Slim, Master of War
Burma, 1942-5
$39.31
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
17 October 2019
Summary
‘Elegantly written and beautifully produced’
How ‘Uncle Bill’ won the war in Burma
Defeated and demoralised, British units in the Far East had virtually been ejected from Burma when, in 1943, General W. J. Slim organised, trained and then deployed his famous ‘forgotten’ 14th Army to devastating effect, defeating the Japanese twice and liberating Burma in the process. One of the most innovative soldiers of his generation, Slim’s ‘smart’ style o…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781472132833 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1472132831 |
| Author: | Robert Lyman, Major Robert Lyman |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Constable |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 17 October 2019 |
| Weight: | 250g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 34mm |
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Critics Review
Lyman’s well-researched, elegantly written and beautifully produced book is the best yet written on Slim - Times Literary Supplement
Robert Lyman … asserts that Slim was the outstanding British general of the war. He is surely right - Sunday TelegraphAn admirable book, supported by well-documented research and backed by excellent maps. It will surely be on all staff college reading lists. - Journal of the Royal United Services InstituteAbout The Author
Robert Lyman
Dr. Robert Lyman is an elected fellow of the Royal Historical Society. He was an Army officer for twenty years. The primary focus of his research is the Second World War, where he has published extensively on the Pacific and Far East, North Africa, and North West Europe. His PhD was on Field Marshal Bill Slim. In 2011, he won the National Army Museum’s debate for ‘Britain’s Greatest General’ on Slim, and in 2013, the debate for ‘Britain’s Greatest Battle’ on Kohima and Imphal. He lives in Berkshire, England.
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