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Winner of the British Army Military Book of the Year 2011 The story of one of the most brutal battles in modern history - fought at a major turning point of the Second World War. Kohima. In this remote Indian village near the border with Burma, 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. A garrison of no more than 1,500 fighting men, desperately short of water and with the wounded compelled to lie in the open, faced a force of 15,000 Japanese. They held the pass and prevented a Japanese victory that would have proved disastrous for the British. Another six weeks of bitter fighting followed as British and Indian reinforcements strove to drive the enemy out of India. When the battle was over, a Japanese army that had invaded India on a mission of imperial conquest had suffered the worst defeat in its history. Thousands of men lay dead on a devastated landscape, while tens of thousands more Japanese starved in a catastrophic retreat eastwards. They called the journey back to Burma the 'Road of Bones', as friends and comrades committed suicide or dropped dead from hunger along the jungle paths. Fergal Keane has reported for the BBC from conflicts on every continent over the past 25 years, and he brings to this work of history not only rigorous scholarship but a raw understanding of the pitiless nature of war. It is a story filled with vivid characters: the millionaire's son who refused a commission and was awarded a VC for his sacrifice in battle, the Roedean debutante who led a guerrilla band in the jungle, and the General who defied the orders of a hated superior in order to save the lives of his men. Based on original research in Japan, Britain and India, 'Road of Bones' is a story about extraordinary courage and the folly of imperial dreams.
- Sales Rank: #517610 in Books
- Published on: 2011-04-01
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 7.76" h x 1.89" w x 5.12" l, .97 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 448 pages
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Kohima- a Pivotal Battle in the Invasion of India in 1944
By Fred J. Mauren
A great, well written book. Kohima was an epic struggle between British/Indian and Japanese forces in 1944. The Japanese invasion of India was their last major land offensive of WWII. A small, outnumbered British garrison held out for weeks against fierce Japanese assaults. The fighting was close range, often hand-to-had. Ultimately Kohima was relieved and the Japanese had to retreat due to lack of food and other supplies.
Keane does a masterful job of setting the stage for the battle. From the British retreat out of Burma in 1942 and increasing demands for Indian independence to the remote Assam region and Naga people. He is even handed in describing heroics of both British/Inidian and Japanese forces.
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful.
Good Addition to a Sadly Forgotten Battle
By Rodney J. Szasz
I guess I had heard initially of the battles of Imphal and Kohima while watching the Documentary World at War as a kid. Over the years I became obsessed with Burma campaign and its literature and narrative histories and have built up quite a library on the campaign. There is a lot here to write about... a battle of titans at the edge of empire in the twilight of empire. Jungle diseases, British county regiments far from home (regional accents replete from a different time), Indian cha wallahs and sepoys -- the backbone of the British Empire - fighting Japanese soldiers and Indian malcontents in the Indian National Army. All in a land ruled by headhunters and ruled over by benevolent and condescending British Officials thin on the ground.
While General Bill Slim expected a Japanese offensive, he did not expect the thrust to virtually cut off the 14th Army in the Imphal plain by hitting it so far behind their lines that the entire Army was cut off on the Imphal plain. The key pivot was the hill station of Kohima -- the entire battle hinged here. The Japanese arrived after an arduous march through 100s of miles of jungle with an entire division against a small garrison of Kentish men which numbered as little as 700 men at one one point.
The events, people and personalities, British, Indian, and Japanese are the focus of this narrative. Their bravery and seeming ability to simply endure in ways that perhaps modern armies cannot endure. I have been a fan of Mr. Keane since listening to his reports on the BBC.
This is not a narrative about grand movements or strategy - those are kept brief and descriptive. This is a narrative of peoples, their experiences and the thoughts marching into a meat cauldron in the middle of jungle. It is a story of disparate men and women coming from around the world, eventually partaking in this battle with focused at times on charges and counter charges over the commissioners tennis court. Where gore, mud, drugery and sheer terror crystalised men to action or broke their minds and spirits on a battlfield that resembed the Somme.
There are many stories here told by Keane. Of the an obssessive battle plan, marching three Japanese divisions through jungle with little preparation and not enough supplies - assuming they would survive on captured British supplies as they always had before. How Japan may have just about carried it off but for a small band of British and Indian soldiers who did not yeild Kohima. Eventually Japanese power wained and the supply and men deficit of the British Army eventually was succeeded by brilliant logistical planning of Slim and his staff access to American Dakota aircraft to ferry men into the Imphal plain.
The British stood and fought it out. They endureed. They did not run as in the past. The result was predictable. The Japanese Army furiosity was contained and eventually lack of suppplies turned a retreat into a route. With no hope of resupply and little hope of actually making their way back across the Chindwin River the Japanese fought and died - and died well - with a spirit accepting death as "light as a feather."
Keane adds a lot to the personal record in his book. Accounts from British, Indian and Japanese are a measure of his splendid research. He does little in adding to the general overview of the battle and does not advance any new ideas. But this is not that type of book. For people having a good background the personal narrative is interesting, but there is little new here. In fact almost no one will have a good understanding of the Burma campaign.... much less even knowing where Kohima is. In this sense Keane has done us a great favour in reminding us in a easily approachable volume that the modern world we live in is separated not only by forgotten battles in Indian and Burmese hills, but also modes of thought that may appear quaint, prejudicial or sheer barbaric are removed from us by a very small amout of historical time. The world is of course a better place for the defeat of Imperial Japan and Indian Independence was surely inevitable, but one wonders at times about the fortitude and perseverance of men for each other and for an idea. Surely those old soldiers -- British, Indian, Japanese -- deserve our consideration. Surely what they did and what they endured should never be forgotten. Keane's book reminds us of the importance of them all...
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful.
Fine Account of Japanese Defeat in Burma
By History Man
At Kohima, the 14th Army, known as the `Forgotten Army' inflicted the most serious defeat on the Japanese army in their invasion of Burma and push towards India during the Second World War. Following this humiliating defeat, the Japanese suffered a total military catastrophe during their retreat back through Burma and this is vividly recorded in Fergal Keane's admirable book.
His interviews with key figures on both sides bring the ghastly rout of the Japanese army vividly alive. His meticulous research, e.g. interviewing General Sato and his family - tells the story as it should be told, emphasising the total horror of war for all participants.
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