This second volume of three covering Japan's Asian Allies tells the story of the Burmese and Indian nationalists who fought on the side of the Japanese Empire from 1941 until 1945.
The first book to relate the story of the Indian and Burmese forces raised by, or allied to, the Japanese, it describes in detail the organisation, training, actions, uniforms and equipment of these forces, including orders-of-battle, many rare and previously unpublished photographs and colour plates covering uniform and insignia, along with biographies of notable military commanders within the army.
For anyone interested in this ill-covered aspect of the Axis forces during World War II, this book is a valuable reference tool.
About the Author
Philip Jowett was born in Leeds in 1961 and now lives in north Lincolnshire with his wife and two children. He is a military historian and writer with an interest in all aspects of the 20th Century. His special area of interest is Asian military history 1900-45, and he's been researching pro-Japanese forces for many years. He has previously published a number of books with Osprey Publishing, as well as a previous title for Helion, Rays of the Rising Sun: Armed Forces of Japan's Asian Allies 1931-45: Volume 1 China and Manchukuo.
- ISBN10 1874622884
- ISBN13 9781874622888
- Publish Date 1 January 2013 (first published 1 January 2004)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 10 October 2016
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Helion & Company
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 148
- Language English