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020 |a9781315726908|q(e-book : PDF)
020 |a9781317538301|q(e-book: Mobi)
020 |z9781138847255|q(hardback)
024 7 |a10.4324/9781315726908 |2doi
035 |a(OCoLC)1004057918
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049 |aTürk Tarih Kurumu Kütüphanesi
050 4|aD767|b.R694 2018
082 04|a940.54259|bR888
100 1 |aRoy, Kaushik,|d1971-,|eauthor.
245 10|aTropical warfare in the Asia-Pacific region, 1941-45 /|cKaushik Roy.
264 1|aNew York :|bRoutledge,|c2018.
300 |a1 online resource (xxii, 260 pages)
490 0 |aAsian states and empires ;|v15
505 0 |aArmed forces of the principal combatants -- Fall of Philippines -- Disaster in Malaya-Singapore -- Defeat in Burma -- Solomons -- New Guinea -- Victory in Philippines -- Reconquest of Burma.
520 |a"This is the first book to provide a comprehensive overview of the land war of the Second World War in South-East Asia and the South and South-West Pacific. The extensive existing literature focuses on particular armies--Japanese, British, American, Australian or Indian --and/or on particular theatres--the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Malaya or Burma. This book, on the contrary, argues that warfare in all the theatres was very similar, especially the difficulties of the undeveloped terrain, and that there was considerable interchange of ideas between the allied armies which enabled the spread of best practice among them. The book considers tactics, training, technology and logistics, assesses the changing state of the combat effectiveness of the different armies, and traces the course of the war from the Japanese Blitzkrieg of 1941, through the later stalemate, and the hard fought Allied fightback. Although the book concentrates on ground forces, due attention is also given to air forces and amphibious operations. One important argument put forward by the author is that the defeat of the Japanese was not inevitable and that it was brought about by chance and considerable tactical ingenuity on the part of US and British imperial forces"--|cProvided by publisher.
650 0|aWorld War, 1939-1945|zSoutheast Asia.
650 0|aWorld War, 1939-1945|zPacific Area.
650 0|aWorld War, 1939-1945|xJungle warfare.
776 08|iPrint version: |z9781138847255|w(DLC) 2017027534
856 40|uhttps://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781315726908|zClick here to view.
901 |aTaylor & Francis
