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Abe, Abbot Hakuho 142, 424

Abe, Private Yoshizo 21

Adams, P.F. 158

Admin Box, battle of the, 1944 129–34

air war: Allied aircraft xviii, 10, 19, 20, 23, 42, 81–2, 83–4, 90, 91, 111, 112–13, 129–30, 132–4, 147, 149, 155, 171, 177, 178–9, 193, 200–2, 214, 218, 233, 235, 236, 278, 279–80, 288, 290, 292, 296, 304, 317, 320–5, 332, 337–8, 339, 340–1, 366, 368, 369, 380, 407, 412

Japanese aircraft 5, 10–12, 14, 22–3, 91, 105, 121, 132, 133–4, 146, 147, 149, 326

supply drops 81, 82, 83–4, 111, 112–13, 129–30, 132, 133, 147, 193, 200–2, 236, 278, 288, 304, 317, 320, 321–4, 332, 337–8, 339, 340–1, 368, 407

Akiyama, Shudo 144–5

Akyab 90–1

Alam Halfa, battle of, 1942 64–5, 66, 245, 259–60, 331, 359

Alexander, General Sir Harold 13, 23, 26, 368

Allen, Louis 106, 193, 392

Allies: aircraft/air support xviii, 10, 19, 20, 23, 42, 81–2, 83–4, 90, 91, 111, 112–13, 129–30, 132–3, 147, 149, 155, 171, 177, 178–9, 193, 200–2, 214, 218, 233, 235, 236, 278, 279–80, 288, 290, 292, 296, 304, 317, 320–5, 332, 337–8, 339, 340–1, 366, 368, 369, 380, 407, 412

army units
see
British/Burmese/Indian/Nepalese army units

material superiority of 133–4, 146, 147–8, 155, 157, 279–80, 290

relations between xix–xx, 23, 23n, 76–9, 81–2, 117, 129, 155, 157, 171, 200, 224, 277–80, 304, 321, 322, 323, 339, 366, 368, 369

supply operations 23, 28, 45, 73, 80, 81, 82, 83–4, 94, 111, 113, 115–16, 122, 123, 128–30, 133, 134, 136, 157, 161, 193, 200, 201–2, 204–5, 224, 227, 236, 240, 245, 278, 283, 288, 290, 302, 303, 304, 317, 321, 322, 324, 339, 352, 357, 364, 368, 377, 407, 420
see
also under individual army and
nation name

American forces
see
United States

American Volunteer Group 23, 23n

Angami, B.K. Sachu 34, 234, 236, 364, 401–2, 407–8, 441n

Angami, Havildar Sohevu 87, 158–9, 162, 215, 217, 312, 442, 457

Angami, Khumbo 236–7, 296

Angami, Miekonu 37, 234–5

Angami, Rushukhrie 236, 237

Anglo-Burmese war, 1826 36, 38

Aradura Spur 32–3, 220, 227, 234, 239, 371, 384, 393

Arakan 31, 49, 170, 173, 175, 185, 252, 255, 256, 259, 278, 290, 339, 358

Admin Box, battle of the, 1944 129–34

Akyab 90–1

first Allied offensive, 1942–43 75–6, 82, 83, 84, 112n

Japanese plan attack on 31, 104, 119, 120, 140

Ngakyedauk 134–8, 175, 220, 256, 309

Razabil 124–9, 134

second Allied offensive 1943–44 89–91, 104, 111, 119, 121–38,
131

Slim plans offensive in 76, 79, 83–4, 90, 91, 104, 111, 115–16

V Force in 49

artillery: British-Indian Army 70, 84n, 91, 93, 122–3, 136–8, 141, 143n, 157, 165n, 176, 184, 199–200, 201, 203, 204, 206, 207, 218, 220, 234, 240, 248, 256, 285, 286–7, 291, 294, 297, 306, 308, 314–15, 317, 330, 372, 375, 378, 382, 383

Japanese xvii, 125, 146, 164, 168, 193, 199, 201, 204, 214, 217, 218, 226, 235, 239, 243, 262, 286, 326, 338, 350, 352, 353, 370, 371, 376

Askew, Major James 312

Assam 29, 30n, 32, 36, 38, 43, 47, 47n, 52, 78n, 80, 81n, 112, 114, 115,
139
, 158–9, 159n, 160, 161, 170, 186, 283, 292, 292n, 306, 312

Astor, David 440

Atkins, Major David 82

Atlantic Charter, 1941–42 77

Attlee, Clement 18, 41, 42, 78

Auchinleck, General Sir Claude 88n, 283

Aung San 9

Aung San Suu Kyi 9

Ayabe, Major General 117, 118

Baerwald, Hans 420

Bagot, Lieutenant Colonel C. E. K. 25

Bahadur, Jayachamaraja 85

Baldwin, Air Marshal Sir John 169, 325

Balfour, Henry 35–6

BBC 283, 284

Beadon, Sir Cecil 38, 38n

Begg, Robin 93

Benegal, Ramesh S. 18

Bengal 17, 31, 32, 38, 38n, 73, 81n, 86, 86n, 104, 112, 367, 427, 442

Bengal Famine, 1942–43 86, 86n

Betts, Lieutenant Colonel Tim 191–2, 409

Bevan, Aneurin 415

Beveridge, Sir William 427

Binny, Colonel R. A. W. 49

Birch, Mollie 17

Black Thirteenth 301–5

Blucher, Vasily 143

Booth, Chris 438

Boothe, Clare 13–14

Borrowman, Lieutenant Colonel Gordon 434, 435, 436

Bose, Subhas Chandra xx, 85, 86, 87, 88, 116, 230

Bower, Trina 441

Bower, Ursula Graham 457

in Cachar Hills 51–3, 189, 190

commands guerrilla unit under V Force 50, 52–5, 56, 57, 189–91, 192, 293, 296, 364–5

disbands guerrilla unit 409–10

fame 410

first visits Naga Hills 33, 50

Naga civil war, 1955 and 440, 441

nervous breakdown 51

on Jessami 161–2

post-war life 440

recruitment of Naga scouts and spies 54–5

returns to England 410

second visit to Naga Hills 51

Bowman, Lieutenant Barry 46–7, 48, 411

Brahmaputra River 186, 272

Britain: Empire, effect of war upon xix, xx, 5, 77, 174, 282, 408, 427–8, 442, 448

Indian independence and
see
India

Naga people and 36, 43, 46–50, 52–6, 158–9, 184n, 189–91, 212, 223, 293, 296, 352, 363, 364–5

public reaction to Kohima 283–4, 361–2

reaction of government to relief of Kohima 368–9

splits within Cabinet and army staff over strategy xx, 281–2, 369
see also
British Army: command structure

United States, wartime relations with xix–xx, 23, 23n, 76–9, 81–2, 117, 129, 155, 157, 171, 200, 224, 277–80, 304, 321, 322, 323, 339, 366, 368, 369

British Army: air support xviii, 10, 19, 20, 23, 42, 81–2, 83–4, 90, 91, 111, 112–13, 129–30, 132–3, 147, 149, 155, 171, 177, 178–9, 193, 200–2, 214, 218, 233, 235, 236, 278, 279–80, 288, 290, 292, 296, 304, 317, 320–5, 332, 337–8, 339, 340–1, 366, 368, 369, 380, 407, 412

artillery 70, 84n, 91, 122–3, 136–8, 141, 143n, 157, 165n, 176, 184, 199–200, 201, 203, 204, 206, 207, 218, 220, 234, 240, 248, 256, 285, 286–7, 291, 294, 297, 306, 308, 314–15, 317, 330, 372, 375, 378, 382, 383

Burma, battle for and retreat from 4–5, 10–18, 19–28

Burma, re-take from Japanese 410–18

casualty numbers 14–15, 15n, 27, 75, 75n, 112n, 125–6, 130, 130n, 134, 136, 137, 138, 203, 209, 209n, 250, 255–8, 298–302, 311, 333, 343, 350, 355, 373, 374, 380, 381, 413

command structure 12–13, 12n, 23, 79–80, 169–75, 273, 278–82, 361, 362, 416–17
see also under individual
commander name

disease and illness within xvii, 13, 14, 24, 25, 27, 28, 76, 82, 160, 161, 218, 256, 266, 328, 338, 376, 411

deserters 17, 24–5, 25n, 229, 230, 237, 239, 242, 244, 247, 250, 251–2, 254, 267, 272, 353, 360–1

France, fall of 61–2, 98, 274, 359, 378, 379, 411

India, repels Japanese invasion of 156–410

India, retreat from Burma into 19–28

Indian Army and
see
Indian Army
and
British/Burmese/Indian Nepalese Army units

intelligence xx, 1–5, 25, 36, 46–50, 52–6, 93, 112–13, 156, 157, 157n, 158, 165–6, 169, 184n, 189–92, 212, 223, 293, 295–6, 364–5

jungle warfare, adapting to 75–6, 83–4, 93–5, 122, 124, 125, 134–5, 276–7, 314

morale 76, 87, 90, 123–4, 134, 160, 220, 257, 279, 304–5, 312, 330, 331–2, 336, 384

Naga people and 36, 43, 46–50, 52–6, 158–9, 184n, 189–91, 212, 223, 293, 296, 352, 363, 364–5

North Africa campaign 62–6

prisoners, treatment of 132, 134, 281, 403, 418

South-East Asia Command (SEAC) 79, 80, 173, 361, 362

supply operations 23, 28, 45, 73, 80, 81, 82, 83–4, 94, 111, 113, 115–16, 122, 123, 128–30, 133, 134, 136, 157, 161, 193, 200, 201–2, 204–5, 224, 227, 236, 240, 245, 278, 283, 288, 290, 302, 303, 304, 317, 321, 322, 324, 339, 352, 357, 364, 368, 377, 407, 420
see also
British/Burmese/Indian/Nepalese Army units
and under individual
area, battle, campaign and nation
name

British/Burmese/Indian/Nepalese Army units:

1st battalion, Assam Regiment xviii, 192, 361, 362, 396, 410, 413, 436, 437

command of 181, 247, 252

Jessami 161–2, 193, 211–12, 217–19

Kharasom 161, 193, 211–12, 213–16

Kohima, deployed to 158–61

Kohima, siege of 226, 229, 239, 244, 247, 249, 252, 288, 299, 304–5, 311, 317, 332, 335, 343, 344, 345, 356, 364

Kohima, survivors of Jessami retreat to 222, 226

loyalty of soldiers 87, 239

make-up of 158–9, 160

quality of soldiers 183, 222, 317

raised 158

West Kent’s, relations with 328–9

1st battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment (1st Glosters) 7, 25, 45, 46

1st battalion, Royal Scots Regiment 378

1/1 Punjab 67, 124, 125, 134, 176, 212n, 221, 285, 345, 350, 351, 353

2 Burma Brigade 17

2nd battalion, Duke of Wellington’s Regiment 19

2nd battalion King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (2/KOYLI) 20–1, 22, 24–5n, 26

2nd battalion, Manchester Regiment 378

2nd battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment 378–80

2nd battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment 185, 212, 222, 281

2nd Division 43, 71–2, 83, 170, 172–4, 185, 186, 272–8, 285, 295, 312, 313–16, 337, 365, 366, 370, 371, 372, 377, 385, 386,
400