books.google.co.uk - In June 1942 the Indian Army suffered a major defeat at the hands of the Japanese Army and subsequently endured its longest retreat ever. The Japanese forces had proved more mobile in tactics and more motivated and seasoned in warfare. As a result, the Indian Army assessed its mistakes to determine what...http://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Phoenix_from_the_Ashes_The_Indian_Army_i.html?id=E-CPkbHvcZEC&utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePhoenix from the Ashes: The Indian Army in the Burma Campaign