Full Description
The Japanese onslaught in Asia following Pearl Harbor in December 1941 found the British and Indian Army garrisons of the imperial colonies unprepared for hard jungle fighting, not only in terms of equipment and tactical training but also in uniforms. After the bitter retreat came a frustratingly slow build-up for the eventual victorious counter-offensive. Starved of resources, 14th Army units modified and improvised; however, by 1945 experience was giving rise to some of the most modern tropical uniforms and equipment in the world. This third in Martin Brayley's series describes and illustrates in detail the road from 'khaki drill' to 'jungle green'
Contents
Organisation of the British Army in the Far East, 1941 - Summary of the Malayan and Burmese campaigns, 1942 - Development of British forces in India - The Chindits - 14th Army in the reconquest of Burma, 1944-45. Pre-war tropical uniforms - Modification of Khaki Drill, 1942-44 - Jungle Green uniforms - development of personal equipment - The Lethbridge mission, and 1944 pattern clothing and web
