Forgotten armies the war in asia

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Effectively it is the story of the birth of modern South and South- East Asia and the hopes and fears of the dozens of armies' marching through the jungle battlefields.



The vast crescent of British-ruled territories from India down to Singapore appeared in the early stages of the Second World War a massive asset in the war with Germany, providing huge quantities of soldiers and raw materials and key part of an impregnable global network denied to the Nazis. Within a few weeks in 1941-2 a Japanese invasion had destroyed all this, almost effortlessly taking the 'impregnable fortress' of Singapore with its 80,000 strong garrison, and sweeping through South and Southeast Asia to the frontier of India itself. This revolutionary, absolutely gripping book brings to life the entire experience of South and Southeast Asia in this extraordinary period, telling the story from an Indian, Burmese, Chinese or Malay perspective as much as from that of the British or Japanese. Effectively it is the story of the birth of modern South and Southeast Asia and the hopes and fears of the dozens of 'forgotten armies' marching through the jungle battlefields, so many dying for causes swept away by the reality that emerged in 1945. Even as the British successfully fought back in the bloodiest battles in South and Southeast Asia's history, there was no going back to colonial rule.

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Taal: en

Bindwijze: Paperback

Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 04 augustus 2005

Aantal pagina's: 592

Illustraties: Nee

Hoofdauteur: Chris Bayley

Tweede Auteur: Tim Harper

Co Auteur: Tim Harper

Hoofduitgeverij: Peng

Originele titel: Forgotten Armies: The Fall of British Asia, 1941-1945,

Editie: New title

Extra groot lettertype: Nee

Product breedte: 129 mm

Product hoogte: 26 mm

Product lengte: 198 mm

Studieboek: Nee

Verpakking breedte: 128 mm

Verpakking hoogte: 32 mm

Verpakking lengte: 196 mm

Verpakkingsgewicht: 668 g

EAN: 9780140293319

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