Keane, Fergal
Road of Bones: The Epic Siege of Kohima 1944: The Siege of Kohima 1944 - The Epic Story of the Last Great Stand of Empire
- ISBN 13:
- 9780007132416
- author:
- Keane, Fergal
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- HarperPress
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2011
- Pages:
- 448
- Dimensions:
- 19.6 x 12.8 x 4 cm
- Genre:
- 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The Road of Bones: The Epic Siege of Kohima 1944 tells the story of one of the most brutal battles in modern history, fought at a major turning point of the Second World War. In the remote Indian village of Kohima, a tiny force of British and Indian troops faced the might of the Imperial Japanese Army.
Outnumbered ten to one, the defenders fought the Japanese hand to hand in a battle that was amongst the most savage in modern warfare. Despite being desperately short of water and with the wounded compelled to lie in the open, the garrison held the pass and prevented a Japanese victory that would have proved disastrous for the British.
The battle was a turning point in the war, with six weeks of bitter fighting following as British and Indian reinforcements strove to drive the enemy out of India. The Japanese army suffered the worst defeat in its history, with thousands of men dead on a devastated landscape, while tens of thousands more starved in a catastrophic retreat eastwards.
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