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The Burma Road: The Epic Story of the China-Burma-India Theater in World War II
by Webster, Donovan
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- Condition
- As New/As New
- ISBN 10
- 0374117403
- ISBN 13
- 9780374117405
- Seller
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Forestdale, Queensland, Australia
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About This Item
Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A.: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 2003. New book, 370 pages. This is the extraordinay story of the China-Burma-India theater of operations during WW2. It follows the breathtaking escapades of the American 'Hump' pilots who flew hair raising missions over the Himalayas to make food and supply drops in China; tells the true story that inspired the famous film - The Bridge on the River Kwai; describes the grueling jungle operations of Merrill's Marauders and the brigades of British Chindits; and recounts the racous fighter pilot bravado of the Flying Tigers. Interpersed with portrayals of the unconventional American General 'Vinegar Joe' Stillwell, the exceedingly eccentric British General Orde Wingate, and the mercurial Chinese Generalisimo Chiang Kai-shek. . Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Viceroy Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002434
- Title
- The Burma Road: The Epic Story of the China-Burma-India Theater in World War II
- Author
- Webster, Donovan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- ISBN 10
- 0374117403
- ISBN 13
- 9780374117405
- Publisher
- Farrar Straus & Giroux
- Place of Publication
- Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 2003
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- SECOND WORLD WAR TWO WW2 1939 1945 CAMPAIGNS BURMA ROAD
- Bookseller catalogs
- WW2 PTO History;
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