Letters From Burma

Letters From Burma
Aung San Suu Kyi (Author), Fergal Keane (Introduction)
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Letters from Burma - an unforgettable collection from the Nobel Peace prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi

In these astonishing letters, Aung San Suu Kyi reaches out beyond Burma's borders to paint for her readers a vivid and poignant picture of her native land.

Here she celebrates the courageous army officers, academics, actors and everyday people who have supported the National League for Democracy, often at great risk to their own lives. She reveals the impact of political decisions on the people of Burma, from the terrible cost to the children of imprisoned dissidents - allowed to see their parents for only fifteen minutes every fortnight - to the effect of inflation on the national diet and of state repression on traditions of hospitality. She also evokes the beauty of the country's seasons and scenery, customs and festivities that remain so close to her heart.

Through these remarkable letters, the reader catches a glimpse of exactly what is at stake as Suu Kyi fights on for freedom in Burma, and of the love for her homeland that sustains her non-violent battle.

Includes an introduction from Fergal Keane

'Aung San Suu Kyi has become a global symbol of peaceful resistance, courage and apparently endless endurance' Guardian

'A real hero in an age of phony phone-in celebrity, which hands out that title freely to the most spoiled and underqualified' Bono, Time

Aung San Suu Kyi is the leader of Burma's National League for Democracy. She was placed under house arrest in Rangoon in 1989, where she remained for almost 15 of the 21 years until her release in 2010, becoming one of the world's most prominent political prisoners. She is also the author of the collection of writings Freedom from Fear.

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• Published on: 2010-02-04
• Released on: 2010-02-04
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In these unforgettable letters, Aung San Suu Kyi, one of the world's most inspiring figures, reaches out beyond Burma's borders to paint a vivid and poignant picture of her native land. She celebrates the courageous army officers, academics, and everyday people who have supported the National League for Democracy, often at great risk to their own lives. She reveals how state oppression has adversely affected everything from the national diet to traditions of hospitality. She also evokes the beauty of the country's seasons and scenery, customs and fetivities, which remain-after everything-so close to her heart.

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"In these unforgettable letters, Aung San Suu Kyi reaches out beyond Burma's borders to paint for her readers a vivid and poignant picture of her native land.Here she celebrates the courageous army officers, academics, actors and everyday people who have supported the National League for Democracy, often at great risk to their own lives. She reveals the impact of political decisions on the people of Burma, from the terrible cost to the children of imprisoned dissidents - allowed to see their parents for only fifteen minutes every fortnight - to the effect of inflation on the national diet and of state repression on traditions of hospitality. She also evokes the beauty of the country's seasons and scenery, customs and festivities, that remain so close to her heart.Through these remarkable letters, the reader catches a glimpse of exactly what is at stake as Suu Kyi fights on for freedom in Burma, and of the love for her homeland that sustains her non-violent battle.File Size: 3109 KBPrint Length: 228 pagesPage Numbers Source ISBN: 0140264035 Publisher: Penguin; Re-issue ed edition (February 4, 2010) Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.Language: EnglishASIN: B002RI9KH2"

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Penguin Group USA 9780141041445 Letters from Burma By Suu Kyi, Aung San/ Htet, Heinn (ILT)/ Keane, Fergal (INT) Description Drawn from her imprisonment by Burmas military junta, a collection of writings by the leader of Burmas National League for Democracy and the winner of the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize offers a portrait of Burmese culture and a program for political reform. Original. *Author: Suu Kyi, Aung San/ Htet, Heinn (ILT)/ Keane, Fergal (INT) *Publication Date: 2010/04/14 *Number of Pages:

Quartered Safe Out Here: A Harrowing Tale of World War II

Quartered Safe Out Here: A Harrowing Tale of World War II
George MacDonald Fraser (Author)
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George MacDonald Fraser—beloved for his series of Flashman historical novels—offers an action-packed memoir of his experiences in Burma during World War II.  Fraser was only 19 when he arrived there in the war’s final year, and he offers a first-hand glimpse at the camaraderie, danger, and satisfactions of service. A substantial Epilogue, occasioned by the 50th anniversary of VJ-Day in 1995, adds poignancy to a volume that eminent military historian John Keegan described as “one of the great personal memoirs of the Second World War.”

• Rank: #76151 in Books
• Published on: 2007-10-17
• Original language: English
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• Dimensions: .82" h x 5.51" w x 8.28" l, .61 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 358 pages

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George MacDonald Fraser beloved for his series of Flashmanhistorical novels offers an action-packed memoir of his experiences inBurma during World War II. Fraser was only 19 when he arrived there inthe war's final year, and he offers a first-hand glimpse at thecamaraderie, danger, and satisfactions of service. A substantialEpilogue, occasioned by the 50th anniversary of VJ-Day in 1995, addspoignancy to a volume that eminent military historian John Keegandescribed as one of the great personal memoirs of the Second WorldWar.A moving and penetrating contribution to the literature of the Burma campaign. Max Hastings, Daily Telegraph

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WW Norton Co Inc 9781602391901 Quartered Safe Out Here By Fraser, George MacDonald Description *Author: Fraser, George MacDonald *Subtitle: A Harrowing Tale of World War II *Publication Date: 2007/10/01 *Number of Pages: 231 *Binding Type: Paperback *Language: English *Depth: 1.00 *Width: 5.50 *Height: 8.00 SKU: UBM9781602391901 Payment We accept payment via PayPal, Mastercard, Visa, American Express, Discover and PayPals Bill Me Later. Note: All purchases are processed via PayPal. If yo

Confluences: An American Expedition to Northern Burma, 1935 (Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design & Culture)

Confluences: An American Expedition to Northern Burma, 1935 (Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design & Culture)
Erin Hasinoff (Author)

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In January 1935, the Vernay-Hopwood Chindwin Expedition departed from Rangoon to explore the Chindwin River valley on behalf of the American Museum of Natural History. The party traversed northern Burma, gathering biological specimens and ethnological artifacts for the museum.

This intriguing book includes documentation and photographs made during the journey as well as biographical narratives of its organizers, sponsors, and field scientists. The collected items, personal belongings, provisions, tools, and exchange goods carried by the expedition party tell the story of the participants’ encounters with flora, fauna, landscapes, and people, including the “head-hunting Nagas.” This account offers fascinating details of the expedition’s itinerary, cross-cultural interactions, and exchanges.

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• Published on: 2013-03-12
• Released on: 2013-03-04
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 176 pages

The River of Lost Footsteps: A Personal History of Burma

The River of Lost Footsteps: A Personal History of Burma
Thant Myint-U (Author)
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What do we really know about Burma and its history? And what can Burma’s past tell us about its present and even its future? For nearly two decades Western governments and a growing activist community have been frustrated in their attempts to bring about a freer and more democratic Burma—through sanctions and tourist boycotts—only to see an apparent slide toward even harsher dictatorship.

Now Thant Myint-U tells the story of modern Burma, and the story of his own family, in an interwoven narrative that is by turns lyrical, dramatic, and deeply affecting. Through his prominent family’s stories and those of others, he portrays Burma’s rise and decline in the modern world, from the time of Portuguese pirates and renegade Mughal princes through a sixty-year civil war that continues today—the longest-running war anywhere in the world.

The River of Lost Footsteps is a work at once personal and global, a “brisk, vivid history” (Philip Delves Broughton, The Wall Street Journal) that makes Burma accessible and enthralling.

• Rank: #80724 in Books
• Published on: 2008-01-08
• Released on: 2008-01-08
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 1.07" h x 5.70" w x 8.20" l, .77 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 400 pages

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Drawing both on the author's own family's stories and his years of hands-on political experience, this book offers an account of how the world might transform the Burma's future.

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What do we really know about Burma and its history? And what can Burma's past tell us about its present and even its future? For nearly two decades Western governments and a growing activist community have been frustrated in their attempts to bring about a freer and more democratic Burma--through...

Survivor on the River Kwai: The Incredible Story of Life on the Burma Railway

Survivor on the River Kwai: The Incredible Story of Life on the Burma Railway
Reg Twigg (Author)

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Survivor on the River Kwai is the heartbreaking story of Reg Twigg, one of the last survivors of the Burma Railway.

February 1942. A young British soldier is caught up in the worst defeat in the history of the British Army, the fall of Singapore.

Reg Twigg spends the next three years in hell, moving from jungle camp to jungle camp and building the Burma Railway for the all-conquering Japanese. Beaten, tortured, starving and forced to watch his comrades die, Reg fights for his sruvival, stealing from his captors, trapping animals and even making his own tobacco. That Reg survived is testimony to his own courage and determination, his will to beat the alien brutality of camp guards who had nothing but contempt for him and his fellow POWs. He was a risk taker whose survival strategies sometimes bordered on genius.

As moving and harrowing as The Last Fighting Tommy, with the drama of David Lean's The Bridge Over the River Kwai and the heart of The Forgotten Highlander, Survivor on the River Kwai is Reg's story - his pain, his triumphs and even his forgiveness.

Reg Twigg was born at Wigston (Leicester) barracks on 16 December 1913, just a few months before the outbreak of the First World War. He was called up to the Leicestershire Regiment in 1940 but instead of fighting Hitler he was sent to the Far East, stationed at Singapore. When captured by the Japanese he decided he would do everything to survive. After the war Reg worked as a warehouseman until retirement, cycling twenty miles daily to Leicester. He still lives in Leicester, and with his family he visited the sites of the POW camps in Thailand in 2006.

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• Published on: 2013-05-23
• Released on: 2013-05-23
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Everything Is Broken: A Tale of Catastrophe in Burma

Everything Is Broken: A Tale of Catastrophe in Burma
Emma Larkin (Author)
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A deeply reported account of life inside Burma in the months following the disastrous Cyclone Nargis and an analysis of the brutal totalitarian regime that clings to power in the devastated nation.

On May 2, 2008, an enormous tropical cyclone made landfall in Burma, wreaking untold havoc and leaving an official toll of 138,300 dead and missing. In the days that followed, the sheer scale of the disaster became apparent as information began to seep out from the hard-hit delta area. But the Burmese regime, in an unfathomable decision of near-genocidal proportions, provided little relief to its suffering population and blocked international aid from entering the country. Hundreds of thousands of Burmese citizens lacked food, drinking water, and basic shelter, but the xenophobic generals who rule the country refused emergency help.

Emma Larkin, who has been traveling to and secretly reporting on Burma for years, managed to arrange for a tourist visa in those frenzied days and arrived hoping to help. It was impossible for anyone to gauge just how much devastation the cyclone had left in its wake; by all accounts, including the regime's, it was a catastrophe of epic proportions. In Everything Is Broken, Emma Larkin chronicles the chaotic days and months that followed the storm, revealing the secretive politics of Burma's military dictatorship and the bizarre combination of vicious military force, religion, and mysticism that defined its unthinkable response to this horrific event.

The Burmese regime hid the full extent of the storm's devastation from the rest of the world, but the terrible consequences for Burma and its citizens continue to play out months after the headlines have faded from newspapers around the world. In Everything Is Broken, Larkin-whose deep knowledge of the Burmese people has afforded her unprecedented access and a rare understanding of life under Burmese oppression-provides a singular portrait of the regime responsible for compounding the tragedy and examines the historical, religious, and superstitious setting that created Burma's tenacious and brutal dictatorship. Writing under an assumed name, Larkin delivers the heretofore untold story of a disaster that stunned the world, unveiling as she does so the motivations of the impenetrable generals who govern this troubled nation.

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• Published on: 2010-04-29
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• Binding: Hardcover
• 288 pages

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Categories: 2011 Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism Finalist, Burma->Politics and government, Burma->Politics and government->1988-. Contributors: Emma Larkin - Author. Format: Hardcover

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The River of Lost Footsteps: Histories of Burma

The River of Lost Footsteps: Histories of Burma
Thant Myint-U (Author)
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For nearly two decades Western governments and a growing activist community have been frustrated in their attempts to bring about a freer and more democratic Burma--through sanctions and tourist boycotts--only to see an apparent slide toward even harsher dictatorship. But what do we really know about Burma and its history? And what can Burma's past tell us about the present and even its future?


In The River of Lost Footsteps, Thant Myint-U tells the story of modern Burma, in part through a telling of his own family's history, in an interwoven narrative that is by turns lyrical, dramatic, and appalling. His maternal grandfather, U Thant, rose from being the schoolmaster of a small town in the Irrawaddy Delta to become the UN secretary-general in the 1960s. And on his father's side, the author is descended from a long line of courtiers who served at Burma's Court of Ava for nearly two centuries. Through their stories and others, he portrays Burma's rise and decline in the modern world, from the time of Portuguese pirates and renegade Mughal princes through the decades of British colonialism, the devastation of World War II, and a sixty-year civil war that continues today and is the longest-running war anywhere in the world.


The River of Lost Footsteps is a work both personal and global, a distinctive contribution that makes Burma accessible and enthralling.

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• Published on: 2007-05-15
• Released on: 2010-04-01
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Categories: Burma->History. Contributors: Myint-U - Author. Format: Hardcover

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Retraces the complex and turbulent story of Burma, from the time of Portuguese pirates to the sixty-year-old civil war that continues today, in a narrative that portrays Burma's rise and decline through the stories of the author's family and others.

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A History of Modern Burma

A History of Modern Burma
Michael W. Charney (Author)
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Burma has lived under military rule for nearly half a century. The results of its 1990 elections were never recognized by the ruling junta and Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of Burma's pro-democracy movement, was denied her victory. She has been under housearrest ever since. Now an economic satellite and political dependent of the People's Republic of China, Burma is at a crossroads. Will it become another North Korea, will it succumb to China's political embrace or will the people prevail? Michael Charney's book -the first general history of modern Burma in over five decades - traces the highs and lows of Burma's history from its pre-colonial past to the "Saffron Revolution" of 2007. By exploring key themes such as the political division between lowland and highland Burma and monastic opposition to state control, the author explains the forces that have made the country what it is today.

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• Published on: 2009-02-02
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 8.98" h x .55" w x 5.98" l, .90 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 256 pages

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This book is written by Michael W. Charney Published by Cambridge University Press In 2009 and is available in Hardback Usually Ships in 1 Days.

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Flying Tigers: Claire Chennault and His American Volunteers, 1941-1942

Flying Tigers: Claire Chennault and His American Volunteers, 1941-1942
Daniel Ford (Author)
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During World War II, in the skies over Rangoon, Burma, a handful of American pilots met and bloodied the "Imperial Wild Eagles" of Japan and in turn won immortality as the Flying Tigers. One of America's most famous combat forces, the Tigers were recruited to defend beleaguered China for $600 a month and a bounty of $500 for each Japanese plane they shot down—fantastic money in an era when a Manhattan hotel room cost three dollars a night.

To bring his prize-winning history of the American Volunteer Group up to date, Daniel Ford has completely rewritten his 1991 text, drawing on the most recent U.S., British, and Japanese scholarship. New material from AVG veterans—including Erik Shilling and Tex Hill—help fill out the story, along with newfound recollections from Japanese and New Zealand airmen. Ford also takes up the rumors that Royal Air Force pilots "sold" combat victories to the Flying Tigers in order to share in the bounties paid by the Chinese government.

"Admirable," wrote Chennault biographer Martha Byrd of Ford's original text. "A readable book based on sound sources. Expect some surprises." Even more could that be said of this new and more complete edition.

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• Published on: 2010-10-05
• Released on: 2010-10-05
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Flying Tigers: Claire Chennault and His American Volunteers, 1941-1942

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"During World War II, in the skies over Rangoon, Burma, a handful of American pilots met and bloodied the "Imperial Wild Eagles" of Japan and in turn won immortality as the Flying Tigers. One of America's most famous combat forces, the Tigers were recruited to defend beleaguered China for $600 a month and a bounty of $500 for each Japanese plane they shot downfantastic money in an era when a Manhattan hotel room cost three dollars a night.To bring his prize-winning history of the American Volunteer Group up to date, Daniel Ford has completely rewritten his 1991 text, drawing on the most recent US, British, and Japanese scholarship. New material from AVG veteransincluding Erik Shilling and Tex Hillhelp fill out the story, along with newfound recollections from Japanese and New Zealand airmen. Ford also takes up the rumors that Royal Air Force pilots "sold" combat victories to the Flying Tigers in order to share in the bounties paid by the Chinese government. "Admirable," wrote Chennault biographer Martha Byrd of Ford's original text. "A readable book based on sound sources. Expect some surprises." Even more could that be said of this new and more complete edition.File Size: 2797 KBPrint Length: 384 pages Publisher: HarperCollins e-books; Revised and updated edition (October 5, 2010) Sold by: HarperCollins PublishersLanguage: EnglishASIN: B003V1WV7U"

Where China Meets India: Burma and the New Crossroads of Asia

Where China Meets India: Burma and the New Crossroads of Asia
Thant Myint-U (Author)
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Thant Myint-U’s Where China Meets India is a vivid, searching, timely book about the remote region that is suddenly a geopolitical center of the world.

From their very beginnings, China and India have been walled off from each other: by the towering summits of the Himalayas, by a vast and impenetrable jungle, by hostile tribes and remote inland kingdoms stretching a thousand miles from Calcutta across Burma to the upper Yangtze River.

Soon this last great frontier will vanish—the forests cut down, dirt roads replaced by superhighways, insurgencies crushed—leaving China and India exposed to each other as never before. This basic shift in geography—as sudden and profound as the opening of the Suez Canal—will lead to unprecedented connections among the three billion people of Southeast Asia and the Far East.

What will this change mean? Thant Myint-U is in a unique position to know. Over the past few years he has traveled extensively across this vast territory, where high-speed trains and gleaming new shopping malls are now coming within striking distance of the last far-flung rebellions and impoverished mountain communities. And he has explored the new strategic centrality of Burma, where Asia’s two rising, giant powers appear to be vying for supremacy.

At once a travelogue, a work of history, and an informed look into the future, Where China Meets India takes us across the fast-changing Asian frontier, giving us a masterful account of the region’s long and rich history and its sudden significance for the rest of the world.

 

• Rank: #272561 in Books
• Published on: 2012-09-18
• Released on: 2012-09-18
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 8.74" h x 5.75" w x .98" l, .77 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 400 pages

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Where China Meets India : Burma and the New Crossroads of Asia, ISBN-13: 9780374299071, ISBN-10: 0374299072

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"Thant Myint-U's Where China Meets India is a vivid, searching, timely book about the remote region that is suddenly a geopolitical center of the world. From their very beginnings, China and India have been walled off from each other: by the towering summits of the Himalayas, by a vast and impenetrable jungle, by hostile tribes and remote inland kingdoms stretching a thousand miles from Calcutta across Burma to the upper Yangtze River. Soon this last great frontier will vanishthe forests cut down, dirt roads replaced by superhighways, insurgencies crushedleaving China and India exposed to each other as never before. This basic shift in geographyas sudden and profound as the opening of the Suez Canalwill lead to unprecedented connections among the three billion people of Southeast Asia and the Far East. What will this change mean? Thant Myint-U is in a unique position to know. Over the past few years he has traveled extensively across this vast territory, where high-speed trains and gleaming new shopping malls are now coming within striking distance of the last far-flung rebellions and impoverished mountain communities. And he has explored the new strategic centrality of Burma, where Asia's two rising, giant powers appear to be vying for supremacy. At once a travelogue, a work of history, and an informed look into the future, Where China Meets India takes us across the fast-changing Asian frontier, giving us a masterful account of the region's long and rich history and its sudden significance for the rest of the world. File Size: 722 KBPrint Length: 384 pages Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux; 1 edition (September 13, 2011) Sold by: MacmillanLanguage: EnglishASIN: B005J4EWS8"

Quartered Safe Out Here

Quartered Safe Out Here
George MacDonald Fraser (Author)
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George MacDonald Fraser—beloved for his series of Flashman historical novels—offers an action-packed memoir of his experiences in Burma during World War II. Fraser was only 19 when he arrived there in the war's final year, and he offers a first-hand glimpse at the camaraderie, danger, and satisfactions of service. A substantial Epilogue, occasioned by the 50th anniversary of VJ-Day in 1995, adds poignancy to a volume that eminent military historian John Keegan described as "one of the great personal memoirs of the Second World War."

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• Published on: 2007-10-17
• Released on: 2007-10-17
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Military-World War II Pacific

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"George MacDonald Fraserbeloved for his series of Flashman historical novelsoffers an action-packed memoir of his experiences in Burma during World War II. Fraser was only 19 when he arrived there in the war's final year, and he offers a first-hand glimpse at the camaraderie, danger, and satisfactions of service. A substantial Epilogue, occasioned by the 50th anniversary of VJ-Day in 1995, adds poignancy to a volume that eminent military historian John Keegan described as "one of the great personal memoirs of the Second World War."File Size: 616 KBPrint Length: 268 pagesPage Numbers Source ISBN: 1602391904 Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing (October 17, 2007) Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.Language: EnglishASIN: B004TC14HI"

The OSS in Burma: Jungle War against the Japanese (Modern War Studies)

The OSS in Burma: Jungle War against the Japanese (Modern War Studies)
Troy J. Sacquety (Author)

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“One could not choose a worse place for fighting the Japanese,” said Winston Churchill of North Burma, deeming it “the most forbidding fighting country imaginable.” But it was here that the fledgling Office of Strategic Services conducted its most successful combat operations of World War II. Troy Sacquety takes readers into Burma’s steaming jungles in the first book to fully cover the exploits and contributions of the OSS’s Detachment 101 against the Japanese Imperial Army.

Functioning independently of both the U.S. Army and OSS headquarters—and with no operational or organizational model to follow—Detachment 101 was given enormous latitude in terms of developing its mission and methods. It grew from an inexperienced and poorly supported group of 21 agents training on the job in a lethal environment to a powerful force encompassing 10,000 guerrillas (spread across as many as 8 battalions), 60 long-range agents, and 400 short-range agents. By April 1945, it remained the only American ground force in North Burma while simultaneously conducting daring amphibious operations that contributed to the liberation of Rangoon.

With unrivalled access to OSS archives, Sacquety vividly recounts the 101’s story with a depth of detail that makes the disease-plagued and monsoon-drenched Burmese theater come unnervingly alive. He describes the organizational evolution of Detachment 101 and shows how the unit’s flexibility allowed it to evolve to meet the changing battlefield environment. He depicts the Detachment’s two sharply contrasting field commanders: headstrong Colonel Carl Eifler, who pushed the unit beyond its capabilities, and the more measured Colonel William Peers, who molded it into a model special operations force. He also highlights the heroic Kachin tribesmen, fierce fighters defending their tribal homeland and instrumental in acclimating the Americans to terrain, weather, and cultures in ways that were vital to the success of the Detachment’s operations.

While veterans’ memoirs have discussed OSS activities in Burma, this is the first book to describe in detail how it achieved its success—portraying an operational unit that can be seen as a prototype for today’s Special Forces. Featuring dozens of illustrations, The OSS in Burma rescues from oblivion the daring exploits of a key intelligence and military unit in Japan’s defeat in World War II and tells a gripping story that will satisfy scholars and buffs alike.

This book is part of the Modern War Studies series.

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• Published on: 2013-04-18
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War in the Wilderness: The Chindits in Burma 1943-1944

War in the Wilderness: The Chindits in Burma 1943-1944
Tony Redding (Author)
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War in the Wilderness offers the disturbing and harrowing first-hand accounts of no less than 50 veterans of Major-General Orde Wingate’s two bitterly-fought campaigns in North Burma in 1943–44. Chindit service in the Burmese jungle was widely acknowledged as the most demanding ground combat role given to any Allied troops in the Second World War, yet the men who made up Special Force were ordinary soldiers, trained in an extraordinary regime to accomplish and survive the impossible. Landed by Glider or Dakota on rough and remote jungle airstrips, hundreds of miles behind Japanese lines, the men lived on emergency rations for months, battling the monsoon conditions, disease and a ruthless enemy. They marched for 1000 miles in tropical conditions, across some of the wildest country on Earth, with half their bodyweight on their backs. The Burma campaign left thousands dead and virtually all survivors were hospitalised. But those who did return remained Chindits for the rest of their lives. Their suffering and achievements were recognised by their place of honour, at the head of the annual Cenotaph parade for many years after the war. In this book Tony Redding has gathered together the memories of those men, who came from every walk of life to fight alongside one another in the most punishing infantry campaign of the conflict.

• Rank: #453896 in Books
• Published on: 2011-12-01
• Original language: English
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• Dimensions: 10.00" h x 7.01" w x .0" l, 2.85 pounds
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• 448 pages

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author tony redding format hardback language english publication year 01 10 2011 subject history military subject 2 military history title war in the wilderness the chindits in burma 1943 1944 author redding publisher history press publication date dec 01 2011 pages 448 binding hardcover edition reprint dimensions 7 00 wx 10 00 hx 1 75 d isbn 0752460781 subject biography autobiography military description the chindit expeditions behind japanese lines in occupied burma 1943 1944 transformed the

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Contributors: Tony Redding - Author. Format: Hardcover

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TheNile.com.au About FAQ Payment Delivery Contact Us 1800-987-323 War in the Wilderness by Tony Redding Format Hardcover Condition Brand New The Chindit expeditions behind Japanese lines in occupied Burma 1943 - 1944 transformed the morale of British forces after the crushing defeats of 1942. The Chindits provided the springboard for the Allies later offensives. This title provides an account of the human aspects of the Chindit war in Burma. Publisher Description War in the Wilderness Details I

Freedom from Fear: And Other Writings

Freedom from Fear: And Other Writings
Aung San Suu Kyi (Author), Michael Aris (Editor, Introduction), Vaclav Havel (Foreword), Desmond M. Tutu (Foreword)
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Aung San Suu Kyi’s collected writings—edited by her late husband, who the ruling military junta prevented from visiting Burma as he was dying of cancer—reflects her greatest hopes and fears for her fellow Burmese people, and her concern about the need for international cooperation in the continuing fight for Burma’s freedom. Bringing together her most powerful speeches, letters and interviews, this remarkable collection gives a voice to Burma’s “woman of destiny,” whose fate remained in the hands of her enemies for fifteen years, before her release from house arrest in 2010.

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• Published on: 2010-07-14
• Released on: 2010-07-14
• Original language: English
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Aung San Suu Kyi, human-rights activist and leader of Burma's National League for Democracy, was detained in 1989 by SLORC, the ruling military junta. Today, she is newly liberated from six years' house arrest in Rangoon, where she was held as a prisoner of conscience, despite an overwhelming victory by her party in May 1990. This collection of writings, now revised with substantial new material, including the text of the Nobel Peace Prize speech delivered by her son, reflects Aung San Suu Kyi's greatest hopes and fears for her people and her concern about the need for international cooperation, and gives poignant and humorous reminiscences as well as independent assessments of her role in politics. Containing speeches, letters and interviews, some of which are newly added, these writings give a voice to Burma's 'woman of destiny', who was awarded both the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought and the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize. Author: Suu Kyi, Aung San ISBN-10: 0140253173

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Categories: Burma->Politics and government, Literary * Collections, Burma->Politics and government. Contributors: Aung San Suu Kyi - Author. Format: Paperback

B-24 Liberator vs Ki-43 Oscar: China and Burma 1943 (Duel)

B-24 Liberator vs Ki-43 Oscar: China and Burma 1943 (Duel)
Edward M. Young (Author), Jim Laurier (Illustrator)
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During the late 1930s an armament race developed between bombers and the fighters that were bent on stopping them. The development of multi-engined, multi-gun, all-metal bombers forced a corresponding increase in fighter armament which, in turn, led to further attempts to improve bomber armament to ensure its ability to survive in the face of hostile fighters. The US Army Air Corps (USAAC) requested that powered gun turrets be fitted to its two principal long-range bombers, the B-17 Flying Fortress and the B-24 Liberator. In reviewing reports of air combat from Spain, China and the early stages of the war in Europe, the USAAC assumed that the greatest danger to the bomber would be attacks from the rear quarter, and thus took steps to ensure that both the B-17 and the B-24 had tail turrets. A powered turret above and behind the cockpit could deal, it was felt, with attacks from the frontal quarter so that the nose armament for the B-17 and the B-24 consisted of several hand-held 0.50-cal machine guns, but not a powered turret. German and Japanese fighter pilots would soon discover and exploit this weakness. The JAAF's response to the increase in bomber armament was to develop a so-called heavy fighter in parallel to the development of the Army's main fighter, the Ki-43 Hayabusa (known as the 'Oscar'), which sacrificed armament for superior manoeuvrability. Yet the inability of the Japanese aircraft industry to produce these heavier fighters (the Kawasaki Ki-60 and Nakajima Ki-44) in sufficient quantities meant that the JAAF had no alternative but to rely on the Ki-43 to intercept American heavy bombers. Under the ideal conditions that existed in the Burma and China theatres for much of 1943, the absence of escort fighters allowed the Ki-43 pilots to press home their attacks to devastating effect.

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• Published on: 2012-04-17
• Released on: 2012-04-17
• Original language: English
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• Dimensions: .24" h x 7.20" w x 9.60" l, .81 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 80 pages

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During the late 1930s an armament race developed between bombers and the fighters that were bent on stopping them. The development of multi-engined, multi-gun, all-metal bombers forced a corresponding increase in fighter armament which, in turn, led to further attempts to improve bomber armament to ensure its ability to survive in the face of hostile fighters. The US Army Air Corps (USAAC) requested that powered gun turrets be fitted to its two principal long-range bombers, the B-17 Flying Fortress and the B-24 Liberator. In reviewing reports of air combat from Spain, China and the early stages of the war in Europe, the USAAC assumed that the greatest danger to the bomber would be attacks from the rear quarter, and thus took steps to ensure that both the B-17 and the B-24 had tail turrets. A powered turret above and behind the cockpit could deal, it was felt, with attacks from the frontal quarter so that the nose armament for the B-17 and the B-24 consisted of several hand-held 0.50-cal machine guns, but not a powered turret. German and Japanese fighter pilots would soon discover and exploit this weakness. The JAAF's response to the increase in bomber armament was to develop a so-called heavy fighter in parallel to the development of the Army's main fighter, the Ki-43 Hayabusa (known as the 'Oscar'), which sacrificed armament for superior manoeuvrability. Yet the inability of the Japanese aircraft industry to produce these heavier fighters (the Kawasaki Ki-60 and Nakajima Ki-44) in sufficient quantities meant that the JAAF had no alternative but to rely on the Ki-43 to intercept American heavy bombers. Under the ideal conditions that existed in the Burma and China theatres for much of 1943, the absence of escort fighters allowed the Ki-43 pilots to press home their attacks to devastating effect.

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Categories: Military Aviation * General. Contributors: Edward M. Young - Author. Format: Paperback

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Defeat Into Victory: Battling Japan in Burma and India, 1942-1945

Defeat Into Victory: Battling Japan in Burma and India, 1942-1945
Field-Marshal Viscount William Slim (Author), David Hogan (Introduction)
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Field Marshal Viscount Slim (1891-1970) led shattered British forces from Burma to India in one of the lesser-known but more nightmarish retreats of World War II. He then restored his army's fighting capabilities and morale with virtually no support from home and counterattacked. His army's slaughter of Japanese troops ultimately liberated India and Burma.

The first edition of Defeat Into Victory , published in 1956, was an immediate sensation selling 20,000 copies within a few days. This is an updated version with a new introduction by David W. Hogan Jr.

• Rank: #38428 in Books
• Published on: 2000-02-09
• Original language: English
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• Dimensions: 1.50" h x 5.50" w x 8.40" l, 1.75 pounds
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Cooper Square Press Historical Books (Cooper Square Press) Defeat into Victory - Battling Japan in Burma India, 1942-1945 (Fair/NM)Manufacturer: Cooper Square Press Product Line: Historical Books (Cooper Square Press)Type: Softcover Code: 0-8154-1022-0 Copyright Date: 2000 Author: William Slim Page Count: 576 Product Description:Field Marshal Viscount Slim (1891-1970) led shattered British forces from Burma to India in one of the lesser-known but more nightmarish retreats of World War II. He th

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Categories: Burma - World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns. Contributors: Field-Marshal Viscount William Slim - Author. Format: Paperback

The Burma Campaign: Disaster into Triumph, 1942-45 (Yale Library of Military History)

The Burma Campaign: Disaster into Triumph, 1942-45 (Yale Library of Military History)
Frank McLynn (Author)
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This book, in essence a quadruple biography, tells the story of the four larger-than-life Allied commanders whose lives collided in the Burma campaign, one of the most punishing and protracted military adventures of World War II. Ranging from 1942, when the British suffered the greatest defeat in the history of the Empire, through the crucial battles of Imphal and Kohima ("the Stalingrad of the East"), and on to ultimate victory in 1945, this account is vivid, brutal, and enthralling.

Frank McLynn opens a new window on the Burma Campaign, focusing on the interactions and antagonisms of its principal players: William Slim, the brilliant general commanding the British 14th Army; Orde Wingate, the ambitious and idiosyncratic commander of the Chindits, a British force of irregulars; Louis Mountbatten, one of Churchill's favorites, overpromoted to the position of Supreme Commander, S.E. Asia; and Joseph Stilwell ("Vinegar Joe"), a hard-line U.S. general, also a martinet and Anglophobe. McLynn draws careful portraits of each of these men, neglecting neither strengths nor flaws, and shows with new clarity how the plans, designs, and strategies of generals and politicians were translated into a hideous reality for soldiers on the ground.

• Rank: #273972 in Books
• Published on: 2011-10-04
• Original language: English
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• Dimensions: 1.36" h x 6.50" w x 9.47" l, 2.04 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 552 pages

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This book, in essence a quadruple biography, tells the story of the four larger-than-life Allied commanders whose lives collided in the Burma campaign, one of the most punishing and protracted military adventures of World War II. Ranging from 1942, when the British suffered the greatest defeat in the history of the Empire, through the crucial battles of Imphal and Kohima ("the Stalingrad of the East"), and on to ultimate victory in 1945, this accountis vivid, brutal, and enthralling. Frank McLynn opens a new window on the Burma Campaign, focusing on the interactions and antagonisms of its principal players: William Slim, the brilliant general commanding the British 14th Army; Orde Wingate, the ambitious and idiosyncratic commander of the Chindits, a British force of irregulars; Louis Mountbatten, one of Churchill's favorites, overpromoted to the position of Supreme Commander, SE Asia; and Joseph Stilwell ("Vinegar Joe"), a hard-line US general, also a martinet and Anglophobe. McLynn draws careful portraits of each of these men, neglecting neither strengths nor flaws, and shows with new clarity how the plans, designs, and strategies of generals and politicians were translated into a hideous reality for soldiers on the ground.

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Pick Up Your Parrots and Monkeys...: The Life of a Boy Soldier in India - A Brilliant Memoir of the Last Days of the Raj (Cassell Military Trade Books)

Pick Up Your Parrots and Monkeys...: The Life of a Boy Soldier in India - A Brilliant Memoir of the Last Days of the Raj (Cassell Military Trade Books)
William Pennington (Author)
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An unusual, vivid coming-of-age story and unforgettable autobiographical portrayal of the last days of the Indian Raj. "Pick up your parrots and monkeys, and fall in facing the boat" was the traditional order given to British soldiers heading home from India. William Pennington overheard the command when he arrived in India at the age of 17 to serve in the horse artillery. His compelling portrayal of army life extends from the 1930s to the Burma campaign in World War II, where Pennington fought the Japanese as an artillery officer-the most dangerous job in the jungle.

• Rank: #869046 in Books
• Published on: 2003-10-28
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 9.61" h x 6.50" w x .83" l, 1.79 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 352 pages

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Cassell. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket; Owner's name on fly. 2003. Hardcover. 0304365645 . Cassell Military Trade Books; 1.47 x 9.54 x 6.32 Inches .

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Categories: India - History - British Occupation, 1765-1947. Contributors: William Pennington - Author. Format: Hardcover

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Categories: India - History - British Occupation, 1765-1947. Contributors: William Pennington - Author. Format: Hardcover