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Description:This is the second of the five-volume official inter-Service history of the War against Japan which is being written from the point of view of the British commanders in the Far East. As before, the authors have had access to official sources in the Cabinet Office and elsewhere and have consulted many of the protagonists and their papers.The authors recount the loss of Burma in 1942 and the epic retreat of the small British force which covered nearly a thousand miles in three and a half months before reaching the safety of India. It fought a number of fierce actions against a superior enemy and, cut off from outside assistance for most of the retreat, had to carry its base with it.With the loss of Burma, India lay open to invasion and, like Britain after Dunkirk, was desperately short of trained troops, aircraft and weapons. The authors describe how, before these deficiencies could be made good, the Japanese fleet made an incursion into the Indian Ocean, its aircraft bombing Columbo and Trincomalee in Ceylon and spreading alarm throughout India. This, and the blows struck at the weak Eastern Fleet, seemed to be the forerunner of invasion itself but, as the reader will see, the great American naval victories of the Coral Sea and Midway in the Pacific altered the course of the war and so the immediate danger to India passed.The problem of the recapture of Burma then became the main concern of the British Commanders in the Far East. The authors show how the plans prepared were frustrated by the lack of material resources, by the need for time to train the expanding Indian Army, by the unsettled political conditions within India and by the weather.The formation of long-range penetration forces, which became known as the Chindits, is described, together with the fascinating story of Orde Wingate's first campaign when he and some 3,000 men and 1,100 mules penetrated into the heart of Burma and operated for two months well behind the enemy lines. The full story of this campaign and its results are told in this volume for the first time.The attempt to take the offensive from India in Arakan with partly-trained troops against their well-trained Japanese is told, and the causes of its failure analysed.Events in the Pacific are related in sufficient detail to enable the reader to follow the strategy of the war as a whole. They show how the long drawn-out battles of attrition in Guadalcanal and Papua enabled the Americans and Australians to wrest the initiative from the enemy.The volume also also shows how the Commanders in India overcame the immense administrative difficulties of terrain, climate and distance, trained the troops to meet and overcome the apparently invincible Japanese forces, and laid the foundations for the victories which were to come.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with War Against Japan Volume II: India's Most Dangerous Hour. To get started finding War Against Japan Volume II: India's Most Dangerous Hour, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: This is the second of the five-volume official inter-Service history of the War against Japan which is being written from the point of view of the British commanders in the Far East. As before, the authors have had access to official sources in the Cabinet Office and elsewhere and have consulted many of the protagonists and their papers.The authors recount the loss of Burma in 1942 and the epic retreat of the small British force which covered nearly a thousand miles in three and a half months before reaching the safety of India. It fought a number of fierce actions against a superior enemy and, cut off from outside assistance for most of the retreat, had to carry its base with it.With the loss of Burma, India lay open to invasion and, like Britain after Dunkirk, was desperately short of trained troops, aircraft and weapons. The authors describe how, before these deficiencies could be made good, the Japanese fleet made an incursion into the Indian Ocean, its aircraft bombing Columbo and Trincomalee in Ceylon and spreading alarm throughout India. This, and the blows struck at the weak Eastern Fleet, seemed to be the forerunner of invasion itself but, as the reader will see, the great American naval victories of the Coral Sea and Midway in the Pacific altered the course of the war and so the immediate danger to India passed.The problem of the recapture of Burma then became the main concern of the British Commanders in the Far East. The authors show how the plans prepared were frustrated by the lack of material resources, by the need for time to train the expanding Indian Army, by the unsettled political conditions within India and by the weather.The formation of long-range penetration forces, which became known as the Chindits, is described, together with the fascinating story of Orde Wingate's first campaign when he and some 3,000 men and 1,100 mules penetrated into the heart of Burma and operated for two months well behind the enemy lines. The full story of this campaign and its results are told in this volume for the first time.The attempt to take the offensive from India in Arakan with partly-trained troops against their well-trained Japanese is told, and the causes of its failure analysed.Events in the Pacific are related in sufficient detail to enable the reader to follow the strategy of the war as a whole. They show how the long drawn-out battles of attrition in Guadalcanal and Papua enabled the Americans and Australians to wrest the initiative from the enemy.The volume also also shows how the Commanders in India overcame the immense administrative difficulties of terrain, climate and distance, trained the troops to meet and overcome the apparently invincible Japanese forces, and laid the foundations for the victories which were to come.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with War Against Japan Volume II: India's Most Dangerous Hour. To get started finding War Against Japan Volume II: India's Most Dangerous Hour, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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