The evacuation of civilians from Burma: analysing the 1942 colonial disaster
The string of military defeats during 1942 marked the end of British hegemony in Southeast Asia, finally destroying the myth of British imperial invincibility. The Japanese attack on Burma led to a hurried and often poorly organized evacuation of Indian and European civilians from the country. The e...
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| Summary: | The string of military defeats during 1942 marked the end of British hegemony in Southeast Asia, finally destroying the myth of British imperial invincibility. The Japanese attack on Burma led to a hurried and often poorly organized evacuation of Indian and European civilians from the country. The evacuation was a public humiliation for the British and marked the end of their role in Burma. The Evacuation of Civilians from Burma investigates the social and political background to the evacuation, and the consequences of its failure |
| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [227]-272) and index |
| Physical Description: | 279 S. Ill., Kt. 25 cm |
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| adam_text | Contents
List of Figures
viii
List of Maps
ix
List of Tables
x
Abbreviations
xi
Note on Colonial-Era Names
xii
Introduction: Setting the Scene
1
Part
1
Socio-political Undercurrents
15
1
Facts, Figures and Guesstimates
17
2
Politics: Unprepared for Everything
37
3
The Indian Question
53
Part
2
Sturm, Drang and Panic
75
4
Rangoon: The Big Bang
77
5
Taungup: Cholera and Thirst
101
6
Mass Transportation
123
7
Mandalay,
Maymyo and the Oilfields
149
8
Myitkyina: Seven Days That Shook a World
171
Part
3
Residues of Hurt
183
9
Those Who Did Not Get Away
185
10
Counting the Cost
211
H
Conclusion: Humiliation and Tragedy
221
Notes
227
Glossary
263
Bibliography
265
Index
273
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