The China-Burma-India Theater took a back seat to Europe and the Pacific in terms of manpower, resources and press coverage. Of the 12,300,000 Americans under arms at the height of World War II mobilization, only about 250,000 (two percent) were assigned to the CBI Theater, making CBI Veterans are Unique more than just a slogan. It is easy to find info on the US in the pacific and the European war, but the Burma war is a bit different. U.S. Army in World War II: The China-Burma-India Theater. Information and images related to the activites and personnel during their assignment to the China-Burma-India Theater of WW II. Experiencing War: China-Burma-India, WWII's Forgotten Theater (Stories from the Veterans History Project of the Library of Congress). In response, General Sir Archibald Wavell, in supreme command of the Far Eastern theatre, formed two scratch divisions, the 1st Burma and 17th Indian, into Burma corps (Burcorps). I will start reading up on it. Once the planes reached Burma, the jungle offered its own challenges for navigating and landing. The China-Burma-India Theater of World War II Officially established 22 June 1942, the China-Burma-India Theater (CBI) is often referred to as The Forgotten Theater of World War II . The China-Burma-India Theater took a back seat to Europe and the Pacific in terms of manpower, resources and press coverage. The Burma Road: The Epic Story of the China-Burma-India Theater in World War II (P.S.) The three volumes on the China-Burma-India theater in the Army's official history of World War II provide a thorough, detailed narrative of the campaign in Burma. Home; Online Bookshelves; Series and Collections; U.S. Army in WWII Burma Theater (1941–1945) II General Archibald Wavell, now commanding in India, worked to prepare defenses against a possible Japanese invasion of that country from Burma. [Webster, Donovan] on Amazon.com. The Burma campaign in the South-East Asian Theatre of World War II was fought primarily by British Commonwealth, Chinese and United States forces against the forces of Imperial Japan, who were assisted to some degree by Thailand, the Burmese National Army and the Indian National Army. China Burma India Theater (CBI) was an umbrella term, used by the United States military during World War II for the China and Southeast Asian or India-Burma (IBT) theaters.

Probably also because the number of combatants was so much smaller. See more ideas about World war ii, World war and Burma campaign. Pacific Ocean Areas; South West Pacific Area; South-East Asian Theatre. The Asiatic-Pacific Theater was the theater of operations of U.S. forces during World War II in the Pacific War during 1941–45. Home; Online Bookshelves; Series and Collections; U.S. Army in WWII The enemy's seizure of China's seaports had severed its traditional supply lines.

Experiencing War: China-Burma-India, WWII's Forgotten Theater (Stories from the Veterans History Project of the Library of Congress).

Experiencing War: China-Burma-India, WWII's Forgotten Theater (Stories from the Veterans History Project of the Library of Congress). The Burma theater was (to me) a bit overlooked. This web site is provided as a public service. Wavell realized that it would be a year or more until he would have trained troops and sufficient matériel to assume the offensive, but at the same time, he worried about the effects of inaction on British, Indian, and Burmese morale. It is intended to provide factual, historical information to the public, to commemorate the contributions and to preserve the memory of the sacrifices of our World War II veterans serving with U.S. Army Air Forces in the China-Burma-India theater.

China Burma India Theater (CBI) (later IBT, or India-Burma theater) was the name used by the United States Army for its forces operating in conjunction with Allied air and land forces in China, Burma, and India during World War II. The Allies' aim in the China-Burma-India (CBI) Theater of World War II was to supply and buttress Chinese armies in their struggle against a massive Japanese incursion. These electronic pages are offered as a tribute to those gallant veterans by their comrades, families and friends. Pacific Theater of Operations. This episode of Crusade in the Pacific, "The War in the China-Burma-India Theatre" examine early Chinese resistance to Japan prior to World War II and U.S. efforts to assist them. Volcano and Ryukyu Islands campaign; Soviet-Japanese War (1945) Soviet Manchurian Campaign (1945) Other theatres. In response, General Sir Archibald Wavell, in supreme command of the Far Eastern theatre, formed two scratch divisions, the 1st Burma and 17th Indian, into Burma corps (Burcorps). "The story of China-Burma-India (CBI) campaign is one of the most under-reported, yet most dramatic, exciting and important actions in World War 2." China Burma India Theater (CBI) (later IBT, or India-Burma theater) was the name used by the United States Army for its forces operating in conjunction with Allied air and land forces in China, Burma, and India during World War II. The Burma Road: The Epic Story of the China-Burma-India Theater in World War II (P.S.) From mid-1942 until the end of the war in 1945, there were two U.S. operational commands in the Pacific. Operational command of Allied forces (including US forces) in the CBI was officially the responsibility of the Supreme Commanders for South East Asia or China.