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Há 5 dias · Field Marshal Viscount William Slim, the Commander of Burma Corps, wrote these words in his 1956 book, Defeat Into Victory: Battling Burma and India, 1942-1945 (p. 139, 143). He described his experience in the spring of 1942 when Japanese jungle tactics dominated British and Chinese coalition troops in Burma, forcing the headquarters of General William Slim entirely out of the British colonial ...
Há 4 dias · Strachan focuses due attention on Lieutenant-General William Slim and his transformation of the troops under his command in Burma during the Second World War. Slim’s training regimen turned the tide of the war in Southeast Asia as evidenced in Tarak Barkawi’s research.
Há 2 dias · During his time as Supreme Allied Commander of the Southeast Asia Theatre, his command oversaw the recapture of Burma from the Japanese by General Sir William Slim.
Há 4 dias · Field Marshal Sir William Slim: 1891–1970 1959 Later Viscount Slim 922 Hugh Percy, 10th Duke of Northumberland: 1914–1988 1959 Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland 923 Olav V, King of Norway: 1903–1991 1959 924 William Pleydell-Bouverie, 7th Earl of Radnor: 1895–1968 1960 Lord Warden of the Stannaries 925 Edward Digby, 11th Baron Digby ...
Há 1 dia · 1946 New Year Honours. The 1946 New Year Honours were appointments by many of the Commonwealth Realms of King George VI to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries, and to celebrate the passing of 1945 and the beginning of 1946.
Há 5 dias · The 2 nd saw an F-28 flight into and out of Stanley Airport and the day after, Black Buck 6, also against mobile radar. This time, it was more successful and managed to damage the Skyguard radar and kill three personnel. The day after, two MB339’s were flown back to Argentina from Stanley Airport.
Há 5 dias · Thomas ‘Amarillo Slim’ Preston became the World Champion of 1972. We do not know the exact amount that Preston received for his victory. According to some sources, he received only $15,000, while Pearson and Brunson divided $65,000. According to other sources, Brunson took only $20,000.
