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A Happy Family: Story of the Twentieth Indian Division April 1942-August 1945.
Orig. dec. wraps., 52pp., photos. throughout, fldg. map. Bombay: DPR, WD. nd (1945)
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The only history of the division's exploits in Burma inc. Battle of Imphal & reconquest of Burma. Orig. dec. wraps., little rubbed, VG. See illustration on our website.
£30
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Supplement to The London Gazette of Tuesday, 13th March 1951. Published by Authority, Monday, 19 March 1951: Operations in Burma and North-East India from 16th November, 1943, to 22nd June, 1944.
1st Ed., 30pp., map, foolscap format. HMSO.
1951
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Despatch of Sir George Giffard re the Burma Front inc. XV Corps operations in the Arakan, Battles of Imphal & Kohima, &c. Includes details of various specialist support services, skeleton Order of Battle, &c. VG. See illustration on our website.
£20
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Third Supplement to The London Gazette of Tuesday, 13th March 1951. Published by Authority, Monday, 19 March 1951: Air Operations in South-East Asia 16th November, 1943, to 31st May, 1944.
1st Ed., 26pp., map, foolscap format. HMSO.
1951
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Despatch of ACM Sir R.E.C. Peirse re air operations on the Burma Front inc. XV Corps operations in the Arakan, Battles of Imphal & Kohima, Chindit Operation Thursday, &c. Includes details of various specialist support services, &c. VG. See illustration on our website.
£20
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Wings of the Phoenix: The Official Story of the Air War in Burma.
1st Ed.,, 143pp., 22 photos., 5 maps (inc. fep). VG in chipped & worn dw. HMSO.
1949
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Air support to ground troops was a crucial factor in winning the war in Burma. Great detail & excellent photos. of events of the campaign. VG in very worn & torn dw. See illustration on our website.
£15
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DOULTON (Lt.-Col. A.J.F., OBE)
The Fighting Cock: Being the History of the 23rd Indian Division 1942-1947.
1st Ed., xvi+318pp., 14 photos., 20 maps (2 fldg.). VG in sl. chipped dw. Aldershot: G&P.
1951
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Heavy fighting in Burma (inc. Imphal, Shenam, Sangshak &c., 1942-45) & afterwards in Java. Order of Battle &c. VG in sl. worn dw. See illustration on our website.
£60
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EVANS (Lt.-Gen. Sir Geoffrey) & BRETT-JAMES (Antony)
Imphal: A Flower on Lofty Heights.
3rd Imp., 318pp., 20 photos., 12 maps. VG in rubbed dw. Macmillan.
1962
#67659
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Classic & reliable account of the epic 1944 battle in Burma. Both authors were participants in the battle, one as a brigade & divisional commander, the other as a young signals officer in 5th (Indian) Div. VG in rubbed dw. See illustration on our website.
£20
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FARNDALE (Gen. Sir Martin, KCB)
History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery: The Far East Theatre 1941-46.
1st Ed., xxvi+494pp., 40 photos., 54 maps & diagrams. VG in dw. Brasseys.
2000
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Mainly in Burma inc. all main ops., Tiddim Road, Imphal & Kohima, Irrawaddy crossing &c., also Arakan, Chindits &c. Also contains campaigns in Hong Kong, Malaya & Singapore. Excellent history with many interesting appendices. VG in dw. See illustration on our website.
£35
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KIRBY (Maj.-Gen. S. Woodburn) et al.
The War Against Japan. Vol. II: India's Most Dangerous Hour.
1st Ed., xviii+541pp., 35 photos., fldg. map in end-pocket, 35 maps & sketches. HMSO.
1958
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The 1942 retreat in Burma, 1st Arakan ops., 1st Chindit mission &c. Orig. cloth, worn but sound ex-lib. copy. See illustraton on our website.
£30
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KIRBY (Maj.-Gen. S. Woodburn) et al.
The War Against Japan. Vol. III: The Decisive Battles.
1st Ed., xix+559pp., 47 photos., 15 maps (most fldg.), 20 sketch maps. HMSO.
1962
#66196
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Inc. 1944 Chindit expedition, Battles of Imphal & Kohima. Orig. cloth, VG with armorial bookplate of Bernard Edward Fergusson. Note: Bernard Fergusson, 1911-1980, was commissioned in the Black Watch in 1931. In October 1943 he was promoted to acting brigadier & given command of the 16th Infantry Brigade, which was converted into a Chindit formation for operations in the deep jungles of Burma miles behind Japanese lines. He commanded this brigade throughout the Chindit operations of 1944 before becoming Director of Combined Operations from 1945-46. He retired from military service in 1958. He was Governor-General of New Zealand, 1962-67, & raised to the peerage as Lord Ballantrae. Interesting copy previously owned by a distinguished Chindit brigade commander. See illustrations on our website.
£125
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KIRBY (Maj.-Gen. S. Woodburn) et al.
The War Against Japan. Vol. III: The Decisive Battles.
1st Ed., xix+559pp., 47 photos., 15 maps (most fldg.), 20 sketch maps. HMSO.
1962
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Inc. 1944 Chindit expedition, Battles of Imphal & Kohima. Orig. cloth, VG ex-HMS Excellent Wardroom Lib. See illustration on our website.
£45
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