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24%OFFF.j. Mclynn - The Burma Campaign - 9780099551782 - V9780099551782
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The Burma Campaign

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Description for The Burma Campaign Paperback. Tells the story of the four larger-than-life commanders directing the Allied effort: Louis Mountbatten, Orde Wingate, Joseph Stilwell and William Slim, and explores the Campaign through their often stormy relationship. Num Pages: 544 pages, 18. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 34. Weight in Grams: 396.

A vivid, brutal and enthralling account of the Burma Campaign – one of the most punishing and hard-fought military adventures of World War Two.

The Burma Campaign was one of the most punishing and protracted military adventures of World War Two. Impenetrable jungle, poor transport infrastructure, seasonal monsoon rains, as well as famine, disease, snakes and crocodiles all bore heavily on the troops.

Against this extraordinary backdrop, Frank McLynn constructs the dramatic story of the four larger-than-life commanders directing the Allied effort: Louis Mountbatten, Orde Wingate, Joseph Stilwell and William Slim, and explores the Campaign through ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
544
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099551782
SKU
V9780099551782
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About F.j. Mclynn
Frank McLynn is a highly regarded historian, who specializes in biographies and military history. He has written over 20 books, including critically acclaimed biographies of Napoleon and Richard the Lionheart. Other books include 1066, Stanley, 1759, and Marcus Aurelius. He is a graduate of Wadham College, Oxford, and London University, where he obtained his doctorate.

Reviews for The Burma Campaign
Epic...a comprehensive and engrossing account
Brian MacArthur
Literary Review
McLynn gives an honest, gruelling account of the longest most punishing campaign fought by the British during the Second World War
Iain Finlayson
The Times
Easily one of the best books he has written in a long and distinguished career... A marvellous subject, too
... Read more

Goodreads reviews for The Burma Campaign


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