The Retreat from Burma 1941-1942: Official History of the Indian Armed Forces in the Second World War 1939-45 Campaigns in the Eastern Theatre - Paperbackby Bisheshwar Prasad (Author) This monumental work covers all aspects of India's contribution to the Allied cause between 1939 and 1945. The narrative is packed with a huge amount of information regarding even the smallest fighting, logistical and medical units and sub units, and yet it remains eminently readable throughout. After the end of World War II, the Government of India formed a Historical Division in the Ministry of Defence. This office was