WORLD WAR II IN ASIA.

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The Jungle Hiker. A humorous illustrated RAF vade mecum on surviving jungle environments, including recognizing flora and fauna. "Avoid elephant. They are not necessarily more dangerous than motorbuses in Piccadilly, but the hayseed who stands gawping in the traffic is likely to get run over" (p. 37). The concluding section gives useful phrases in Tamil and Sinhalese.Following the fall of Singapore, Ceylon became essential to the Allied war effort in the region, and South East Asia Command (formed in 1943) was headquartered at Kandy in the final stages of the war. The forward is by Air Vice Marshal John D'Albiac, Air Officer Commanding No. 222 Group Ceylon.

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