The Jungle War: Mavericks, Marauders, and Madmen in the China-Burma-India Theater of World War II - Astor, Gerald

The Jungle War: Mavericks, Marauders, and Madmen in the China-Burma-India Theater of World War II by Astor, Gerald

Format: Hardcover with Dust Jacket

Published by John Wiley & Sons, 2004

A dramatic account of the Allies' grueling drive to push the Japanese out of Southeast Asia.

The CBI (China-Burma-India) was World War II's most colorful and unconventional theater, a chaotic zone of separate commands, local troops, and specialized units such as Claire Chennault's Flying Tigers, Orde Wingate's Chindits, and Frank Merrill's Marauders. From the pell-mell retreats early on to the airlift of supplies over the punishing "hump" of the Himalayas through the first B29 missions and the fierce battles on the India-Burma border, Gerald Astor captures the oversized egos, unorthodox tactics, wild gambles, and political intrigue that made CBI combat unique. Built on many eyewitness accounts, this is a riveting narrative.

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