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The Forgotten VCs: The Victoria Crosses of the War in the Far East during WW2

机译:被遗忘的风投:第二次世界大战期间远东地区的维多利亚十字战争

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Soldiers of the British Fourteenth Army in Burma often thought of themselves as "The forgotten army", and in terms of the publicity it received compared to other theatres of the Second World War, their complaint might have been justified. This book, written by the founder of the Victoria Cross Society, aims to remind modern readers of the numerous deeds of heroism performed there, in what was, as the author points out, actually the longest campaign the British Army fought during that war, and which accounts for two-thirds of the V.C. awards described. He notes, significantly, that out of the 15 divisions engaged at some time in Burma, only two were British in composition, whereas eight were Indian and three African. The work also encompasses the campaigns in Malaya, New Guinea and one or two other Pacific islands.
机译:英国第十四集团军在缅甸的士兵经常认为自己是“被遗忘的军队”,与第二次世界大战的其他战场相比,就其获得的宣传而言,他们的抱怨可能是有道理的。这本书是由维多利亚十字会的创始人写的,旨在提醒现代读者在那儿进行的众多英雄主义事迹,正如作者指出的那样,这实际上是英军在那场战争中战斗时间最长的一次,并且占风投的三分之二描述的奖项。他指出,值得注意的是,在一段时间内在缅甸从事的15个师中,只有两个是英国人组成,而八个是印度人,三个是非洲人。这项工作还包括在马来亚,新几内亚和其他一个或两个太平洋岛屿进行的运动。

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  • 来源
    《Reference reviews》 |2018年第5期|28-29|共2页
  • 作者

    K.C. Fraser;

  • 作者单位

    Formerly Senior Assistant Librarian, St. Andrews University Library, St. Andrews, UK;

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  • 正文语种 eng
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  • 关键词

    Asia; United Kingdom; War;

    机译:亚洲;英国;战争;

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