IMPERIAL MILITARY TRANSPORTATION IN BRITISH ASIA : burma 1941-1942.: burma 1941-1942. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Names: Charney, Michael W
• Contents: Cover; Half Title; Series; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Map; Introduction; 1 Metropolitan Transportation Technique from Britain to India and.Iraq; 2 Local, colonial railway experience; 3 The failure of civilian management of a colonial railway in wartime; 4 Militarization and the Rangoon to Prome.Branch; 5 Kings of the road: Decentralization and local initiative on the railway; 6 The technical limits of the railway: The Mandalay to Lashio Branch; 7 Dark territory: The Myitkyina Branch, late April to early May 1942 8 After Burma: The militarization of railways in IndiaConclusion; Bibliography; Index
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : BLOOMSBURY ACADEMIC
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource (1 volume), maps
• Subjects: 950; Railroads -- India -- History -- 20th century; Railroads -- Burma -- History -- 20th century; Railroads -- Iraq -- History -- 20th century; Military engineering -- History -- 20th century; Transportation, Military -- History -- 20th century; World War, 1939-1945 -- Transportation; Military engineering; Railroads; Transportation; Transportation, Military; HISTORY / Asia / General; Burma; India; Iraq; History; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781350089471; 1350089478
• Related ISBNs: 1350089451; 9781350089457
• Notes: Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.