The fighting in Southeast Asia tends to be under-reported in most histories of the Second World War. This "Images of War" entry marries a terse but informative narrative to a huge collection of period photographs. The book follows the war from the Japanese invasion of Burma in 1942 and the initial defeat of Allied forces, to the battles at the frontiers of India, and finally to the Allied counterattack.
The jungles of Burma were tough on all sides, and the photographs provide some flavor of the environment. Also of interest is the variety of Allied states providing forces to the conflict. In addition to the Anglo-Indian Army, Chinese Nationalist divisions, native units such as the hill tribesmen, and various U.S. military units contributed to the Allied forces totals. Readers are recommended to keep a map of the region at their elbow while reading about a war which ranged across a subcontinent. Well recommended to students of the conflict.
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