Chindit Affair. A Memoir of the War in Burma, Paperback - Mooney, Brian

Superbly, graphically and sensitively written.Publisher: Pen & Sword Books LtdAuthor(s): Mooney, BrianIllustration(s): 8pp of B & W platesNumber of...

Explores the events of the two main Chindit missions - Operation Longcloth and Operation Thursday.

A new edition of the political travelogue, which was previously published as }Secret Histories: Finding George Orwell In A Burmese Teashop{. With a...

All of the color, gaiety, and charm of Burma springs to life with this master story-teller, despite the fact that at the time of his visit much of ...

An exploration of Burma, which reveals a country where temples take priority over infrastructure, fortune tellers thrive and golf courses are carve...

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A superb example of the ever-popular Japanese POW genre. First hand and contemporaneous account of survival on the notorious Burma Railway.

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