Defeat into victory : battling Japan in Burma and India, 1942-1945 ; with a new introduction by David W. Hogan Jr

"Field Marshal Viscount Slim (1891-1970) led shattered British forces from Burma to India in one of the lesser-known but more nightmarish retreats of World War II. He then restored his army's fighting capabilities and morale with virtually no support from home and counterattacked. His army's slaughter of Japanese troops ultimately liberated India and Burma. The first edition of Defeat Into Victory, published in 1956, was an immediate sensation selling 20,000 copies within a few days. This is an updated version with a new introduction by David W. Hogan Jr."--GoodReads.com Field Marshal Viscount Slim 1891-1970 led shattered British forces from Burma to India in one of the lesser known but more nightmarish retreats of World War II. He then restored his army's fighting capabilities and morale with virtually no support from home and counterattacked. His army's slaughter of Japanese troops ultimately liberated India and Burma. The first edition of Defeat Into Victory, published in 1956, was an immediate sensation selling 20,000 copies within a few days. This is an updated version with a new introduction by David W. Hogan Jr The outstanding autobiographical account of the Burma Campaign by the man who commanded Burma Corps in its retreat into India, nutured the army back to self-confidence and finally drove the Japanese out of Burma. Reflective, honest and self-critical, the book has never been bettered. An updated version of the classic, definitive account of the Burma campaign in World War 11