Could anyone recommend any books on Imphal from a Japanese perspective please? I've heard Robert Lyman's ' Japan's last bid for victory' is supposed to be good, and there's snippets of info in a handful of others, but just wondered if there were any that were more detailed, or written solely from their perspective? Thanks Paul
has there been any books written from jap soldiers about atrocities they have been involved in? there must be one or two who were ashamed or remorseful of their actions. cheers, jim.
Thanks Skoyen, have ordered a copy! Found this online, but assuming the books will be in Japanese....when I go to iwm next, I'll check it out though! Home Continuing the hunt, will report anything I find....
http://crossasia-repository.ub.uni-..._Burma_during_the_Second_World_War_120628.pdf A bibliography of writings on Burma. Went through it and saw some articles from the Japanese perspective so it may be of use Another collection about writing on Burma http://eprints.soas.ac.uk/11668/1/BCML-W.G.Graham2011.pdf includes this section:
Thanks Orwell! I think the harp of Burma must be the book that the movie "the Burmese harp" is based upon? I have it on Blu-ray, as it's one of Japanese cinemas all-time classics. Readily available from Amazon etc for those who would be interested
Confirmed it is the book that the Burmese harp is based upon. If anyone's interested, it's under a tenner on Amazon and has both dvd and blu ray discs. The Burmese Harp [Masters of Cinema] (Dual Format Edition) [Blu-ray] [1956] https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0074NKR86/ref=cm_sw_r_em_apa_VlgbzbBSRWS5J
