Behind the Burma Road
Title | Behind the Burma Road PDF eBook |
Author | William Raymond Peers |
Publisher | |
Pages | 272 |
Release | 1963 |
Genre | World War, 1939-1945 |
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This book looks at the guerilla operations carried out by Americans in the mountains of North Burma between 1943 and 1945. As the Japanese advanced into Burma from the south, they cut the Burma Road, a lifeline for the Chinese armies fighting the Japanese in China. Allies had to use cargo planes to fly supplies and equipment over the "Hump" of the Himalayas. On the ground, scattered and inadequate Allied troops were trying to contain the Japanese and push them back far enough to make building a new road possible. Among these troops were Merrill's Marauders, Wingate's Raiders, the Chinese forces under "Vinegar Joe" Stilwell and the 14th British Army.
Behind the Burma Road
Title | Behind the Burma Road PDF eBook |
Author | William Raymond Peers |
Publisher | |
Pages | 194 |
Release | 1964 |
Genre | Guerrilla warfare |
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Behind The Burma Road
Title | Behind The Burma Road PDF eBook |
Author | William R. Peers (Peers, William R., Brelis, Dean., Brelis, Dean) |
Publisher | |
Pages | 194 |
Release | 1963 |
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The Burma Road
Title | The Burma Road PDF eBook |
Author | Donovan Webster |
Publisher | Harper Collins |
Pages | 394 |
Release | 2004-09-07 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0060746386 |
As the Imperial Japanese Army swept across China and South Asia at World War II's outset, closing all of China's seaports, more than 200,000 Chinese laborers embarked on a seemingly impossible task: to cut a 700-mile overland route -- the Burma Road -- from the southwest Chinese city of Kunming to Lashio, Burma. But when Burma fell in 1942, the Burma Road was severed. As the first step of the Allied offensive toward Japan, American general Joseph Stilwell reopened it, while, at the same time, keeping China supplied by air-lift from India and simultaneously driving the Japanese out of Burma. From the breathtaking adventures of the American "Hump" pilots who flew hair-raising missions over the Himalayas to make food-drops in China to the true story of the mission that inspired the famous film The Bridge on the River Kwai, to the grueling jungle operations of Merrill's Marauders and the British Chindit Brigades, The Burma Road vividly re-creates the sprawling, sometimes hilarious, often harrowing, and still largely unknown stories of one of the greatest chapters of World War II.
Behind the Burma Road, etc. [With plates and maps.].
Title | Behind the Burma Road, etc. [With plates and maps.]. PDF eBook |
Author | William Raymond PEERS (and BRELIS (Dean)) |
Publisher | |
Pages | 246 |
Release | 1963 |
Genre | World War, 1939-1945 |
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Behind the Burma Road. With [plates, Including Portraits,] Illustrations and Maps
Title | Behind the Burma Road. With [plates, Including Portraits,] Illustrations and Maps PDF eBook |
Author | William R. Peers |
Publisher | |
Pages | 193 |
Release | 1964 |
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Behind Japanese Lines
Title | Behind Japanese Lines PDF eBook |
Author | Richard Dunlop |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 559 |
Release | 2014-02-04 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1628738979 |
In early 1942, with World War II going badly, President Roosevelt turned to General William “Wild Bill” Donovan, now known historically as the “Father of Central Intelligence,” with orders to form a special unit whose primary mission was to prepare for the eventual reopening of the Burma Road linking Burma and China by performing guerilla operations behind the Japanese lines. Thus was born OSS Detachment 101, the first clandestine special force formed by Donovan and one that would play a highly dangerous but vital role in the reconquest of Burma by the Allies. Behind Japanese Lines, originally published in 1979, is the exciting story of the men of Detachment 101, who, with their loyal native allies—the Kachin headhunters—fought a guerilla war for almost three years. It was a war not only against a tough and unyielding enemy, but against the jungle itself, one of the most difficult and dangerous patches of terrain in the world. Exposed to blistering heat and threatened by loathsome tropical diseases, the Western-raised OSS men also found themselves beset by unfriendly tribesmen and surrounded by the jungle’s unique perils—giant leeches, cobras, and rogue tigers. Not merely a war narrative, Behind Japanese Lines is an adventure story, the story of unconventional men with an almost impossible mission fighting an irregular war in supremely hostile territory. Drawing upon the author’s own experiences as a member of Detachment 101, interviews with surviving 101 members, and classified documents, Dunlop’s tale unfolds with cinematic intensity, detailing the danger, tension, and drama of secret warfare. Never before have the activities of the OSS been recorded in such authentic firsthand detail. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history--books about World War II, the Third Reich, Hitler and his henchmen, the JFK assassination, conspiracies, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, gladiators, Vikings, ancient Rome, medieval times, the old West, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.