Burma '44 : the battle that turned World War II in the East
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Published
New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, 2024.
Edition
First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition.
ISBN
9780802160584, 0802160581
Physical Desc
xxiv, 413 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
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Coventry - Adult Non-Fiction | 940.5425 HOL | On Shelf | |
Cranston Central - New Books | onorder | On Order | |
Warwick Public - New Books | D 767.6 H65 2024 | Checked Out | July 6, 2024 |
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Published
New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, 2024.
Format
Book
Edition
First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9780802160584, 0802160581
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-396) and index.
Description
"Celebrated historian of World War II James Holland chronicles the astonishing Allied victory at the Battle of the Admin Box in Burma (now Myanmar), a turning point of the war in the Far East. In February 1944, in one of the most astonishing battles of World War II, a ragtag collection of British clerks, drivers, doctors, muleteers, and other base troops, stiffened by a few dogged Yorkshiremen and a handful of tank crews, managed to defeat a much larger and sophisticated contingent of some of the finest infantry in the Japanese army on their march towards India. What became known as the Battle of the Admin Box, fought amongst the paddy fields and jungle of Northern Arakan over a fifteen-day period, turned the battle for Burma. Not only was it the first decisive victory for British troops against the Japanese, more significantly, it demonstrated how the Japanese could be defeated. Lessons learned in this tiny and otherwise insignificant corner of the Far East, set up the campaign in Burma that would follow, as General William Slim's Fourteenth Army finally turned defeat into victory. In Burma '44, acclaimed World War II historian James Holland offers a dramatic tale of victory against incredible odds. As momentous as the Battle of the Bulge ten months later, the Admin Box was a triumph of human grit and heroism and remains one of the most significant yet undervalued conflicts of the entire war. In Holland's hands, it is finally given its proper place in the history of the war"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Holland, J. (2024). Burma '44: the battle that turned World War II in the East (First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition.). Atlantic Monthly Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Holland, James, 1970-. 2024. Burma '44: The Battle That Turned World War II in the East. Atlantic Monthly Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Holland, James, 1970-. Burma '44: The Battle That Turned World War II in the East Atlantic Monthly Press, 2024.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Holland, James. Burma '44: The Battle That Turned World War II in the East First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition., Atlantic Monthly Press, 2024.
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