Hemant Singh Katoch Boeken

A highly illustrated account of the decisive battle of Imphal during World War II, where the attempted Japanese invasion of India was turned back in its largest land defeat of the war so far.

Set against the backdrop of 1944, the narrative details the intense clash between the British Fourteenth Army and the Japanese Fifteenth Army near Imphal, Manipur, a pivotal moment in World War II. The book provides a comprehensive mapping of the battle's key locations, offering insights into one of the war's most significant confrontations. Through meticulous research, it highlights the strategic maneuvers and historical importance of the Battle of Imphal, enriching the reader's understanding of this critical event.

The clash between the British Fourteenth Army and the Japanese Fifteenth Army at Imphal in Manipur and at Kohima in the then-Naga Hills of Assam in 1944 was the turning point in the Burma Campaign of the Second World War. It was at these twin battles that the Japanese invasion of India was stopped, with the Allies subsequently driving them out of Burma in 1945. The Japanese lost some 30,000 men, with another 23,000 injured, in what is considered one of their greatest ever defeats on land. In April 2013, Imphal-Kohima was named 'Britain's Greatest Battle' by the UK's National Army Museum. Indians fought on both sides--as part of the British Army and alongside the Japanese as soldiers of the Indian National Army (INA).