A War of Empires: Japan, India, Burma & Britain: 1941-45

by Lyman, Robert
5 out of 5 Customer Rating
ISBN: 9781472847140
Availability:
$17.49
3 Offers Available See Details

Available Offers

FreeShipping
See Details
Back to Available Offers
Offer Details
AvijitShipping
Save $0.50 off one item
See Details
Back to Available Offers
Offer Details
Save $0.50 off
20% Off in Cart
See Details
Back to Available Offers
Offer Details
Get 20% off on pre-owned items, available in store and online. Offer valid May 25-27, 2024. This offer cannot be combined with other discounts or coupons and does not apply to previous purchases. Offer cannot be used to buy gift cards or items labeled as 'New' on HPB.com. Sale prices will be reflected in your cart.
Pickup at HPB West Lane Avenue Out of stock at HPB West Lane Avenue Check other stores
FREE
Ship to Me
$3.99

Overview

By 1941 the Japanese reigned supreme in their newly conquered territories throughout Asia. But change was coming. In 1943 the Allies were determined to defeat the Japanese. New commanders were appointed, significant training together with restructuring took place, new equipment arrived and new tactics were developed. A War of Empires expertly retells these coordinated efforts to turn the tide of war as well as detailing the personalities of the commanders, their competing leadership styles, and their shared resolve to finally defeat the all-conquering Japanese. A War of Empires also details how the Indian Army, so brutally defeated in 1941 and 1942 was rebuilt, with a million new recruits. Acclaimed historian Robert Lyman describes how this new volunteer Indian Army, rising from the ashes of defeat, would ferociously fight not to preserve the British Empire but to resist the far more brutal, totalitarian Japanese empire and in the hope for a future, independent India.

But victory did not come immediately. It wasn't until March 1944, when the Japanese staged a massive invasion of India, their famed 'March on Delhi', that the years of rebuilding reaped their reward and after bitter, desperate fighting, the Japanese were finally defeated at Kohima and Imphal. This was followed by a series of extraordinary victories culminating in the catastrophic Japanese defeat at Mandalay in May 1945 and the collapse of all Japanese forces in Burma. Robert Lyman expertly charts this dramatic change as Allied forces fought this brutal campaign in horrific conditions. Their contribution consistently forgotten and ignored by many Western historians, Lyman has conducted ground-breaking research into Indian Army archives, to reveal how these triumphs would help secure Allied victory and ultimately redraw the map of the region with an independent India, free from the shackles of empire, all but guaranteed.

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Author: Lyman, Robert
  • ISBN: 9781472847140
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 9.40 x 2.10
  • Number Of Pages: 560
  • Publication Year: 2021

Customer Reviews