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The Indian Army was the largest volunteer army during the Second World War. Indian Army divisions fought in the Middle East, North Africa and Italy - and went to make up the overwhelming majority of the troops in South East Asia. Over two million personnel served in the Indian Army - and India provided the base for supplies for the Middle Eastern and South East Asian theaters. This monograph is a modern historical interpretation of the Indian ...

The book addresses the important global role of the Indian Army during the First World War. It is an academic reassessment of the army by both established and early career scholars of the Indian Army, as well as naval historians.

London was a city on the front line in the Second World War. This book, now available in paperback, tells the story of these momentous years in London's history through IWM's unique collections. Using personal accounts from letters and diaries it gives a revealing insight into those turbulent years in the capital, told by those who lived there.

Told through diaries, letters, photographs and found objects, this book presents the human experience of life in London throughout the attacks the city faced in World War Two.

Between December 1941 and May 1942, the British Empire suffered a series of humiliating defeats in the Far East. Three years later the Japanese were defeated by British and Commonwealth forces at Kohima and Imphal and in the battles for Burma. This transformation in the fortunes was in large part due to the development of jungle warfare doctrine and the resulting improvements in training, tactics and equipment. This book examines British Army ...

A reassessment of the role of the Indian Army during the First World War, showing its importance globally.

Brings together a range of training manuals which the British and US armies produced for their men during WWII, with guidance on how to fight the Japanese and survive in the tropics of South-East Asia and the Pacific. In a clothbound, retro style.

The Indian Army was the largest volunteer army during the Second World War. Indian Army divisions fought in the Middle East, North Africa and Italy - and went to make up the overwhelming majority of the troops in South East Asia. Over two million personnel served in the Indian Army - and India provided the base for supplies for the Middle Eastern and South East Asian theatres. This monograph is a modern historical interpretation of the Indian ...

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This work focuses on the experience, tactics, training and weapons of the British soldier from the Fall of Malaya and Singapore until the Reconquest of Burma. It covers jungle warfare training in India and the ensuing action in Burma, tracing the development of tactics and doctrine.