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Bezig met laden... The Generals: From Defeat to Victory, Leadership in Asia 1941-1945 (editie 2020)door Robert Lyman (Auteur)
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. A well written book about generalship in the Far East 1941-1945. While little new comes to light for the well read WWII reader I found it very interesting with its information about the personalities of the different generals in the Far East – most interesting were of course the chapters on the less known Thomas Hutton and Noel Irwin. Should be read in connection with British and Japanese Military Leadership in the Far Eastern War, 1941-45 edit by Brian Bond. ( ) geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
In December 1941, as the Japanese army led by Yamashita scythed through Malaya to capture Singapore, Britain's defence of its Asian colonies collapsed. Poor preparation and inadequate leadership saw the British exposed to a new type of warfare in the Far East, a Japanese blitzkrieg that proved every bit as effective as Hitler's in France the previous year. When the Japanese advanced into Burma and approached the gates of India and China, Churchill and his generals had little idea how to counter the seemingly unstoppable offensive. Defeat seemed inevitable. Yet only four years later, the Japanese army would be in full-scale retreat. A crushing victory would be achieved by Britain and her allies. From Malaya and Burma to India and China - across jungle, mountain and desert prairie - the Burma campaign proved the longest continuous campaign of the Second World War. In The Generals, highly acclaimed military historian Dr Robert Lyman examines the role of military leaders on both sides and analyses the roles they played in the desperate struggle that has become known as 'The Forgotten War'. The personality of each commander directly influenced the outcome of battles, the formulation of strategy and the determination or otherwise of troops to fight to the bitter end. Through the stories of Yamashita, Percival, Hutton, Irwin, Mountbatten, Stilwell, Mutaguchi and Slim, Lyman tells the gripping and heroic story of the war in the Far East. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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