THE RECONQUEST OF BURMA June 1942-June 1944: Volume 1 Official History of the Indian Armed Forces in the Second World War 1939-45 Campaigns in the Eastern Theatre

The Reconquest of Burma Volume 1 describes the plans of the war and the conduct of operations leading to the reconquest of Burma in 1945. The Indian troops were called upon, first to protect the north-eastern frontiers of India by blocking the progress of the Japanese forces into India, and then to punch them out of India and Burma in co-operation with other Allied forces. The volume also covers the planning aspect of the reconquest of Burma, and also the bitter fighting which took place around Imphal and Kohima. It also describes the two Wingate expeditions conducted behind the Japanese lines and carries the story of the war in Burma right up to June 1944.