Robert Lyman's deep knowledge and understanding of the war in Burma, and
the great battles at Kohima and Imphal in 1944, are well known. In this
book he uses original documents, published works and personal accounts
to weave together an enthralling account of some of the bitterest
fighting of WWII. Not only does he use British sources for his research
but he has also included material from the Naga tribes of northeast
India, on whose land these battles were fought, and from Japanese
accounts, including interviews with Japanese veterans of the fighting.
Thus he has been able to produce what is arguably the most balanced
history of the battles that were pivotal in ending the Japanese empire.