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First Burma Campaign: The Japanese Conquest of 1942 By Those Who Were There Kindle Edition

by Colonel E C V Foucar MC (Author), John Grehan (Introduction) Format: Kindle Edition
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The British Army’s report on the Japanese invasion of Burma during WWII—based on firsthand accounts by the officers who survived it.

In 1942, the Japanese military drove British and Indian forces out of Burma. Colonel E.C.V. Foucar, M.C., was given the task of discovering what happened. Seeking information and documentary evidence from officers of the First Burma Campaign, Foucar wrote this detailed account for the Director of Military Training.

This volume describes the challenging geographical, climatic, and political conditions in Burma before turning to the devastating Japanese ground assault. He describes harrowing episodes such as the ‘Disaster’ at Sittang Bridge, the evacuation of Rangoon, and the march to the River Irrawaddy in an attempt to secure the north of Burma and its oilfields.

With the Japanese closing in on the beleaguered British force, the decision was taken to abandon Burma and try to reach India. The ragged, disease-ridden troops battled their way west just as the monsoons broke. General Wavell, wrote that, “operations were now a race with the weather as with the Japanese and as much a fight against nature as against the enemy.”
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Born in 1894, during the First World War EMILE CHARLES VICTOR FOUCAR was serving in the London Regiment as a Second Lieutenant when he was awarded the Military Cross, this being announced in The London Gazette on 26 September 1917\. After the war, Foucar returned to Burma where he as a lawyer based in Rangoon; he was the fourth generation of his family living in the country. Rejoining the Army in the Second World War, by 1942 had risen to the rank of Colonel. In October that year, he was appointed to a General Staff post for the purpose of assembling the records and writing a narrative of the First Burma Campaign.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B087NTWRXD
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Frontline Books (August 30, 2020)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 30, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 9.5 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 385 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1526783215
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  • Richard S.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Early Days of the Burma Campaign
    Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2021
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    As a former Army officer during the Cold War, I have always been keenly interested in the earliest months of WWII.
    This book was written directly after the British were forced to retreat from Burma in 1942. It is an important piece of history and should be read by anyone interested in the Burma Campaign. Most books pick up the story after the British were already in India. This book helps to fill in the gap.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent read
    Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2023
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    Well written and researched!!! A book that will be a excellent addition to my ww2 collection!! A real keeper!!!
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    Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2021
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    First published in Great Britain in 2018 by
    Pen & Sword Military An imprint of Pen & Sword Books Limited 47 Church Street Barnsley South Yorkshire S70 2AS
    Copyright © Cecil Lowry 2018 ISBN 978 1 52673 691 8 eISBN 978 1 52673 692 5 Mobi ISBN 978 1 52673 693 2
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