Another man's war : the story of a Burma boy in Britain's forgotten African Army

In December 1941 The Japanese Invaded Burma. For The British, The Longest Land Campaign Of The Second World War Had Begun. 100,000 African Soldiers Were Taken From Britain's Colonies To Fight The Japanese In The Burmese Jungles. They Performed Heroically In One Of The Most Brutal Theatres Of War, Yet Their Contribution Has Been Largely Ignored. Isaac Fadoyebo Was One Of Those 'burma Boys'. At The Age Of Sixteen He Ran Away From His Nigerian Village To Join The British Army. Sent To Burma, He Was Attacked And Left For Dead In The Jungle By The Japanese. Sheltered By Courageous Local Rice Farmers, Isaac Spent Nine Months In Hiding Before His Eventual Rescue. He Returned To Nigeria A Hero, But His Story Was Soon Forgotten. Barnaby Phillips Travelled To Nigeria And Burma In Search Of Isaac, The Family Who Saved His Life, And The Legacy Of An Empire. Another Man's War Is Isaac's Story.--page 2 Of Jacket. One Big Man -- Let This Bayonet Drink My Blood -- A Calabash In The Wind -- The Generals Are Met -- Black Men Held The Gate -- Full Of Loneliness -- Juju On The River Kaladan -- Cover Me, Lord -- Loyalty And Patience -- Home Again -- Great Awakening -- The Cries Turn To Laughter -- Into A Ravine -- Here You Left Us -- Natives Of Arakan -- Impregnable -- For Our Children To Be Free. Barnaby Phillips. Includes Bibliographical References (pages [291]-305) And Index. In December 1941 the Japanese invaded Burma. For the British, the longest land campaign of the Second World War had begun. 100,000 African soldiers were taken from Britain's colonies to fight the Japanese in the Burmese jungles. They performed heroically in one of the most brutal theatres of war, yet their contribution has been largely ignored. Isaac Fadoyebo was one of those 'Burma Boys'. At the age of sixteen he ran away from his Nigerian village to join the British Army. Sent to Burma, he was attacked and left for dead in the jungle by the Japanese. Sheltered by courageous local rice farmers, Isaac spent nine months in hiding before his eventual rescue. He returned to Nigeria a hero, but his story was soon forgotten. Barnaby Phillips travelled to Nigeria and Burma in search of Isaac, the family who saved his life, and the legacy of an Empire. Another Man's War is Isaac's story. History,Military history,Second World War,real-life thriller,page-turner,untold story,Burma,Africa,Asia,Empire,Colonialism,Imperialism,Burma Boys,Nigeria,War At age sixteen, Isaac Fadoyebo ran away from his West African village to join the British Army. The Second World War was raging, and Nigeria''s colonial masters were desperate to find men to defend the Empire. He was taking breakfast deep in the Burmese jungle when the Japanese ambushed his unit and left him for dead. With the help of a local family he survived, but in every other way Isaac was forgotten, all the more so as Nigeria struggled to come to terms with its newfound independence. Yet Isaac could not forget the debt he owed to the Burmese family, now trapped in a simmering sectarian c. Image Section; About the Author; Notes; Prologue; Part I; 1 One big man; 2 Let this bayonet drink my blood; 3 A calabash in the wind; 4 The generals are met; 5 Black men held the gate; 6 Full of loneliness; 7 Juju on the River Kaladan; 8 Cover me, Lord; 9 Loyalty and patience; 10 Home again; 11 Great awakening; 12 The cries turn to laughter; Part II; 13 Into a ravine; 14 Here you left us; 15 Natives of Arakan; 16 Impregnable; 17 For our children to be free; Epilogue; Appendix: Key dates; Acknowledgements