The Burma Campaign

Disaster into Triumph 1942-45

Frank McLynn

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Vintage
01 August 2011

History; Second World War; Battles & campaigns

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

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 their often stormy relationship.

The Burma Campaign is a strikingly original account from one of our most celebrated historians.

'Magnificent...a closely woven, tightly argued and beautifully written account of the extraordinary men and women who were responsible for the higher direction of the war...

This book delights, page after page. McLynn held me spellbound' BBC History Magazine

By: Frank McLynn
Imprint: Vintage
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 34mm
Weight: 443g
ISBN: 9780099551782
ISBN 10: 0099551780
Pages: 544
Publication Date: 01 August 2011
Recommended Age: From 0 years
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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: Disaster into Triumph 1942-45

The story that McLynn tells is indeed an epic... McLynn's comprehensive and engrossing account. <br>-- Brian MacArthur, Literary Review<br><br> McLynn gives an honest, gruelling account of the longest most punishing campaign fought by the British during the Second World War. <br>-- Iain Finlayson, The Times