{"product_id":"burma-victory-1944-co1945-photographs-from-wartime-archives-images-of-war-1","title":"Burma Victory, 1944?Çô1945: Photographs from Wartime Archives (Images of War)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Jon Diamond, is to be commended for his attention to detail, great use of maps and amazing photographs.\" ? IPMS\/USA\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeneral Stilwell’s ad hoc force of Merrill’s Marauders, American-trained Chinese divisions, Kachin guerrillas and General Wingate’s Chindits conducted a northern Burmese offensive that led to the coup de main seizure of Myitkyina’s airfield in May 1944. In August 1944, after a protracted siege, Myitkyina town on the Irrawaddy River fell to the Allies. At the same time elements of General Slim’s 14th Army were mounting a defense of northeastern India at Imphal and Kohima against Imperial Japan’s 15th Army; Operation U-Go, led by General Mutaguchi, from March to July 1944. Thereafter, the Allies began two major campaigns.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst, the northern Burmese Sino-American offensive re-opened the land supply route to China via a newly-built Burma Road, which replaced the American Air Transport Command’s ‘Hump’ airlift that had kept Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek’s Chinese forces supplied.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe second offensive was by General Bill Slim’s multi-national British 14th Army under, which advanced south-east through the Arakan. The ‘Forgotten Army’ eventually re-occupied Mandalay and Rangoon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese legendary campaigns are superbly described in words and images in this fine addition to the Images of War series.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book Outpost","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46562307506362,"sku":"9781399008532","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/9101\/2794\/files\/9781399008532_c1e020ac-c73c-4faf-9a1d-65298a0c0e7e.jpg?v=1788687985","url":"https:\/\/www.ufmllc.online\/products\/burma-victory-1944-co1945-photographs-from-wartime-archives-images-of-war-1","provider":"Unique Finds Market LLC ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}