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Arakan   28 Books
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Arakan Assignment: The Story of the 82nd West African Division. 1st Ed., orig. dec. wraps., 44pp., photos. throughout, fldg. map. Roxy Press, New Delhi, for P.R. Services (West Africa). nd [1946].  #67577
[HLMainPic] Useful, well-illustrated & only published record of 82nd West African Division's Arakan campaign, 1944-45. Includes Order of Battle, portraits of senior officers & two African DCM winners, fldg. map of the campaign. Orig. dec. wraps., VG & scarce. See illustration on our website.   £95
Ministry of Defence (Navy) War With Japan. Vols. I & II, III, IV & V, VI: Background to the War; Defensive Phase; The Campaigns in the Solomons & New Guinea; The South-East Asia Operations & Central Pacific Advance; The Blockade of Japan; The Advance to Japan. 1st Trade Ed., 6 Vols. bound in 4, around 1500pp. in all + 4 accompanying mapcases containing num. fldg. plans &c. HMSO. 1995  #67663
[HLMainPic] First general publication of British Naval Staff Histories of the war in the Far East. which were originally issued for official use only. Includes the war in the Pacific, Singapore & Hong Kong, Burma inc. Arakan ops., Reconquest of Burma &c. Orig. blue cloth, gilt, VG, the text Volumes with dws. See illustration on our website.   £145
Supplement to The London Gazette of Tuesday, 13th March 1951. Published by Authority, Monday, 19 March 1951: Operations in Burma and North-East India from 16th November, 1943, to 22nd June, 1944. 1st Ed., 30pp., map, foolscap format. HMSO. 1951  #67741
[HLMainPic] Despatch of Sir George Giffard re the Burma Front inc. XV Corps operations in the Arakan, Battles of Imphal & Kohima, &c. Includes details of various specialist support services, skeleton Order of Battle, &c. VG. See illustration on our website.   £20
The History of the First Bn. The Lincolnshire Regiment in India, Arakan, Burma & Sumatra Sept. 1939-Oct. 1946. Orig. dec. card wraps., 75pp., 15 photos., 5 maps (one fldg.). Lincoln: Keyworth & Sons, Printers. 1949  #65433
[HLMainPic] Well produced & illustrated history, mainly in the Arakan with 26th Indian Div. Roll of Hon., awards, officers rolls. Staples rusting o/w VG. See illustration on our website.   £60
The Story of the 25th Indian Division: The Arakan Campaign. Orig. dec. wraps., 36pp., photos. throughout, fldg. map. Bombay: DPR, WD. nd (c.1945).  #57515
[HLMainPic] The division's exploits in Arakan 1944-45 inc. Myebon, Akyab & the epic Kangaw blockade. VG. See illustration on our website.   £35
Third Supplement to The London Gazette of Friday, 6th April 1951. Published by Authority, Thursday, 12 April 1951: Air Operations in South-East Asia from 1st June, 1944, to the Occipation of Rangoon, 2nd May, 1945. 1st Ed., 27pp., map, foolscap format. HMSO. 1951  #67744
[HLMainPic] Despatch of ACM Sir Keith Park air operations on the Burma Front inc. air supply &c. Includes details of various specialist support services, &c. VG. See illustration on our website.   £20
Third Supplement to The London Gazette of Tuesday, 13th March 1951. Published by Authority, Monday, 19 March 1951: Air Operations in South-East Asia 16th November, 1943, to 31st May, 1944. 1st Ed., 26pp., map, foolscap format. HMSO. 1951  #67743
[HLMainPic] Despatch of ACM Sir R.E.C. Peirse re air operations on the Burma Front inc. XV Corps operations in the Arakan, Battles of Imphal & Kohima, Chindit Operation Thursday, &c. Includes details of various specialist support services, &c. VG. See illustration on our website.   £20
Wings of the Phoenix: The Official Story of the Air War in Burma. 1st Ed.,, 143pp., 22 photos., 5 maps (inc. fep). VG in chipped & worn dw. HMSO. 1949  #67732
[HLMainPic] Air support to ground troops was a crucial factor in winning the war in Burma. Great detail & excellent photos. of events of the campaign. VG in very worn & torn dw. See illustration on our website.   £15
ALLAN (James R.) In the Trade of War. 1st Ed., xiii+194pp., 17 photos., several sketches. VG in dw. Tunbridge Wells: Parapress. 1994  #67640
[HLMainPic] WW2 memoirs: commissioned in KOYLI 1940 then attd. 2nd Bn. Green Howards, 26th (Indian) Div. in Arakan 1944-45 (platoon & coy. commander). Much of interest related in an entertaining style. Signed by author on label. VG in dw. See illustration on our website.   £15
ATKINSON (C.T.) A History of the 1st (P.W.O.) Battalion The Dogra Regiment 1887-1947. 1st Ed., xiv+210pp., portrait frontis., 39 photos., 28 maps. Southampton: Printed for subscribers by the Camelot Press. 1950  #68259
[HLMainPic] Raised as 37th Dogras in 1887 & renamed 1st Bn. 17th Dogras: campaigns include Black Mountain, Chitral & Mohmand campaigns, WW1 in Mespot. (Kut &c.), Waziristan 1936, WW2 Burma campaign (Arakan & later Imphal fronts). Officers' services, roll of awards. Excellent history with fine illustrations. "A good narrative account..." - Perkins 483. Orig. black cloth, gilt, VG & very scarce. See illustration on our website.   £245

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