《The War Against Japan Volume IV The Reconquest of Burma》

CHAPTER Ⅰ．PLANNING FOR THE 1944-45 CAMPAIGN1

CHAPTER Ⅱ．THE ADMINISTRATIVE BACKGROUND (August 1944)15

CHAPTER Ⅲ．ARMY AND AIR FORCE REORGANIZATION (June-December 1944)25

CHAPTER Ⅳ．＇CAPITAL＇ ANTICIPATED (August-October 1944)39

CHAPTER Ⅴ．JAPANESE PLANS (July-October 1944)53

CHAPTER Ⅵ．THE PACIFIC (August-October 1944) The Approach to the Philippines63

CHAPTER Ⅶ．THE PACIFIC (Octoer-December 1944) The Battle for Leyte73

CHAPTER Ⅷ．THE PACIFIC (December 1944-March 1945) The Reoccupation of Luzon89

CHAPTER Ⅸ．PLANNING FOR THE ADVANCE INTO BURMA (August-November 1944)101

CHAPTER Ⅹ．REORGANIZATION IN SOUTH-EAST ASIA (November-December 1944)113

CHAPTER Ⅺ．EVENTS IN CHINA AND THEIR EFFECT ON S．E．A．C．(November-December 1944)121

CHAPTER Ⅻ．THE ARAKAN FRONT (October 1944-January 1945)135

CHAPTER ⅩⅢ．THE NORTHERN ADN SALWEEN FRONTS (October-December 1944)143

CHAPTER ⅩⅣ．THE CENTRAL FRONT (October-December 1944) 14th Army Crosses the Chindwin149

CHAPTER ⅩⅤ．THE CENTRAL FRONT (December 1944) Slim Changes his Plan163

CHAPTER ⅩⅥ．THE CENTRAL FRONT (December 1944-January 1945) The Advance to the Irrawaddy171

CHAPTER ⅩⅦ．THE NORTHERN AND SALWEEN FRONTS (December 1944-January 1945)191

CHAPTER ⅩⅧ．HIGH LEVEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PLANS (December 1944-January 1945)199

CHAPTER ⅩⅨ．THE ARAKAN FRONT (January-February 1945) and EVENTS IN THE INDIAN OCEAN (August 1944-February 1945)211

CHAPTER ⅩⅩ．JAPAN RECONSIDERS HER STRATEGY (January 1945)225

CHAPTER ⅩⅪ．THE PACIFIC (February-March 1945) The Capture of Iwojima235

CHAPTER ⅩⅫ．STRATEGIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE PLANNING (February 1945)241

CHAPTER ⅩⅩⅢ．THE CENTRAL FRONT (February-March 1945) The Crossing of the Irrawaddy and the Capture of Meiktila253

CHAPTER ⅩⅩⅣ．THE NORTHERN FRONT (February-March 1945)275

CHAPTER ⅩⅩⅤ．THE CENTRAL FRONT (5th-15th March 1945) The Battles of Meiktila and Mandalay283

CHAPTER ⅩⅩⅥ．THE CENTRAL FRONT (16th-31st March) The Battles of Meiktila and Mandalay297

CHAPTER ⅩⅩⅦ．THE END OF N．C．A．C．(March 1945)315

CHAPTER ⅩⅩⅧ．PLANNING FOR THE CAPTURE OF RANGOON (March-April 1945)321

CHAPTER ⅩⅩⅨ．THE ARAKAN FRONT (February-April 1945) The Coast and Bay of Bengal Cleared,＇Dracula＇ Mounted341

CHAPTER ⅩⅩⅩ．THE CENTRAL FRONT (1st-12th April 1945) The Capture of Pywabwe and the Advance towards Yenangyaung355

CHAPTER ⅩⅩⅪ. THE CENTRAL FRONT (April-May1945)The Battie of the Irrawaddy369

CHAPTER ⅩⅩⅫ. THE CENTRAL FRONT (April-May1945)The Battie of the Rangoon Road and the Reoccupation of Rangoo381

CHAPTER ⅩⅩⅩⅢ．AIR WARFARE IN SOUTH-EAST ASIA (August 1944-May 1945)401

CHAPTER ⅩⅩⅩⅣ．RETROSPECT415

INDEX525

APPENDIX 1．The Chain of Command,South-East Asia,20th June 1944437

APPENDIX 2．Allied Oil Pipelines Completed,under Construction and Projected,August 1944438

APPENDIX 3．The Principles of Joint Land/Air Action Defined by the Supreme Commander,South-East Asia,17th June 1944．439

APPENDIX 4．Outlien Order of Battle of Air Command,South-East Asia,12th December 1944441

APPENDIX 5．The Organization of Eastern Air Command,August 1944 and 12th December 1944446

APPENDIX 6．Distances by Air from Air Bases in Assam,Eastern Bengal and Arakan to Principal Points in Central and Southern Burma447

APPENDIX 7．The Distribution of the Japanese Army and Army Air Forces in August 1944,Showing Changes up to 31st January 1945448

APPENDIX 8．Skeleton Order of Battle of Burma Area Army,15th November 1944452

APPENDIX 9．Japanese Merchant Navy Gains and Losses of Vessels over 500 tons,December 1941-August 1945455

APPENDIX 10．Japanese Naval Order of Battle,25th October 1944457

APPENDIX 11．Proposed maintenance and Forward Stocking Programme for ＇Capital＇,including R．A．F．Requirements,August 1944458

APPENDIX 12．Revised Chain of Command,South-East Asia,Resulting from Changes Introduced between 12th November and 4th December 1944459

APPENDIX 13．The Assessment by 14th Army of Aircraft Required and the Airlift Available from 16th December 1944 to 15th May 1945,as Calculated on 11th December 1944460

APPENDIX 14．The Cost of the Monsoon Campaign461

APPENDIX 15．The Redeployment of Transport Squadrons of C．C．T．F．in support of 14th Army and XV Corps,December 1944-May 1945462

APPENDIX 16．The Build-up of the Inland Water Transport Service on the Chindwin in 1945464

APPENDIX 17．Composition of the Japanese 3rd Air Army,November 1944-April 1945470

APPENDIX 18．Outline Orders of Battle,Land Forces S．E．A．C．,September 1944-May 1945472

APPENDIX 19．Maintenance by Air of 14th Army during Phases 2 and 3 of ＇Extended Capital＇,January-March 1945496

APPENDIX 20．Deception Scheme ＇Cloak＇,25th January 1945501

APPENDIX 21．Grouping of 14th Army for the Advance to Rangoon,March 1945506

APPENDIX 22．Air Deliveries to 14th Army and XV Corps,January-May 1945508

APPENDXI 23．Maintenance of 14th Army during Phases 4 of ＇Extended Capital＇,April-May 1945513

APPENDIX 24．14th Army＇s Estimate of the Supply Position from March to May 1945,and Actual Deliveries in Tons a Day517

APPENDIX 25．Tonnages Delivered to China Theatre,August 1944-June 1945518

APPENDIX 26．The Supply of Petrol,Oil and Lubricants to 14th Army and 221 Group R．A．F．,January-May 1945519

APPENDIX 27．Code Names Used in the Text521