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Meiktila 1945 : The Battle To Liberate Burma

by Edward M. Young

Other authors: Howard Gerrard (Illustrator)

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Series: Osprey Campaign (136)

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Osprey's examination of the Meiktila campaign of WOrld War II (1939-1945). In the spring of 1944, Japanese 15th Army was shattered at Imphal and Kohima, allowing General William Slim, commander of 14th Army, to liberate Burma overland from India - a task considered impossible by the British chiefs of staff. Overcoming immense logistical problems, Slim coordinated a precisely timed attack along a 200-mile front, the longest opposed river crossing of the entire war, and an armored dashbehind enemy lines that seized Meiktila, cutting Japanese supply lines. Mandalay fell and at the end of March 1945, with the battle lost, the Japanese withdrew south. Slim gave them no chance; Allied troops raced south and captured Rangoon. The Japanese army in Burma was finished.… (more)
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On the whole, this is a perfectly acceptable account of William Slim's offensive masterpiece, and the capstone of the history of Britain's Indian army. What gives me some pause is that, seeing as this booklet is almost 20 years old, and the reading list leans heavily on old official histories and has no Japanese content, a more modern history is probably in order. This is not to mention that there is no sense given that, due to London's mismanagement of the imperial endgame in India, a victory that could have been a unifying experience for India was reduced into just another battle in a bigger war. Noted Indian military historian Srinath Raghavan has observed that, for most Indians, their military history begins with the first battles in Kashmir against Pakistan. ( )
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Young, Edward M.primary authorall editionsconfirmed
Gerrard, HowardIllustratorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Carbó Ros, EloyTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Galera Ibáñez, IsabelTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed

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Osprey's examination of the Meiktila campaign of WOrld War II (1939-1945). In the spring of 1944, Japanese 15th Army was shattered at Imphal and Kohima, allowing General William Slim, commander of 14th Army, to liberate Burma overland from India - a task considered impossible by the British chiefs of staff. Overcoming immense logistical problems, Slim coordinated a precisely timed attack along a 200-mile front, the longest opposed river crossing of the entire war, and an armored dashbehind enemy lines that seized Meiktila, cutting Japanese supply lines. Mandalay fell and at the end of March 1945, with the battle lost, the Japanese withdrew south. Slim gave them no chance; Allied troops raced south and captured Rangoon. The Japanese army in Burma was finished.

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