The jungle war : mavericks, marauders, and madmen in the China-Burma-India theater of World War II

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The jungle war : mavericks, marauders, and madmen in the China-Burma-India theater of World War II

Author:

Astor, Gerald, 1926-2007.

ISBN:

9780471273936

Publication Information:

Hoboken, N.J. : J. Wiley & Sons, c2004.

Physical Description:

viii, 392 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.

Contents:

The venues and opening shots -- The Japanese enlarged their war -- First strikes -- War comes into Burma -- Further additions to the cast -- "We got a hell of a beating" -- CBI doldrums -- Enter the Chindits -- Detachment 101, the Burma Road, and the hump -- Offensive preparations -- Long-rang penetrations and Arakan revisited -- Marauders and Thursday -- Chindits and Imphal -- The northern Burma campaign -- Imphal and Kohima besieged, Chindits beset, marauders perturbed -- Myitkyina Morass -- Finales for Maruders and Chindits -- Matterhorn -- The prisoners of war -- The tide turns -- Death throes of an army -- Final bloody days -- After-action report.

Subject Term:

World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- China.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Burma.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- India.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Jungle warfare.

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""No one does oral history better than Gerald Astor. . . . Great reading.""
-Stephen Ambrose on The Mighty Eighth

""Gerald Astor has proven himself a master. Here, World War II is brought to life through the hammer blows of their airborne triumphs and fears.""
-J. Robert Moskin, author of Mr. Truman's War, on The Mighty Eighth

""Astor captures the fire and passion of those tens of thousands of U.S. airmen who flew through the inferno that was the bomber war over Europe.""
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-Booklist on The Right to Fight (starred Editor's Choice)

""Today, as we lose the veterans of World War II at an alarming rate, we must not lose sight of their sacrifices or of the leaders who took them into battle. Astor, an acclaimed military historian, provides an in-depth look at one of the war's most successful division combat commanders, Maj. Gen. Terry Allen. . . . This well-written portrait makes for enjoyable reading.""
-Library Journal on Terrible Terry Allen

Author Notes

Gerald Astor, a former magazine editor and writer, has published twenty previous books

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Introduction	p. 1
1 The Venues and Opening Shots	p. 5
2 The Japanese Enlarge Their War	p. 21
3 First Strikes	p. 35
4 War Comes to Burma	p. 50
5 Further Additions to the Cast	p. 67
6 "We Got a Hell of a Beating"	p. 80
7 CBI Doldrums	p. 98
8 Enter the Chindits	p. 119
9 Detachment 101, the Burma Road, and the Hump	p. 139
10 Offensive Preparations	p. 156
11 Long-Range Penetrations and Arakan Revisited	p. 169
12 Marauders and Thursday	p. 191
13 Chindits and Imphal	p. 211
14 The Northern Burma Campaign	p. 231
15 Imphal and Kohima Besieged, Chindits Beset, Marauders Perturbed	p. 247
16 Myitkyina Morass	p. 263
17 Finales for Marauders and Chindits	p. 284
18 Matterhorn	p. 295
19 The Prisoners of War	p. 313
20 The Tide Turns	p. 325
21 Death Throes of an Army	p. 338
22 Final Bloody Days	p. 351
23 After-Action Report	p. 365
Bibliography	p. 373
Index	p. 377

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