Abstract:This article explores recent literature on the often-overlooked Burma theatre of the Second World War. The brutal contest in Burma, which took place in the most hostile of climates, was never a priority for any of the belligerents in the global war. Despite this, a re-examination of the men who fought in the jungles, hills, and plains of Burma from myriad nations and cultures -and who bled and died in their thousands -adds a number of dimensions to our understanding of the war in the Far East. The twenty-first… Show more
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