A War of Empires : Japan, India, Burma & Britain: 1941–45 (Hardcover)

(Subject to confirmation) Part 1 - The Empire Defeated, 1942 Bombing of Rangoon, Christmas 1941 Reasons for the Japanese invasion of south east Asia The Japanese armed forces, and nature of their military leadership The story of the Japanese blitzkrieg The Chinese war in Burma The refugee holocaust Naval operations in the Indian Ocean Part 2 - Hiatus, 1943 British failure in Arakan China and the Ledo Road Wingate and Operation Longcloth Part 3 - A Plan for Victory, 1943 Auchinleck and rebuilding the Indian Army Slim and preparation for battle Mountbatten and design for war Part 4 - The Turning Point, 1944 The Battle of the Box Mutaguchi, Operation U-Go and the failure of Japanese leadership Kohima and Imphal Air operations Operation Thursday The Road of Bones Part 5 - The Empire Strikes Back, 1945 Arakan and the West Africans SOE Mandalay and Meiktila Rangoon