books.google.co.uk - Burma was conquered by Britain in the course of three wars fought in 1825, 1852, and 1885, and colonial rule was to last until 1948. when Burma regained its lost independence. Throughout this period there were several armed uprisings against foreign rule and its social and economic ramifications. In...http://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Brave_Men_of_the_Hills.html?id=RrWc4e0bBVAC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBrave Men of the Hills