Wartime in Burma [[electronic resource] ] : a diary, January to June 1942 / / by Theippan Maung Wa (U Sein Tin) ; edited and translated from the Burmese by L.E. Bagshawe and Anna J. Allott

• Autore: Wa Theippan Maung <1899-1942.>
• Pubblicazione: Athens, Ohio, : Ohio University Press, c2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (241 p.)
• Disciplina: 940.53/591092; B
• Soggetto topico: World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945 - Burma; World War, 1939-1945 - Refugees
• Soggetto geografico: Burma Officials and employees Diaries; Burma History Japanese occupation, 1942-1945; Rangoon (Burma) History, Military 20th century; Rangoon (Burma) Biography
• Altri autori: BagshaweL. E AllottAnna <1930->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: War diary -- Appendix: An eyewitness account of U Sein Tin's death.
• Sommario/riassunto: This diary, begun after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and covering the invasion of Burma up to June 1942, is a moving account of the dilemmas faced by the well-loved and prolific Burmese author Theippan Maung Wa (a pseudonym of U Sein Tin) and his family. At the time of the Japanese invasion, U Sein Tin was deputy secretary in the Ministry of Home and Defense Affairs. An Oxford-trained member of the Indian Civil Service, working for the British administration on the eve of the invasion, he lived with his wife and three small children in Rangoon. Wartime in Burma is a stirring memoir th
• Titolo autorizzato: Wartime in Burma
• ISBN: 0-89680-471-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910781252803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Research in international studies. . -Southeast Asia series ; ; no. 120.