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The Unforgettable Army: Slim's XIVth Army in Burma

The Unforgettable Army: Slim's XIVth Army in Burma

Hickey, Michael

Paperback

World War II

ISBN10: 0854950052
ISBN13: 9780854950058
Publisher: Sapere Books
Published: Feb 12 2024
Pages: 428
Weight: 1.25
Height: 0.87 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A gripping chronicle of the monumental fight against the Japanese in Burma during World War Two.

The ideal book for people enthralled by the works of James Holland, Anthony Beevor and Max Hastings.

In mid-December 1941 the Japanese invaded Burma. Within just a few months British forces were driven from their defences and forced to retreat hundreds of miles to the Indian border.

How did the Allies under the leadership of William Slim, Orde Wingate and Louis Mountbatten overcome one of the gravest defeats the British Army ever suffered and drive back the Japanese?

Michael Hickey's meticulously researched and brilliantly written book charts the course of the Burma campaign, exploring how the British, Asian and African troops fighting under Slim were able to engage and resist the enemy onslaught while simultaneously keeping lines of communication open with China and divert attention from the American attacks in the Pacific.

Despite the fact that it was often referred to as 'The Forgotten Army', because its operations were overlooked by the contemporary press and even subsequent historians, Michael Hickey demonstrates just how brilliant and extraordinary this united multi-racial British Fourteenth Army was with soldiers, sailors and airmen from Britain, India, Nepal, Africa, Burma, America, China and many other countries.

'Michael Hickey, a soldier and a historian in his own right, has been to war and knows what it means. With his sure touch he describes the essential overall picture, while at the same time he deftly targets the significant battles and incidents, bringing the reader close to events as they happened from day to day. His informative book is welcome for the way it highlights the feel and tensions of battle in jungle and scrub plain, together with the personalities of the people involved.' Field Marshal William Slim

'captivating tactical-level war stories - useful descriptions of the Japanese soldier and his army, a detailed account of The 'Sacking' of Slim, and a wonderful Postlude describing the post-war fates of key campaign leaders. The Unforgettable Army belongs in the library of anyone interested in miliary leadership and World War II campaigns.' Col. William Mendel, U.S. Army, Military Review

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