{"product_id":"2026100011429-secondhand-bombs-over-burma","title":"Bombs Over Burma","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: 1st ed.,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners\u003cbr\u003ePages: Yellowed\u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Ex-library with usual markings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the blood-soaked jungles and shattered cities of wartime Southeast Asia, Wilfred Burchett's Bombs Over Burma stands as a gripping firsthand chronicle of one of the most brutal and overlooked theatres of the Second World War. Written by the intrepid Australian war correspondent W. G. Burchett, this account immerses the reader in the chaos, heroism, and human cost of the Japanese invasion of Burma — a campaign that reshaped the fate of millions across the Asia-Pacific region. With the authority of a journalist who witnessed the conflict on the ground, Burchett presents the raw reality of aerial bombardment, civilian displacement, and military struggle with visceral precision and unflinching clarity.\n\nBeyond its immediate wartime reportage, Bombs Over Burma carries the weight of broader themes: colonial fragility, the resilience of ordinary people caught in the machinery of empire, and the moral complexities of modern warfare. Burchett's prose is urgent and unadorned, reflecting the journalistic tradition of bearing witness without flinching — a style that would define his controversial and celebrated career as one of the twentieth century's most daring correspondents. For historians, students of the Pacific War, and readers drawn to authentic eyewitness narratives, this rare volume asks a haunting question: what does it truly cost a nation — and a people — to survive?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50573391069403,"sku":"2026100011429-SECONDHAND","price":35.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/c42e2ec7-9975-4632-a5c1-bbcdfb0bbd26.png?v=1791168173","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100011429-secondhand-bombs-over-burma","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}