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Burma Road 1943-44 - Stilwell's Assault on Myitkyina

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Campaign Series - World War II - Pacific Asian Theater

MSRP old price: $25.00


Product Info

Title
Burma Road 1943-44 - Stilwell's Assault on Myitkyina
Publisher
Category
Author
Jon Diamond
Publish Year
2016
Pages
96
Dimensions
7.25x9.5x.5"
NKG Part #
2147610832
MFG. Part #
OSPCAM289
Type
Softcover
Series
CAM289

Description

Myitkyina was a vital objective in the Allied re-conquest of Burma in 1943-44. Following the disastrous retreat from Burma in April 1942, China had become isolated from re-supply except for the dangerous air route for US transports over the Himalaya Mountains. The Burma Road, which ran from Lashio (south of Myitkyina) through the mountains to Kunming was closed as a supply route from Rangoon after the Japanese conquest. Without military assistance, China would be forced to surrender and Imperial Japanese Army forces could be diverted to other Pacific war zones.

This is the history of the ambitious joint Allied assault led by American Lt. Gen. Joseph W Stilwell and featuring British, American and Chinese forces as they clashed with three skilled regiments of the Japanese 18th Division. Packed with first-hand accounts, specially commissioned artwork, maps and illustrations and dozens of rare photographs this book reveals the incredible Allied attack on Myitkyina.