Arrow Books, 1973

Sittang - The Japanese called it X Day. It was then that the Imperial 28 army, trapped in the hills and swamps of lower Burma, attempted a suicidal break-out across the swollen delta of the mighty Sittang river. Harrassed day and night by British troops and Burmese guerrillas, hampered by the most violent monsoon for years and racked by disease and hunger, the Japanese suffered devastating losses and ultimate defeat. This is the story of the last battle of the war in Asia and of a forgotten army that fought and died for a cause already lost...