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Fighting with the Fourteenth Army in Burma: Original War Summaries of the Battle Against Japan 1943–1945 Kindle Edition

by James Luto (Author), John Grehan (Foreword) Format: Kindle Edition

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The Fourteenth Army was one of the most successful British and Commonwealth forces of the Second World War. It was not only the largest of the Commonwealth armies but was also the largest single army in the world with around half a million men under its command. Operating in the most inhospitable terrain, it drove the previously undefeated Japanese Army from the Indian border and out of Burma in an unrelenting offensive.The Fourteenth Army, often referred to as the Forgotten Army, was made up from units that came from all corners of the Commonwealth and was composed of thirteen divisions from East and West Africa as well as Britain and India. After the defeat of the Japanese these divisions compiled a summary of its actions and it is these unique documents that form the basis of this new book.Presented here together then for the first time is the story of war against the Japanese as told by each of the divisions that fought in that bitter conflict the original and authentic accounts untouched by the pens of historians.These accounts can never be supplanted and will be an invaluable source of information for generations to come. It will also help the many millions of relatives of those men that fought with the Fourteenth Army understand the complex campaign of 1943-1945.The Fighting Divisions of the Fourteenth Army is completed with citations for those actions which saw the award of the Victoria Cross and detailed Orders of Battle throughout the Fourteenth Army's existence to make this the most detailed study of its kind.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00ME3JKTI
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pen & Sword Military (November 27, 2013)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 27, 2013
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 16591 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 442 pages

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not as painted ?

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 26, 2013

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I read the review with interest, and whereas I have not finished the book, one thing from the first review jarred.
I concur that the book is based almost completely on the booklets produced just after the war--but the comment that
they are common is a complete fallacy. Two of them are as scarce as the proverbial hens teeth- and I speak from personal knowledge.

This really makes me wonder about the accuracy of the caustic sweeping statements in the review. I do not have the knowledge of
either the author or the reviewer. I am merely the Son of one of the 14th Army survivors and welcome the book to flesh out some
of the photographs,stories and odd snippets of information that I, as a Schoolboy, heard from my Father and his Wartime friends.
( I concur that the stories were some 50 years ago!)

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Fighting with the Fourteenth Army in Burma: Original War Summaries of the Battle Against Japan 1943-1945 by James Luto

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"After the defeat of the Japanese these divisions compiled a summary of its actions and it is these unique documents that form the basis of this new book. Presented here together then for the first time is the story of war against the Japanese as told by each of the divisions that fought in that bitter conflict - the original and authentic accounts untouched by the pens of historians."
This is a very disappointing book. Having read the above pre-publication blurb I was anticipating a detailed and comprehensive account of the 14 Army's campaigns, based on previously unpublished documents. This is nothing of the sort. The bulk of the book is nothing more than a compilation of a series of post-war booklets published by the Public Relations Directorate G.H.Q. India and PR Services (West Africa). These account for ten of the thirteen chapters of this book, and are reprinted without comment. They are indeed `untouched by the pens of historians'. Despite the fact that the author/compiler describes these as `almost unobtainable', they are not in fact that rare. The original booklets, which are certainly worth seeking out, are of a quite charming format, crowded as they are with photographs, drawings and maps. Here all of that is stripped away, and we are left with the brief and selective PR text. Had they decided to publish the entire series as a facsimile reprint, thus retaining some of the charm of the originals, it might have had some justification, but I can find none here.
There are no equivalent booklets for the British and East African divisions of 14 Army, and that gave the author/compiler a problem. 36 Division has been accounted for by utilizing the text, without any acknowledgement that I can see, of another, slightly more substantial, book, but that account concentrates on their North Burma campaign, and makes no mention of their time in the Arakan. The Kohima Museum has provided a very brief account of 2 British Division's activities and the author/compiler states that the 11 East African Division's chapter has been compiled from 33 Corps summaries. I presume that is why it is virtually unreadable.
There is no mention of other formations such as Special Force, admittedly over-exposed in recent publications anyway, nor those that fought in Burma before the formation of 14 Army. This means that the book cannot even serve as a potted history of the war in Burma.
The book is rounded out with a reasonable photographic section and two appendices. The first is an Order of Battle, which confusingly includes formations not mentioned in the body of the text, such as Eastern Army and 14 Indian Division. It also includes the usual number of errors; 1 Hyderabad Regiment (for 1 Hyderabad Lancers), 12 Frontier Force Rifles MG battalion (no such unit, actually 12 Frontier Force Regiment MG Battalion), 14 Frontier Force Rifles in 88 Indian Brigade (they were actually in 100 Indian Brigade, this should be 14/12 Frontier Force Regiment), 8 Rajput in 55 Indian Brigade (they were converted to a Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment in 1942, 8/6 Rajputana Rifles is meant), etc. That is just the first page. I have to question whether someone who clearly cannot differentiate between the Frontier Force Regiment and the Frontier Force Rifles, and confuses the Rajput Regiment with the Rajputana Rifles should really be compiling an Indian Army order of battle.
Appendix II `Fourteenth Army Victoria Crosses' seems equally redundant, since all of these citations are easily available online or in print.
It is difficult to discern this book's target readership. It might be of some use to those new to the subject, hence the two-stars rather than one, although I would strongly advise such readers to try a general history of the war in Burma first, since I feel that this book, on it's own, might provide a distorted view.
Confirmed Burma enthusiasts will already have most of this information, in far better formats. I'm certainly not happy about paying £16.25 for something I have already read. To be honest, it all feels a bit shoddy and I consider that I have been mislead by the publisher and author/compiler.

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