Burma: The Longest War 1941–45
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Chipped, torn with minor damage. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Binding intact.
In the sweltering jungles and mountain passes of Southeast Asia, the Burma campaign of 1941–45 unfolded as one of the most gruelling and protracted theatres of the Second World War. Louis Allen's magisterial account chronicles the full sweep of the conflict — from the catastrophic fall of Rangoon to the eventual Allied reconquest — drawing on firsthand testimonies, official records, and sources from both the Allied and Japanese sides to present a uniquely balanced and authoritative narrative. Allen, a British intelligence officer who served in Burma himself, brings rare authenticity and scholarly rigour to his account, illuminating the extraordinary human endurance demanded by jungle warfare, the strategic miscalculations on all sides, and the forgotten sacrifices of British, Indian, Burmese, American, and Chinese forces alike. Burma: The Longest War 1941–45 stands as the definitive history of a campaign long overshadowed by other theatres of the war — a towering work that compels the reader to confront the true cost of a conflict the world was too eager to forget.
Author: Louis Allen
Format: Hardback
Published: 1984, Guild Publishing
Genre: WW2
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Chipped, torn with minor damage. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Binding intact.
In the sweltering jungles and mountain passes of Southeast Asia, the Burma campaign of 1941–45 unfolded as one of the most gruelling and protracted theatres of the Second World War. Louis Allen's magisterial account chronicles the full sweep of the conflict — from the catastrophic fall of Rangoon to the eventual Allied reconquest — drawing on firsthand testimonies, official records, and sources from both the Allied and Japanese sides to present a uniquely balanced and authoritative narrative. Allen, a British intelligence officer who served in Burma himself, brings rare authenticity and scholarly rigour to his account, illuminating the extraordinary human endurance demanded by jungle warfare, the strategic miscalculations on all sides, and the forgotten sacrifices of British, Indian, Burmese, American, and Chinese forces alike. Burma: The Longest War 1941–45 stands as the definitive history of a campaign long overshadowed by other theatres of the war — a towering work that compels the reader to confront the true cost of a conflict the world was too eager to forget.