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| Genre/Form: | Biography Personal narratives, American |
|---|---|
| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Chan, Won-loy, 1914- Burma, the untold story. Novato, CA : Presidio, c1986 (OCoLC)568763191 |
| Named Person: | Won-loy Chan |
| Material Type: | Biography |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Won-loy Chan |
| ISBN: | 0891412662 9780891412663 |
| OCLC Number: | 13497545 |
| Notes: | Includes index. |
| Description: | xi, 138 p., [28] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Responsibility: | Won-loy Chan. |
Table of Contents:
Contents: FOREWORD p.IX – ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS p.XI
Pt. I: HOW IT ALL BEGAN p.1 - California to India p.3 - Ramgarh and the Chih Hui Pu p.6 - Margherita and Mile Mark 5 ½ p.12 - The Albacore Plan p. 17 - The Opium Story p.24
Pt. II: RETURN TO BURMA p.27 - Entering the Hukawng Val-ley p.29 - Asian Americans in the Combat Zone p.32 – Jade! p.43 - Hukawng to Mogaung - Imphal p.44 - POWs, Papers and Psywar p.49 - Mogaung to Myitkyina p.56
Pt. III: THE BATTLE FOR MYITKYINA p.65 - We Almost Had It! p.67 - Mine Eyes Have Seen The Glory p.72 - Behind the Lines: Recons and Rafts p. 73 - We Advance Slowly p. 77 - Myitkyina Falls p.86 - The Comfort Girls p.93 - Post-Myitkyina, for the Record p.98
Pt. IV: AFTERMATH p.103 - The 20th General Hospital p.105 - Third Burma Campaign p.109 - Rotation and Retrospections p.113
APPENDIX p.119: Interrogation of Lt. Gen. Tanaka Shinichi, Commanding General of the 18th Division, Imperial Japanese Army p.120
GLOSSARY p. 127 – INDEX p.131
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