Exodus Burma: the British Escape through the Jungles of Death 1942-43

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Cover; Title; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; 1 The Golden Land; 2 An 'Unlikely' Attack; 3 Race, Racism and Retreat; 4 The Fall of Singapore; 5 The Road to Prome; 6 Flights and Superstition; 7 The Road to Mandalay Where the Flying Fishes Play; 8 The Last Battle; 9 The Old Man of Banmauk; 10 Food, Fripperies and Footwear; 11 Walking the Line; 12 Monsoon Mud in the Hukawng Valley; 13 The Heroes of Shinbwiyang; 14 Heading Through the Hills; 15 Tea to the Rescue; 16 Through the Chaukan Pass; 17 The Lost Chinese; Epilogue; Select Bibliography; Copyright.;Until a few weeks before the fall of Rangoon, the British had not dreamt the Japanese would invade Burma. So in early 1942, British soldiers trained for desert warfare fought a Japanese Army trained and equipped for the jungle. Those who survived this fierce fighting faced malaria, air attack, and lack of food and water, on the long walk out through the Valley of Death. Ragged groups of soldiers and civilians were forced to trek out of Burma through some of the most inhospitable terrain in the world. They hacked their way through jungle, forded rivers, and climbed steep mountainsides to escape. Cover Title Dedication Contents Acknowledgements Preface 1 The Golden Land 2 An 'Unlikely' Attack 3 Race, Racism and Retreat 4 The Fall of Singapore 5 The Road to Prome 6 Flights and Superstition 7 The Road to Mandalay Where the Flying Fishes Play 8 The Last Battle 9 The Old Man of Banmauk 10 Food, Fripperies and Footwear 11 Walking the Line 12 Monsoon Mud in the Hukawng Valley 13 The Heroes of Shinbwiyang 14 Heading Through the Hills 15 Tea to the Rescue 16 Through the Chaukan Pass 17 The Lost Chinese Epilogue Select Bibliography Copyright.