On 7 March 1944 Tokyo announced that the Japanese invasion of British India had begun. By mid-month, the Japanese 31st Division had crossed the Chindwin River in northern Burma, advancing on a wide front towards Imphal and Kohima. In bitter jungle fighting from early April, the British Fourteenth Army under Field Marshal Slim held the Japanese assault on Kohima Ridge. By late June the Japanese were in headlong retreat. Kohima ranks for strategic importance with Alamein, Midway and Stalingrad. The increasing dominance of ...
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On 7 March 1944 Tokyo announced that the Japanese invasion of British India had begun. By mid-month, the Japanese 31st Division had crossed the Chindwin River in northern Burma, advancing on a wide front towards Imphal and Kohima. In bitter jungle fighting from early April, the British Fourteenth Army under Field Marshal Slim held the Japanese assault on Kohima Ridge. By late June the Japanese were in headlong retreat. Kohima ranks for strategic importance with Alamein, Midway and Stalingrad. The increasing dominance of Allied airpower in the region in the aftermath of the battle was a major factor in turning the tide of the war in East Asia against the Japanese. Drawing on documents and diaries from Japanese as well as Allied sources, Arthur Swinson, who served at Kohima, not only presents a thrilling and fascinating tale of heroism and combat action, but also analyses the political background to and long-term impact of a clash described by Mountbatten as 'one of the greatest battles in history'.
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Add this copy of Kohima to cart. $29.19, good condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2015 by Head Of Zeus.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 700grams, ISBN: 9781784081782.
Add this copy of Kohima to cart. $32.39, good condition, Sold by Lawrence Jones rated 1.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Nobby Beach, QLD, AUSTRALIA, published 1966 by Cassell.
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Near Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo. xvi, 275pp, index, bibliography, Order of Battlebw ills, maps. Or black cloth in jacket. Page edges heavily foxed. Jacket price clipped with a little fading to spine. The Battle of Kohima ranks as one of the turning points of WWII.
Add this copy of Kohima to cart. $59.64, good condition, Sold by Harry Righton rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Worcs, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1968 by Arrow Book.
