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The Final Curtain: Burma 1941-1945 - Veterans' Stories (Hardcover)
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The Final Curtain: Burma 1941-1945 - Veterans' Stories (Hardcover)
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The Final Curtain: Burma 1941-1945 comprises interviews with some
of the very few surviving veterans of this most arduous of
campaigns. In their own words, soldiers, sailors and airmen now
aged between 95 and 101 vividly recount the experiences that they
endured more than seventy-five years ago. This is oral history at
its best, from officers and men of 14th Army, which comprised some
100,000 British and other Commonwealth personnel, 340,000 from the
Sub-Continent and 90,000 East and West Africans. The interviewees
include individuals from all these groups. Their accounts cover the
retreat from Burma, the Chindit operations behind Japanese lines,
the hard-fought struggle in the Arakan, the crucial battles at
Kohima and Imphal, and the final advance to Rangoon, culminating in
a decisive victory. The veterans featured in this fascinating
collection include a Primus (Archbishop) of the Scottish Episcopal
Church, a former Chairman of Manchester City Football Club, and the
Principal of the Accra Polytechnic in Ghana as well as two career
Army officers. Regardless of their post war achievements, all the
contributors share the distinction of having served in a hugely
demanding and ultimately victorious campaign against a merciless
enemy. Their accounts make for inspiring and unforgettable reading.
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