''A thrilling blow-by-blow account'' The Times
''A first-rate popular history of a fascinating and neglected battle... a veritable page-turner'' BBC History

In February 1944, a rag-tag collection of clerks, drivers, doctors, muleteers, and other base troops, stiffened by a few dogged Yorkshiremen and a handful of tank crews managed to hold out against some of the finest infantry in the Japanese Army, and then defeat them in what was one of the most astonishing battles of the Second World War.

What became know as The Defence of the Admin Box, fought amongst the paddy fields and jungle of Northern Arakan over a fifteen-day period, turned the battle for BurmaNot only was it the first decisive victory for British troops against the Japanese, more significantly, it demonstrated how the Japanese could be defeated. The lessons learned in this tiny and otherwise insignificant corner of the Far East, set up the campaign in Burma that would follow, as General Slim''s Fourteenth Army finally turned defeat into victory.

Burma ''44 is a tale of incredible dramaAs gripping as the story of Rorke''s drift, as momentous as the battle for the Ardennes, the Admin Box was a triumph of human grit and heroism and remains one of the most significant yet undervalued conflicts of World War Two.

The new, sweeping World War II book from James Holland, THE SAVAGE STORM, is available now.

Format Häftad Omfång 448 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Transworld Publishers Ltd Utgivningsdatum 2017-04-20 ISBN 9780552172035