{"product_id":"kohima-the-story-of-the-greatest-battle-ever-fought","title":"Kohima: The Story Of The Greatest Battle Ever Fought  -","description":"\u003cp\u003eArthur Swinson�s account of his time in\u003cbr\u003e\n the Japanese invasion of the British India from April to June 1944, \u003cbr\u003e\nthis book is a tour de force about the battle of Kohima.\u003cbr\u003e\nOn 7 March 1944 Tokyo announced that the Japanese invasion of British \u003cbr\u003e\nIndia had begun. By mid-month, the Japanese 31st Division had crossed \u003cbr\u003e\nthe Chindwin River in northern Burma, advancing on a wide front towards \u003cbr\u003e\nImphal and Kohima. In bitter jungle fighting from early April, the \u003cbr\u003e\nBritish Fourteenth Army under Field Marshal Slim held the Japanese \u003cbr\u003e\nassault on Kohima Ridge. By late June the Japanese were in headlong \u003cbr\u003e\nretreat. \u003cbr\u003e\nKohima ranks for strategic importance with Alamein, Midway and \u003cbr\u003e\nStalingrad. The increasing dominance of Allied airpower in the region in\u003cbr\u003e\n the aftermath of the battle was a major factor in turning the tide of \u003cbr\u003e\nthe war in East Asia against the Japanese. \u003cbr\u003e\nDrawing on documents and diaries from Japanese as well as Allied \u003cbr\u003e\nsources, Arthur Swinson, who served at Kohima, not only presents a \u003cbr\u003e\nthrilling and fascinating tale of heroism and combat action, but also \u003cbr\u003e\nanalyses the political background to and long-term impact of a clash \u003cbr\u003e\ndescribed by Mountbatten as �one of the greatest battles in history�.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arthur Swinson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44249073385532,"sku":"9789386050410","price":971.25,"currency_code":"PKR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/7706\/7836\/files\/kohima-the-story-of-the-greatest-battle-ever-fought-9789386050410.jpg?v=1776805860","url":"https:\/\/libertybooksstore.myshopify.com\/products\/kohima-the-story-of-the-greatest-battle-ever-fought","provider":"LibertyBooksStore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}