Request WW2 Burma

[Roger Rabbit]

Does anyone have any infomation or could recommend any books which are about the strategic importance of the Burma Road in World War 2 or on General Slim. Any help appreciated.

[hist2004]

http://warren416.home.comcast.net/Ledo_Main.html

http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USA/USA-C-Burma45/

http://www.campusi.com/isbn_0060577843.htm

http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/wwii/70-42/70-425.html

Regards,
Hist2004

[DANJANOU]

Burma The Longest War 1941-45

by Louis Allen 1984
ISBN 0-460-02474-4

Runs about 680-90 pages. Well researched and written and covers the whole campaign from the British retreat through the various campaigns/battles Arakan, Imphal, Kohima etc.

Good set of appendices too with Orbats etc. and good bibliography for further study

[Roger Rabbit]

Thankyou both for the infomation.

[2RHPZ]

Burma The Longest War 1941-45

by Louis Allen 1984
ISBN 0-460-02474-4

Runs about 680-90 pages. Well researched and written and covers the whole campaign from the British retreat through the various campaigns/battles Arakan, Imphal, Kohima etc.

The Effect Of Material Inferiority: An Analysis Of Japanese Defeat In The Battle For Imphal, 1944

by Mr Wong Chee Wai

The battle for Imphal, codenamed Operation U-Go by the Japanese, consisted of a series of battles fought over a wide front from the banks of the Chindwin river to the road beyond Kohima over a five-month period in March - July 1944. This battle marked a turning point in the Second World War in Southeast Asia . The Japanese Army suffered their greatest defeat with 53,000 casualties (compared to 16,700 on the British side) as well as massive material destruction.1 The loss of a significant portion of the Japanese forces paved the way for the British to re-occupy Burma in less than a year. Given the magnitude of the Japanese defeat, it is pertinent to ask why the Japanese launched the attack on Imphal in the first place.

Article (http://www.mindef.gov.sg/safti/pointer/back/journals/2004/Vol30_1/6.htm)