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Defeat Into Victory Book PDF Summary
A personal account of military field command during the Second World War as told by Sir William Slim, who led the British forces in Burma. In Mar. 1942 he took command of the Burma Corps and then led the British 14th Army, formed in 1943. They were British, Australians, Canadians, South Africans, Burmese, Chinese, and African soldiers, but mainly drawn from the volunteer Indian Army. For three years Slim's soldiers tied down tens of thousands of Japanese troops in Burma which keep them from fighting in the Pacific. Slim relates the long retreat through Burma and the final hard-fought victory over the Japanese forces, capturing the harsh realities of war. This narrative was first published during his appointment as the 13th Governor General of Australia, granted by the, then new, Queen Elizabeth II, in May, 1953.
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- Author : William Joseph Slim Slim (Viscount)
- Release : 01 October 2024
- Publisher : Unknown
- ISBN : STANFORD:36105071150101
- Genre : Battles
- Total Page : 654 pages
- Language : English
- PDF File Size : 10,5 Mb
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