Description
THE WAR IN THE JUNGLE
Product Details
- UPC: 5034504702578
- Director: N/A
- Genre: Documentary, War, History
- Number of discs: 1
- Label: Pegasus
- Release date: 2002
Overview
The War in the Jungle is a documentary that sheds light on one of the "forgotten" wars fought during World War II. This DVD outlines the campaigns fought by the Allied and Japanese armies in the jungles, mountains, and plains of Burma and China. The DVD features rare archive footage, reconstructions, and interviews with veterans who fought in these grueling campaigns.
Product Specifications
- Format: DVD
- Region: PAL All Regions
- Screen Format: 4:3
- Sound: Stereo
- Language: English
- Main feature length: 58 minutes approx.
- Special Features: Interactive menu, 7 scene selections, 10 excerpts from other War File titles
Scene Selection
- Start
- Pearl Harbour
- Burma
- Chindits
- Imphal
- Stilwell's Road
- Operation Dracula
Interesting Facts
- The Chindits were a British and Indian special forces unit that operated deep behind Japanese lines in Burma.
- The Marauders were an American long-range penetration unit that also operated behind Japanese lines in Burma.
- The Road to Mandalay was a key strategic objective for the Allies in their campaign to retake Burma from the Japanese.
From Backside:
One of the "forgotten" wars. In the jungles, mountains and plains of Burma and China, a tough war raged between the Allied and Japanese armies.
There were many campaigns and this DVD outlines those fought by such outfits as the Chindits and the Marauders under the leadership of Mountbatten and 'Vinegar Joe' in the Allied thrust on the Road to Mandalay.
