Tropical Warfare in the Asia-Pacific Region, 1941-45

This is the first book to provide a comprehensive overview of the land war of the WW2 in Southeast Asia and the Pacific. It considers tactics, training, technology and logistics, assesses the changing state of combat effectiveness of different armies, and traces the course of the war.

Kaushik Roy is Guru Nanak Professor in the Department of History at Jadavpur University, India and Global Fellow at PRIO, Norway.

Preface Introduction 1. Armed Forces of the Principal Combatants 2. Fall of Philippines 3. Disaster in Malaya-Singapore 4. Defeat in Burma 5. Solomons 6. New Guinea 7. Victory in Philippines 8. Reconquest of Burma Conclusion