10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BURMA ROAD»
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Burma Road in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Burma Road and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The
Burma Road: The Epic Story of the China-
Burma-India ...
From the breathtaking adventures of the American "Hump" pilots who flew hair-raising missions over the Himalayas to make food-drops in China to the true story of the mission that inspired the famous film The Bridge on the River Kwai, to the ...
2
A Soldier's Letter about His Adventures on the
Burma Road ...
This book was written basically to demonstrate the procedures that Sgt Peter Trunce used in trying to get refugees safely out of Burma and away from the Japanese during World War II. Some of these refugees were their own worst enemies.
Peter Trunce, Peter Trunce And Elmer Olson, 2011
3
The Building of the
Burma Road
Record of the construction of a supply road through the mountains and jungles of Burma in World War II.
4
The
Burma road to poverty
The author looks to Burmese culture and history for the sources of contemporary social and political upheavals and links the economic collapse of the country to the attempts of successive military dictatorships to impose despotism.
THE BURMA ROAD WINDS THROUGH NEARLY IMPASSABLE COUNTRY IN
CHINA'S WILD YUNNAN PROVINCE, ROUGHLY FOLLOWS THE ROUTE OF
THE OLD TRIBUTE ROAD A NEW, TRIUMPHANT, YOUTHFUL MAKE-UP. TIBET
...
IY BUSINESS is moving freight by motor trucks. That is why the Chinese
Government asked our company to keep 'em rolling on the Burma Road. I'm glad
to tell my fellow Rotarians about it. You've read about that road. They say the
Chinese ...
7
From
Burma with Love: Fifteen Months of Daily Letters ...
A route from Kunming, China to a railhead at Lashio, Burma was completed in
1938. Supplies were landed at Rangoon, Burma and brought by rail to Lashio.
Built by Chinese laborers stone by stone, this route was known as The Burma
Road.
TWO FOUR-TON FORD TRUCKS HEAD UP THE BURMA ROAD TOWARD
CLOUD-WREATHED MOUNTAINS OF CHINA'S YUNNAN PROVINCE ON WAY
TO CHUNGKING, 1,400 MILES AWAY. THIS AlOllg hairpin tUm on Burma Road,
...
9
Southeast Asia: A Historical Encyclopedia, from Angkor Wat ...
The Burma Road connected the town of Lashio in the Shan State of Burma (
Myanmar) to the Chinese border at Muse and then continued on to Kunming, the
capital ofYun- nan Province in China. The southern terminus at Lashio connected
...
10
The China-
Burma-India Theater: Stilwell's Command Problems
Tells the story of General Stilwell's experiences in the China-Burma-India (CBI) theater between October 1943 and his recall in October 1944.
Charles F. Romanus, Riley Sunderland, 1956
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BURMA ROAD»
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Burma Road is used in the context of the following news items.
LETTER: Stratford should develop empty buildings in Lordship
Driving up Lordship Boulevard, the wetlands area closest to the Burma Road have been decimated by bulldozers with a sign proudly ... «Stratford Star, Jul 15»
Bassetlaw Cricket League results in full
Division Four– Sponsored by Batting 4 6: At Burma Road: BLIDWORTH COLLIERY WELFARE II (1) 83 all out (James Wood 42, Sharat Kutty ... «Gainsborough Standard, Jul 15»
Army Ranger's attainments inspire family
William Combs was killed in action during the campaign to open the Burma Road, a vital supply line for British and American forces that had ... «Reading Eagle, Jul 15»
John Cowman wins Mingo's Miles 5K
The race began by Voyageur Marine and headed east on County Road 123 (Gappa Road) to Burma Road at Gappa's Landing and then back. «International Falls Journal, Jun 15»
DAP to continue to back Tony Pua over 1MDB statements
... to decide," he told a press conference after officiating the opening of Adventist Oncology Centre at Penang Adventist Hopsital in Burma Road. «AsiaOne, Jun 15»
When Laws, Rules Serve to Confuse
He then opened his warehouse to sell the tyres he had confiscated during the days of traffic on the Burma Road. After that he passed a new law ... «AllAfrica.com, Jun 15»
PM Scanner Traffic -- 6.23.15
2:05 p.m. Light smoke from structure fire @ H95/Burma Road, Harrison. 2:01 p.m. Drivers have conflicting statements re: rear-end crash ... «The Spokesman Review, Jun 15»
MAGIC OFMcGRATH
Out the Burma Road, up the side of Slieve Martin, down to Fiddlers Green and back through Kilbroney Park, the sweat is still glistening off ... «The Sunday Times, Jun 15»
Mahanoy Business Park water project nears completion
Caulfield told the board the contractor has filled and pressure tested the pipeline from New Boston to the Morea Road/Burma Road intersection. «Standard Speaker, Jun 15»
Pioneer Day targets war and peace--county style
Russell Stockwell's experiences on the Burma Road are part of it, too. Re-enactment coming. A Civil War re-enactment group from Jim Falls will ... «Pierce County Herald, Jun 15»
