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Abe, Abbot Hakuho 142, 424
Abe, Private Yoshizo 21
Adams, P.F. 158
Admin Box, battle of the, 1944 129–34
air war: Allied aircraft xviii, 10, 19, 20, 23, 42, 81–2, 83–4, 90, 91, 111, 112–13, 129–30, 132–4, 147, 149, 155, 171, 177, 178–9, 193, 200–2, 214, 218, 233, 235, 236, 278, 279–80, 288, 290, 292, 296, 304, 317, 320–5, 332, 337–8, 339, 340–1, 366, 368, 369, 380, 407, 412
Japanese aircraft 5, 10–12, 14, 22–3, 91, 105, 121, 132, 133–4, 146, 147, 149, 326
supply drops 81, 82, 83–4, 111, 112–13, 129–30, 132, 133, 147, 193, 200–2, 236, 278, 288, 304, 317, 320, 321–4, 332, 337–8, 339, 340–1, 368, 407
Akiyama, Shudo 144–5
Akyab 90–1
Alam Halfa, battle of, 1942 64–5, 66, 245, 259–60, 331, 359
Alexander, General Sir Harold 13, 23, 26, 368
Allen, Louis 106, 193, 392
Allies: aircraft/air support xviii, 10, 19, 20, 23, 42, 81–2, 83–4, 90, 91, 111, 112–13, 129–30, 132–3, 147, 149, 155, 171, 177, 178–9, 193, 200–2, 214, 218, 233, 235, 236, 278, 279–80, 288, 290, 292, 296, 304, 317, 320–5, 332, 337–8, 339, 340–1, 366, 368, 369, 380, 407, 412
army units
see
British/Burmese/Indian/Nepalese army units
material superiority of 133–4, 146, 147–8, 155, 157, 279–80, 290
relations between xix–xx, 23, 23n, 76–9, 81–2, 117, 129, 155, 157, 171, 200, 224, 277–80, 304, 321, 322, 323, 339, 366, 368, 369
supply operations 23, 28, 45, 73, 80, 81, 82, 83–4, 94, 111, 113, 115–16, 122, 123, 128–30, 133, 134, 136, 157, 161, 193, 200, 201–2, 204–5, 224, 227, 236, 240, 245, 278, 283, 288, 290, 302, 303, 304, 317, 321, 322, 324, 339, 352, 357, 364, 368, 377, 407, 420
see
also under individual army and
nation name
American forces
see
United States
American Volunteer Group 23, 23n
Angami, B.K. Sachu 34, 234, 236, 364, 401–2, 407–8, 441n
Angami, Havildar Sohevu 87, 158–9, 162, 215, 217, 312, 442, 457
Angami, Khumbo 236–7, 296
Angami, Miekonu 37, 234–5
Angami, Rushukhrie 236, 237
Anglo-Burmese war, 1826 36, 38
Aradura Spur 32–3, 220, 227, 234, 239, 371, 384, 393
Arakan 31, 49, 170, 173, 175, 185, 252, 255, 256, 259, 278, 290, 339, 358
Admin Box, battle of the, 1944 129–34
Akyab 90–1
first Allied offensive, 1942–43 75–6, 82, 83, 84, 112n
Japanese plan attack on 31, 104, 119, 120, 140
Ngakyedauk 134–8, 175, 220, 256, 309
Razabil 124–9, 134
second Allied offensive 1943–44 89–91, 104, 111, 119, 121–38,
131
Slim plans offensive in 76, 79, 83–4, 90, 91, 104, 111, 115–16
V Force in 49
artillery: British-Indian Army 70, 84n, 91, 93, 122–3, 136–8, 141, 143n, 157, 165n, 176, 184, 199–200, 201, 203, 204, 206, 207, 218, 220, 234, 240, 248, 256, 285, 286–7, 291, 294, 297, 306, 308, 314–15, 317, 330, 372, 375, 378, 382, 383
Japanese xvii, 125, 146, 164, 168, 193, 199, 201, 204, 214, 217, 218, 226, 235, 239, 243, 262, 286, 326, 338, 350, 352, 353, 370, 371, 376
Askew, Major James 312
Assam 29, 30n, 32, 36, 38, 43, 47, 47n, 52, 78n, 80, 81n, 112, 114, 115,
139
, 158–9, 159n, 160, 161, 170, 186, 283, 292, 292n, 306, 312
Astor, David 440
Atkins, Major David 82
Atlantic Charter, 1941–42 77
Attlee, Clement 18, 41, 42, 78
Auchinleck, General Sir Claude 88n, 283
Aung San 9
Aung San Suu Kyi 9
Ayabe, Major General 117, 118
Baerwald, Hans 420
Bagot, Lieutenant Colonel C. E. K. 25
Bahadur, Jayachamaraja 85
Baldwin, Air Marshal Sir John 169, 325
Balfour, Henry 35–6
BBC 283, 284
Beadon, Sir Cecil 38, 38n
Begg, Robin 93
Benegal, Ramesh S. 18
Bengal 17, 31, 32, 38, 38n, 73, 81n, 86, 86n, 104, 112, 367, 427, 442
Bengal Famine, 1942–43 86, 86n
Betts, Lieutenant Colonel Tim 191–2, 409
Bevan, Aneurin 415
Beveridge, Sir William 427
Binny, Colonel R. A. W. 49
Birch, Mollie 17
Black Thirteenth 301–5
Blucher, Vasily 143
Booth, Chris 438
Boothe, Clare 13–14
Borrowman, Lieutenant Colonel Gordon 434, 435, 436
Bose, Subhas Chandra xx, 85, 86, 87, 88, 116, 230
Bower, Trina 441
Bower, Ursula Graham 457
in Cachar Hills 51–3, 189, 190
commands guerrilla unit under V Force 50, 52–5, 56, 57, 189–91, 192, 293, 296, 364–5
disbands guerrilla unit 409–10
fame 410
first visits Naga Hills 33, 50
Naga civil war, 1955 and 440, 441
nervous breakdown 51
on Jessami 161–2
post-war life 440
recruitment of Naga scouts and spies 54–5
returns to England 410
second visit to Naga Hills 51
Bowman, Lieutenant Barry 46–7, 48, 411
Brahmaputra River 186, 272
Britain: Empire, effect of war upon xix, xx, 5, 77, 174, 282, 408, 427–8, 442, 448
Indian independence and
see
India
Naga people and 36, 43, 46–50, 52–6, 158–9, 184n, 189–91, 212, 223, 293, 296, 352, 363, 364–5
public reaction to Kohima 283–4, 361–2
reaction of government to relief of Kohima 368–9
splits within Cabinet and army staff over strategy xx, 281–2, 369
see also
British Army: command structure
United States, wartime relations with xix–xx, 23, 23n, 76–9, 81–2, 117, 129, 155, 157, 171, 200, 224, 277–80, 304, 321, 322, 323, 339, 366, 368, 369
British Army: air support xviii, 10, 19, 20, 23, 42, 81–2, 83–4, 90, 91, 111, 112–13, 129–30, 132–3, 147, 149, 155, 171, 177, 178–9, 193, 200–2, 214, 218, 233, 235, 236, 278, 279–80, 288, 290, 292, 296, 304, 317, 320–5, 332, 337–8, 339, 340–1, 366, 368, 369, 380, 407, 412
artillery 70, 84n, 91, 122–3, 136–8, 141, 143n, 157, 165n, 176, 184, 199–200, 201, 203, 204, 206, 207, 218, 220, 234, 240, 248, 256, 285, 286–7, 291, 294, 297, 306, 308, 314–15, 317, 330, 372, 375, 378, 382, 383
Burma, battle for and retreat from 4–5, 10–18, 19–28
Burma, re-take from Japanese 410–18
casualty numbers 14–15, 15n, 27, 75, 75n, 112n, 125–6, 130, 130n, 134, 136, 137, 138, 203, 209, 209n, 250, 255–8, 298–302, 311, 333, 343, 350, 355, 373, 374, 380, 381, 413
command structure 12–13, 12n, 23, 79–80, 169–75, 273, 278–82, 361, 362, 416–17
see also under individual
commander name
disease and illness within xvii, 13, 14, 24, 25, 27, 28, 76, 82, 160, 161, 218, 256, 266, 328, 338, 376, 411
deserters 17, 24–5, 25n, 229, 230, 237, 239, 242, 244, 247, 250, 251–2, 254, 267, 272, 353, 360–1
France, fall of 61–2, 98, 274, 359, 378, 379, 411
India, repels Japanese invasion of 156–410
India, retreat from Burma into 19–28
Indian Army and
see
Indian Army
and
British/Burmese/Indian Nepalese Army units
intelligence xx, 1–5, 25, 36, 46–50, 52–6, 93, 112–13, 156, 157, 157n, 158, 165–6, 169, 184n, 189–92, 212, 223, 293, 295–6, 364–5
jungle warfare, adapting to 75–6, 83–4, 93–5, 122, 124, 125, 134–5, 276–7, 314
morale 76, 87, 90, 123–4, 134, 160, 220, 257, 279, 304–5, 312, 330, 331–2, 336, 384
Naga people and 36, 43, 46–50, 52–6, 158–9, 184n, 189–91, 212, 223, 293, 296, 352, 363, 364–5
North Africa campaign 62–6
prisoners, treatment of 132, 134, 281, 403, 418
South-East Asia Command (SEAC) 79, 80, 173, 361, 362
supply operations 23, 28, 45, 73, 80, 81, 82, 83–4, 94, 111, 113, 115–16, 122, 123, 128–30, 133, 134, 136, 157, 161, 193, 200, 201–2, 204–5, 224, 227, 236, 240, 245, 278, 283, 288, 290, 302, 303, 304, 317, 321, 322, 324, 339, 352, 357, 364, 368, 377, 407, 420
see also
British/Burmese/Indian/Nepalese Army units
and under individual
area, battle, campaign and nation
name
British/Burmese/Indian/Nepalese Army units:
1st battalion, Assam Regiment xviii, 192, 361, 362, 396, 410, 413, 436, 437
command of 181, 247, 252
Jessami 161–2, 193, 211–12, 217–19
Kharasom 161, 193, 211–12, 213–16
Kohima, deployed to 158–61
Kohima, siege of 226, 229, 239, 244, 247, 249, 252, 288, 299, 304–5, 311, 317, 332, 335, 343, 344, 345, 356, 364
Kohima, survivors of Jessami retreat to 222, 226
loyalty of soldiers 87, 239
make-up of 158–9, 160
quality of soldiers 183, 222, 317
raised 158
West Kent’s, relations with 328–9
1st battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment (1st Glosters) 7, 25, 45, 46
1st battalion, Royal Scots Regiment 378
1/1 Punjab 67, 124, 125, 134, 176, 212n, 221, 285, 345, 350, 351, 353
2 Burma Brigade 17
2nd battalion, Duke of Wellington’s Regiment 19
2nd battalion King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (2/KOYLI) 20–1, 22, 24–5n, 26
2nd battalion, Manchester Regiment 378
2nd battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment 378–80
2nd battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment 185, 212, 222, 281
2nd Division 43, 71–2, 83, 170, 172–4, 185, 186, 272–8, 285, 295, 312, 313–16, 337, 365, 366, 370, 371, 372, 377, 385, 386,
400