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Imphal 1944
The Japanese invasion of India
Imphal 1944
The Japanese invasion of India
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Description
In March 1944, the Japanese Fifteenth Army launched an offensive into India from Burma. Named "U Go," its main objective was the capture of the town of Imphal, which provided the easiest route between India and Burma. Whoever controlled it, controlled access between the two countries. Facing off against the Japanese was the British Fourteenth Army and its Imphal-based 4 Corps. For the next four months, over 200,000 men clashed in the hills and valley of Manipur in what has since been described as one of the greatest battles of World War II.
Although numbers vary, it is estimated that some 30,000 Japanese soldiers died and 23,000 were injured at Imphal–Kohima in 1944 due to fighting, disease and in the retreat back to Burma. It remains the largest defeat on land ever for the Japanese Army.
With fully commissioned artwork and maps, this is the complete story of the turning point in the Burma campaign in World War II.
Table of Contents
Chronology
Opposing Commanders
Opposing Forces
Opposing Plans
The Japanese Lay Siege, March to Mid-April 1944
A Battle Of Attrition, Mid-April to May 1944
The British Break Through, June 1944
A Japanese Rout, July 1944
Aftermath
The Battlefield Today
Further Reading
Index
Product details
| Published | Mar 20 2018 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 96 |
| ISBN | 9781472820150 |
| Imprint | Osprey Publishing |
| Illustrations | Full colour maps; diagrams and illustrations throughout |
| Dimensions | 10 x 7 inches |
| Series | Campaign |
| Short code | CAM 319 |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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