Slim, master of war: Burma and the birth of modern warfare / Rob Lyman.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: London: Constable, 2004Description: 327pISBN:
  • 1841198110 (hbk.):
  • 9781845292233 (pbk) :
Subject(s): Summary: Detailed chronological account of General Slim's achievements in Burma. Facing formidable obstacles Slim favoured the "indirect" approach (the precursor of the modern way of warfare) against the Japanese, and in the battles of Imphal and Kohima inflicted the single biggest land defeat of Japanese forces in the Second World War.
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Book Defence Academy Library On-Shelf 940.542591 LYM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available AUS-DON 12760-2001
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Detailed chronological account of General Slim's achievements in Burma. Facing formidable obstacles Slim favoured the "indirect" approach (the precursor of the modern way of warfare) against the Japanese, and in the battles of Imphal and Kohima inflicted the single biggest land defeat of Japanese forces in the Second World War.

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