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Author: Hemant Singh Katoch (Independent Researcher, New Delhi, India)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint: Routledge India
Weight: 0.530kg
ISBN: 9781138193345
ISBN 10: 1138193348
Pages: 202
Publication Date: 11 March 2016
Audience:
College/higher education
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
'This excellent book is ... detailed yet with an engaging narrative flow, and beautifully written ... drawing in so many authentic Manipuri voices to the narrative ... [I]t shines a new light on this significant part of India's modern history.' - Robert Lyman, Fellow, Royal Historical Society, UK 'An overlooked patch of history brilliantly brought to life! A magnificent tribute to Manipur and the gallant soldiers of a forgotten front.' - Lt. Gen. P.C. Bhardwaj (Retd.), Former Vice Chief of Army Staff of India '[A]n invaluable guide in any effort to build WWII tourism in Manipur, Nagaland and the Northeast region.' - Pradip Phanjoubam, Editor, Imphal Free Press, India
‘This excellent book is . . . detailed yet with an engaging narrative flow, and beautifully written . . . drawing in so many authentic Manipuri voices to the narrative . . . [I]t shines a new light on this significant part of India’s modern history.’ — Robert Lyman, Fellow, Royal Historical Society, UK ‘An overlooked patch of history brilliantly brought to life! A magnificent tribute to Manipur and the gallant soldiers of a forgotten front.’ — Lt. Gen. P.C. Bhardwaj (Retd.), Former Vice Chief of Army Staff of India ‘[A]n invaluable guide in any effort to build WWII tourism in Manipur, Nagaland and the Northeast region.’ — Pradip Phanjoubam, Editor, Imphal Free Press, India
`This excellent book is . . . detailed yet with an engaging narrative flow, and beautifully written . . . drawing in so many authentic Manipuri voices to the narrative . . . [I]t shines a new light on this significant part of India's modern history.' - Robert Lyman, Fellow, Royal Historical Society, UK `An overlooked patch of history brilliantly brought to life! A magnificent tribute to Manipur and the gallant soldiers of a forgotten front.' - Lt. Gen. P.C. Bhardwaj (Retd.), Former Vice Chief of Army Staff of India `[A]n invaluable guide in any effort to build WWII tourism in Manipur, Nagaland and the Northeast region.' - Pradip Phanjoubam, Editor, Imphal Free Press, India
Author Information
Hemant Singh Katoch is an independent scholar based in New Delhi. His research has focused on the Battles of Imphal and Kohima of 1944, and he has designed and conducted battlefield tours around them, the first of their kind in India. He conceived of the original idea to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Imphal and helped organise a series of remembrance events in 2014. In the past he has worked for a Swiss foundation in Geneva, the United Nations in Timor-Leste, and the International Committee of the Red Cross in the Democratic Republic of Congo. He was an Honorary Visiting Fellow at the Centre for North East Studies and Policy Research at Jamia Millia Islamia in 2013 and is a donor member of the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage.
