The Burma Campaign

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<p>The Burma Campaign was one of the most punishing and protracted military adventures of World War Two. Impenetrable jungle, poor transport infrastructure, seasonal monsoon rains, as well as famine, disease, snakes and crocodiles all bore heavily on the troops.</p><p>Against this extraordinary backdrop, Frank McLynn constructs the dramatic story of the four larger-than-life commanders directing the Allied effort: Louis Mountbatten, Orde Wingate, Joseph Stilwell and William Slim, and explores the Campaign through their often stormy relationship.</p><p>Vivid, brutal, utterly enthralling,<i>The Burma Campaign</i>is a strikingly original account from one of our most celebrated historians.</p>

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Frank McLynn is a highly regarded historian, who specializes in biographies and military history. He has written over 20 books, including critically acclaimed biographies of Napoleon and Richard the Lionheart. Other books include<i>1066</i>,<i>Stanley, 1759,</i>and<i>Marcus Aurelius.</i>He is a graduate of Wadham College, Oxford, and London University, where he obtained his doctorate.

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