Slim, Master of War: Burma, 1942-5

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How ''Uncle Bill'' won the war in Burma

Defeated and demoralised, British units in the Far East had virtually been ejected from Burma when, in 1943, General W. J. Slim organised, trained and then deployed his famous ''forgotten'' 14th Army to devastating effect, defeating the Japanese twice and liberating Burma in the process. One of the most innovative soldiers of his generation, Slim''s ''smart'' style of soldiering was startling in its mod...