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Contents

PART ONE

Plans and Preparations for the North Burma Campaign: October–December 1943

1. Chapter

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2. I.

   THE LAST PREPARATIONS ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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3. Combined Chiefs Order a North Burma Campaign ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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4. Improving the Lines of Communications ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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5. The B-29 Project Approved ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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6. Chennault's Operations ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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7. Chennault's Proposals for 1944 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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8. Building an East China Army ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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9. The Allied Command Structure in North Burma ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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10. The Chinese Forces ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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11. The American Force ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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12. The Kachin Rangers ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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13. The Battleground ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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14. Planning the North Burma Campaign ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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15. The Campaign Begins ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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16. Summary ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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II. SEXTANT: THE WATERSHED 49 Drafting SEAC's Proposals 49 The United States Prepares for the SEXTANT Conference 52 The Chinese Prepare for SEXTANT 56 Presenting CHAMPION at Cairo 59 Trying To Reach Agreement 63 Over the Watershed: The Changed Attitude Toward China 67 S til well' s Search for Guidance 71 SEAC Tries To Salvage Burma Operations 75 A Changing U.S. Attitude 79 Summary 82 III. THE INDIA-BASED AIR EFFORT 83 Command and Administration of the Air Forces 83 The Japanese Air Effort in Burma 85 Support of Ground Forces 88 Strategic Bombing 91 Air Supply 95 Allocation of Transport Aircraft 98 Administrative Problems 100 Techniques 102 Problems of Air Supply 106 The B-29 Command Problem 109 Logistical Problems of the B-29's 114 Summary 116 xiii