Description: This work focuses on the experience, tactics, training and weapons of the British soldier from the Fall of Malaya and Singapore until the Reconquest of Burma. It covers jungle warfare training in India and the ensuing action in Burma, tracing the development of tactics and doctrine: this formed the basis for the victories in the Arakan and the battles of Kohima and Imphal. Uniforms, equipment and weapons developed for jungle warfare are all covered. Other aspects such as the soldier's view of India, the entertainment available on leave, food rationing and other supplies such as cigarettes, the introduction of the forces newspaper SEAC, and the medical problems of malaria are covered.
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EAN: 9781841764481
UPC: 9781841764481
ISBN: 9781841764481
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Book Title: British Infantryman in the Far East 1941-45
Number of Pages: 64 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Item Height: 0.1 in
Topic: Military / World War II, Europe / Great Britain / General
Publication Year: 2003
Illustrator: Vanelle, Jeff, Lyles, Kevin, Yes
Genre: History
Item Weight: 7.1 Oz
Author: Alan Jeffreys
Item Length: 9.7 in
Item Width: 7.2 in
Book Series: Warrior Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback