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Published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1958
Seller: Tangible Tales, Eugene, OR, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. First edition. Hardcover Ex Library in only fair condition. Heavy wear to the cloth corners and edges with fraying and the board peeking through in several places. Labels and stamps - this was withdrwan from a U.S. Navy library. Binding and hinges are intact, but the whole book feels loose and well-worn. Soil and discoloration to the heavy cloth covers. An abundance of fold out maps are present including one slim map in a pocket at rear "Strategic Map of Burma and Malaya." Heavily worn, but clear of notations or underlining. 541 pp., indexed.
Published by Naval & Military Press Ltd, 2004
ISBN 10: 1845740610ISBN 13: 9781845740610
Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United Kingdom
Book
Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 558 pages. 10.00x6.69x1.57 inches. In Stock.
Published by Naval & Military Press, 2020
ISBN 10: 1783316829ISBN 13: 9781783316823
Seller: Naval and Military Press Ltd, Uckfield, United Kingdom
Book
2004 N&M Press reprint (original pub 1961). SB. xvx + 559pp with 25 maps and sketches in colour and numerous contemporary photos.Published Price £45 This third volume in the series of five in the 18-volume official British History of the Second World War which recount the war against Japan, has, in the words of its authors â a brighter tale to tellâ than the previous two - which narrated the disastrous losses of Hong Kong, Borneo, Malaya, Singapore and Burma. By late 1943 the tide of war in the Far East was turning, and the Allied High Command in the theatre under Lord Louis Mountbatten, began detailed plans to reverse Japanâ s conquests. At sea, from bases in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) the Royal Navy mounted raids on Java and Sumatra. In the air, flying from bases in India, the RAF challenged Japanâ s air supremacy. Above all, on the ground Allied armies stemmed Japanâ s attacks on Arakan and Assam, and decisively defeated them at the battles of Kohima and Imphal. The conventional Allied armies were supported by the celebrated â Chinditâ special forces trained by the colourful General Orde Wingate to operate behind Japanese lines, though the authors play down their achievement and criticise their campaigns as â wastefulâ . The book also describes parallel military developments in China and the Pacific which affected the campaigns in India and Burma. There are 30 appendices with details of the forces and logistics involved, and the book is illustrated with 15 main maps, 20 sketch maps, and 57 photographs.
Published by Naval & Military Press, 2020
ISBN 10: 1783316802ISBN 13: 9781783316809
Seller: Naval and Military Press Ltd, Uckfield, United Kingdom
Book
2020 N&M Press reprint (original pub 1958). SB. xvii + 541pp with 35 maps and sketches in colour, and numerous contemporary photos.Published Price £453 This, the second of the five books in the 18-volume official British History of the Second World War dealing with the war against Japan, examines the high tide of Japanâ s success, when her all-conquering armies threatened India itself - the jewel in the crown of the British Empire. The book opens with the British scrambling to defend Burma, gateway to India, after Japanâ s onslaught on Hong Kong, Borneo, Malaya and Singapore. Within weeks of Japan attacking Burma in December 1941, its capital, Rangoon, was lost and Britain was forced to look to Indiaâ s defences. Despite a punishing monsoon climate and inhospitable jungle terrain, the British grimly held on to north-east India after the loss of Burma, and even made plans to hit back. The book looks at the controversial early campaigns of the Chindits, the guerrilla force conceived by the maverick and eccentric General Orde Wingate, a favourite oif Churchillâ s, and features two more conventional Generals who fell foul of the Prime Minister - Archibald Wavell and Claude Auchinleck. Supported by 33 appendices, 15 main maps and 20 sketch maps; the book is illustrated by 35 photographs.
Published by Naval & Military Press, 2020
ISBN 10: 1783316837ISBN 13: 9781783316830
Seller: Naval and Military Press Ltd, Uckfield, United Kingdom
Book
2004 N&M Press reprint (original pub 1961). Hardback xvx + 559pp with 25 maps and sketches in colour and numerous contemporary photos. This third volume in the series of five in the 18-volume official British History of the Second World War which recount the war against Japan, has, in the words of its authors â a brighter tale to tellâ than the previous two - which narrated the disastrous losses of Hong Kong, Borneo, Malaya, Singapore and Burma. By late 1943 the tide of war in the Far East was turning, and the Allied High Command in the theatre under Lord Louis Mountbatten, began detailed plans to reverse Japanâ s conquests. At sea, from bases in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) the Royal Navy mounted raids on Java and Sumatra. In the air, flying from bases in India, the RAF challenged Japanâ s air supremacy. Above all, on the ground Allied armies stemmed Japanâ s attacks on Arakan and Assam, and decisively defeated them at the battles of Kohima and Imphal. The conventional Allied armies were supported by the celebrated â Chinditâ special forces trained by the colourful General Orde Wingate to operate behind Japanese lines, though the authors play down their achievement and criticise their campaigns as â wastefulâ . The book also describes parallel military developments in China and the Pacific which affected the campaigns in India and Burma. There are 30 appendices with details of the forces and logistics involved, and the book is illustrated with 15 main maps, 20 sketch maps, and 57 photographs.
Published by Naval & Military Press, 2020
ISBN 10: 1783316810ISBN 13: 9781783316816
Seller: Naval and Military Press Ltd, Uckfield, United Kingdom
Book
2020 N&M Press reprint (original pub 1958). Hardback. xvii + 541pp with 35 maps and sketches in colour, and numerous contemporary photos. This, the second of the five books in the 18-volume official British History of the Second World War dealing with the war against Japan, examines the high tide of Japanâ s success, when her all-conquering armies threatened India itself - the jewel in the crown of the British Empire. The book opens with the British scrambling to defend Burma, gateway to India, after Japanâ s onslaught on Hong Kong, Borneo, Malaya and Singapore. Within weeks of Japan attacking Burma in December 1941, its capital, Rangoon, was lost and Britain was forced to look to Indiaâ s defences. Despite a punishing monsoon climate and inhospitable jungle terrain, the British grimly held on to north-east India after the loss of Burma, and even made plans to hit back. The book looks at the controversial early campaigns of the Chindits, the guerrilla force conceived by the maverick and eccentric General Orde Wingate, a favourite oif Churchillâ s, and features two more conventional Generals who fell foul of the Prime Minister - Archibald Wavell and Claude Auchinleck. Supported by 33 appendices, 15 main maps and 20 sketch maps; the book is illustrated by 35 photographs.
Published by Uckfield , East Sussex, Naval & Military Press, 2004., 2004
Five volumes, large 8vo. c550pp. per volume. Maps, charts etc. B/w illustrations. Original wrappers, a fine set. A facsimile issue of the earlier publications.