The British Army in the Far East, 1941-45

Informationen zum Autor Alan Jeffreys Klappentext 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 conventional forces that fought in the Far East, showing how the dissemination of doctrine improved training, and helped 14th Army's infantry divisions secure victory. Zusammenfassung 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 conventional forces that fought in the Far East! showing how the dissemination of doctrine improved training! and helped 14th Army's infantry divisions secure victory. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Combat mission Doctrine and training Unit organization Tactics Command, control, communications and intelligence (C3I) Weapons and equipment Lessons learned Chronology Bibliography Glossary Index

Product details

• Authors: Alan Jeffreys, Mr Alan Jeffreys
• Assisted by: Duncan Anderson (Editor)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.06.2005
• EAN: 9781841767901
• ISBN: 978-1-84176-790-1
• No. of pages: 96
• Dimensions: 185 mm x 248 mm x 8 mm
• Series: Battle orders series; Battle Orders S.; Battle Orders S.; Battle Orders; Battle orders series
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Asia / General, HISTORY / World, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century, Warfare & defence, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Asian History, General and world history, Battles & campaigns, Modern warfare, Battles and campaigns, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General