Ode to the Fallen : Chinese Expeditionary Force's Resistance War against Japanese Agggession in Burma and Western Yunnan (Volume 5)

Bok av Chen Liren
Exactly 70 years ago, the war in northern Burma and southern Yunnan Province, aimed for the jungle, roads and survival, ended with great victory of Chinese expeditionary force and eradication of Japanese invaders. At that time some said that the victory in northern Burma was a harbinger of allied forces marching into Tokyo and the international routine that was reopened from North Burma was a direction towards victory in Tokyo. However, do you still remember the 100 thousand Chinese expeditionary soldiers who died in the jungles and roads of North Burma and South Yunnan; do you know the hardships and tragic stories in the war? In the first phase of combat since February 1942, one hundred thousand elites of Chinese expeditionary force were dispatched within just 5 months, only to see a disastrous defeat with a loss of half the soldiers. In Mandalay retreat, Du Yuming's troops struggled among the dead bodies in the wild mountain; Dai Anlan, Hu Yibin, Qi Xueqi and other generals martyred in the retreat; and women soldiers were the most unfortunate ones in the jungle...