashes of defeat, would ferociously fight to turn the tide of war. But victory did not come immediately. It wasn't until March 1944, when the Japanese staged their famed 'March on Delhi', that the years of rebuilding paid off and, after bitter fighting, the Japanese were finally defeated at Kohima and Imphal. This was followed by a series of extraordinary victories culminating in Mandalay in May 1945 and the collapse of all Japanese forces in Burma. Until now, the Indian Army's contribution has been consistently forgotten and ignored by many Western historians but Robert Lyman proves how vital this hard-fought campaign was in securing Allied victory in the east. Detailing the defeat of Japanese militarism, he recounts how the map of the region was ultimately redrawn, guaranteeing the rise of an independent India free from the shackles of empire.

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Author's Note Timeline Introduction Part 1 - Hubris, 1942 Prologue - Major John Hedley, 4 Burma Rifles 1. Burma at the Intersection of History 2. Defending Burma (Badly) 3. A Hurried and Ill-Considered Plan 4. The First Shots 5. 'We Could at Any Rate Send a Man' 6. A Slim Chance to Save Burma 7. The Battle for Lower Burma 8. Exodus 9. Independence Armies 10. The Reason Why Part 2 - Hiatus, 1943 Prologue - Lieutenant Philip Brownless, 1 Essex Regiment 11. Aftermath 12. Taking Stock 13. Arakan Round One 14. Bharat Choro! 15. Vinegar Joe's Travails 16. Trying to Crack the Donbaik Nut 17. Irwin's Blame Game 18. 'Our New God, Orde Wingate' 19. Re-thinking Training 20. Building a Base 21. 'A Blind Man Searching for a Black Cat in a Dark Room' Part 3 - Resurrection, 1944 Prologue - Lieutenant John Twells, 1 Gurkha Rifles 22. Arakan, Again 23. Ha-Go 24. Okeydoke 25. Sinzweya 26. The March on Delhi 27. Cock-up on the Tiddim Road 28. The Chindwin 29. Thermopylae in the Naga Hills 30. The Spokes of the Wheel 31. Forty-Seven Days of Battle: Kohima 32. Seventy-Six Days of Siege: Imphal 33. Down the Hukawng Valley to Myitkyina 34. The Road of Bones Part 4 - Redemption, 1945 Prologue - Lieutenant Colonel Hugh Pettigrew, 2/14 Punjab 35. What to Do About Burma? 36. A Change of Plan 37. Third Time Lucky in Arakan 38. Meiktila and Mandalay 39. Extract Digit! 40. The Empire Strikes Back Appendix 1: The Indian and Gurkha Infantry Regiments of the Indian Army Appendix 2: Indian Army Structure and Numbers - 9 September 1943 Appendix 3: Definitive Numbers for Indian Army in SEAC Appendix 4: Estimates of Japanese Soldiers in Operation U-Go Further Reading Notes Index

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