Meiktila 1945 : The battle to liberate Burma (Campaign)

Young, Edward M./ Gerrard, Howard (ILT)

Osprey Publishing（2004/05発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 96 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781841766980
• DDC分類 940.5425

Full Description

A compact, illustrated account of the Japanese army's final stand in Burma.

In the spring of 1944, Japanese 15th Army was shattered at Imphal and Kohima, allowing General William Slim, commander of 14th Army, to liberate Burma overland from India - a task considered impossible by the British chiefs of staff.

Overcoming immense logistical problems, Slim coordinated a precisely timed attack along a 200-mile front, the longest opposed river crossing of the entire war, and an armored dash behind enemy lines that seized Meiktila, cutting Japanese supply lines. Mandalay fell and at the end of March 1945, with the battle lost, the Japanese withdrew south.

Slim gave them no chance; Allied troops raced south and captured Rangoon. The Japanese army in Burma was finished.

Contents

Origins of the Campaign
Chronology
Opposing Commanders
Opposing Armies
Opposing Plans
The Advance to the Irrawaddy
The Attack on Meiktila
The Defence of Meiktila
Aftermath
The Battlefield Today

Bibliography
Index