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Burma '44: The Battle That Turned World War II in the East
By Holland, James
- ISBN
- 9780802160584
- Publisher
- Grove
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Starred Review on April 1, 2024 | Social Sciences
Historian Holland (The Savage Storm) persuasively argues that the February 1944 Battle of the Admin Box in Arakan was a turning point on World War II's Burma front. His book indicates that the Imperial Japanese forces looked to capitalize on their long string of successes in Burma by invading India. Of three possible invasion routes, the Arakan coastal strip had the necessary infrastructure to sup...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
