Burma 1941-1942 Charney, Michael W. creator text bibliography enk London Bloomsbury Academic 2020 monographic eng

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xiv, 234 p. : ill., maps. Introduction -- 1. Metropolitan transportation technique from Britain to India and Iraq -- 2. Local, colonial railway experience -- 3. The failure of civilian management of a colonial railway in wartime -- 4. Militarization and the Rangoon to Prome branch -- 5. Kings of the road: decentralization and local initiative on the railway -- 6. The technical limits of the railway: the Mandalay to Lashio branch -- 7. Dark territory: the Myitkyina branch, late April to early May 1942 -- 8. After Burma: the militarization of railways in India. Michael W. Charney. Reprint. Originally published: 2019. Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-225) and index. World War, 1939-1945 Transportation Railroads India History 20th century Railroads Burma History 20th century Railroads Iraq History 20th century Military engineering History 20th century Transportation, Military History 20th century D810.T8 C43 2020 1350178101 (pbk.) 9781350178106 (pbk.) 210113 on1139271029