Kohima 1944: The Battle That Saved India

IN MARCH 1944 THE JAPANESE ARMY LAUNCHED OPERATION U-GO, AN ATTACK ON ASSAM IN INDIA INTENDED TO INSPIRE A RISING BY THE INDIAN POPULACE AGAINST BRITISH RULE. KOHIMA (THE `STALINGRAD OF THE EAST`) WAS THE CRUCIAL KEY POINT TO THE SUCCESSFUL DEFENSE OF IMPHAL.