Defeat into Victory is an account of the retaking of Burma by Allied forces during the Second World War by the British Field Marshal William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim, and published in the UK by Cassell in 1956.
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.
Page — (1/620) Defeat into victory by Slim, William Slim, Viscount, 1891-1972 Publication date 1986 Topics World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Burma, World War 2 Burma campaign Publisher London : Macmillan Collection internetarchivebooks; inlibrary; printdisabled Contributor Internet Archive Language English Item Size 1.0G 576p. : 22 cm
Defeat into victory : Slim, William Slim, Viscount, 1891-1972 : Free ...
Defeat into Victory is his account of the retaking of Burma by Allied forces during the Second World War first published in 1956. Slim was the commander of the British 14th Army that, in concert with American and Chinese forces, defeated the Imperial Japanese Army during the Burma Campaign. But don’t let that put you off!
Defeat Into Victory is his classic account of the Burma campaign: a story of retreat, attrition and final hard-fought victory over the Japanese. Told by a commander always at the centre of events, this is a narrative which captures both the high drama and the harsh reality of war.
Defeat Into Victory - William Slim, William Joseph Slim Slim (Viscount ...
Defeat into victory by Slim, William Joseph Slim Viscount, 1971, Corgi edition, in English - Abridged ed.