Elephant moon is set in rangoon, burma myanmar from december 1941 after japanese forces bombed the american naval base at pearl harbour near honolulu in hawaii to early 1942. Watch the video for moon over burma from dorothy lamours the ultimate collection for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Ranging far beyond pure military history the story is multilayered, combining objective analysis with a sensitive account of human reaction in the face of bitter, cruel warfare, disease and an inhospitable terrain. Allison reyleigh, seventeen, leaves the convent in england to return to her father who is at the government house in rangoon. The longest war 194145 2nd revised edition by allen, louis isbn. This is especially true of the japanese invasion of burma, which began in late 1941, and reached its triumphant apogee only six months later as the defeated british marched out, humiliated, across the chindwin at kalewa, into monsoonswept manipur and the relative safety of india. I am third in the pecking order and was born in 1933. Moon over burma 1940 nr 07261940 us adventure, romance 1h 16m user score. Gene krupa you forgot about me 1938 1941 remastered. The managers of a teak lumber camp in burma compete. Apr, 2014 unissued unused material dates and locations unclear or unknown. A group of men parachute into japaneseoccupied burma with a dangerous and important mission.
By late 1941 the united states was shipping lendlease materiel by sea to the burmese port of rangoon, where it was transferred to railroad cars for the trip to lashio in northern burma and finally carried by truck over the 712milelong burma road to kunming. Moon phases 2020 lunar calendar for yangon, myanmar. The campaign in which allied forces defeated the japanese in burma was unique in that neither side. Although the constitution of myanmar officially recognizes the english name of the language as the myanmar language, most english. The burma campaign was a series of battles fought in the british colony of burma. After rangoon fell to the japanese on 7 march, heavy bombers, such as the raf and american tenth air force consolidated b24 liberators, based in india and china, attacked targets in thailand.
Hyde, international lady, how green was my valley, pacific rendezvous, eagle squadron, pierre of the plains, london blackout murders, air raid. History of the second world war burma operations 19421945 the royal indian navy, 193945 official history of the indian armed forces in the second world war 193945 u. Above you can see our calendar of moon phases for july 1941. Unissued unused material dates and locations unclear or unknown. Release dates 7 also known as aka 10 release dates usa 11 december 1940. The burma road reopened in october 1940, literally the sole lifeline to china.
Christmas 1943,it holds over signatures, it and other things came with the burma star and other medals i had bid for and won. Below you can find dates and hours of all moon phases in 1941. Dark moon over burma by maurice p gaynor overdrive rakuten. It was part of the southeast asian theatre of world war ii and primarily involved forces of the allies. Bob preston tears the heart out of preston foster by making jungle love to exciting dorothy lamour beneath that burning burma moon. Chinese girl risks her life on espionage mission against japanese in world war 2. Burma order of battle at commencement of hostilities, december, 1941 404. Above you can see our calendar of moon phases for april 1941. Preston foster list of movies and tv shows tv guide. These were recorded flat and then also equalized with turnover.
During the first year of the campaign, the japanese army with aid from thai phayap army and burmese insurgents drove british empire and chinese forces out of burma, then began the japanese. The typical pulp magazine was seven inches wide by ten inches high, half an inch. Bombs over burma also known as the devils sister, based on a story by milton raison, is a 1942 american war film directed by joseph h. The book is really an extended wartime biography of carl eifler, the u. English school teacher grace collins has been working in burma for 20 years. With charles bickford, evelyn ankers, frank albertson, cecil kellaway. The allies led by britain and its commonwealth and the united states fought in the most widespread war in. Dark moon over burma by maurice p gaynor overdrive. Unfinished business steve duncan 1941 moon over burma bill gordon 1940. Charting the whole burma war, this book sets out a myriad of facts and considerations in a clear and coherent narrative. Photos of the moon come from nasas goddard space flight center scientific visualization studio.
Moon over miami 1941 youtube download moon over miami. How to watch the nowcontroversial twilight over burma. Neither side wanted this fight at the start, but there were many remarkable feats of arms as the war progressed. Location statement, army in burma as on 1 december, 1941 396. Agents of the free thai movement designated targets for allied planes and locations of japanese positions and even reported on the weather over the targets. Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android. Various shots burmese troops and horses on road, they past signpost to burma and. Fm 2126 advanced map and aerial photograph reading 19410917 the purpose of this manual is to provide a text on map and aerial photography reading for training of military personnel already familiar with basic elements covered by fm 2125 or who require more detailed instruction than is furnished by fm 2125. Moon over burma is a 1940 american adventure film directed by louis king and written by harry clork, wilson collison, w. Fm 2126 advanced map and aerial photograph reading 1941 0917 the purpose of this manual is to provide a text on map and aerial photography reading for training of military personnel already familiar with basic elements covered by fm 2125 or who require more detailed instruction than is furnished by fm 2125. The name of a current phase, an approximate percent of an illuminated surface of the moon visible from the earth, and moons age days are also provided.
Over this dangerous seven hundred miles of highway roars a stream of truckhell drivers at their wheelstrucks loaded with food, munitions, guns. State of infantry 17th division on the evening of 24 february, 1942 406. Moon over burma 1940 louis king, dorothy lamour, robert preston, preston foster, adventure august 24, 2017 the managers of a teak lumber camp in burma compete for the affections of a beautiful american entertainer who gets stranded in rangoon. Burmaorder of battle at commencement of hostilities, december, 1941 404. With dorothy lamour, robert preston, preston foster, doris nolan. The medals belonged to lesley harry parker, who passed over the equator on the windsor castle on 25th august 1941 on histheir way to burmaindia theater of war. The film stars dorothy lamour, robert preston, preston foster, doris nolan, albert bassermann, frederick worlock and addison richards. The managers of a teak lumber camp in burma compete for the affections of a beautiful american entertainer who gets stranded in rangoon. As late as the mid1700s, the austroasiatic language mon was the principal language of lower burma and the mon people who inhabited it. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. The moon phase calculator shows exact times of the various moon phases for yangon, myanmar in year 2020 or in other locations and years. To depict the chinese character faithfully, the star, anna may wong, and other characters speak mandarin in. After the burmesespeaking konbaung dynastys victory over the monspeaking restored hanthawaddy kingdom in 1757, the shift to burmese began in lower burma. Times are shown in daylight savings time when necessary and in standard time in the other cases.
Chinese expeditionary force, burma, order of battle, 31 march, 1942 407. Through the teeming heart of asia, halfway between rangood and shanghai, twists the handhewn burma road, lifeline for the embattled army of china, headquartered at chungking. The forgotten war is an intriguing, intense look at the battles fought in burma, in an attempt at maintaining an allied toehold in the orient. They faced against the invading forces of imperial japan, who were supported by the thai phayap army, as well as. Jan 01, 1984 charting the whole burma war, this book sets out a myriad of facts and considerations in a clear and coherent narrative. The ad hoc burma corps hq was disbanded and iv corps hq, which had recently arrived in india, took over the front. Moon over miami 1941 youtube download moon over miami full. Pulp magazines often referred to as the pulps, also collectively known as pulp fiction, refers to inexpensive fiction magazines published from 1896 through the 1950s. The name of a current phase, an approximate percent of an illuminated surface of the moon visible from the earth, and moon s age days are also provided. From 1938 to 1966, he appeared in films including miracles for sale, lady of the tropics, balalaika, strange cargo, south of suez, moon over burma, murder over new york, man hunt, dr. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Overview of moon over burma, 1940, directed by louis king, with dorothy lamour, robert preston, preston foster, at turner classic movies. The film was released on december 11, 1940, by paramount pictures. Moon over burma 1940 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
My life as a shan princess is based on the life of an austrian woman named inge sargent who married a shan prince and lived something of a fairytale existence until the military coup in 1962 directed by an austrian and. To depict the chinese character faithfully, the star, anna may wong, and other characters speak mandarin in the first few minutes of the film. Moon over miami 1941 youtube, moon over miami youtube, moon over miami tv show, moon over miami dancers, moon over miami wiki, moon over miami dvd, moonlight over miami, betty grable singing youtube kay, barbara and susan latimer come into a small legacy when they expected a large one, then abandon the texas greasyspoon where they work to hunt. Moon over burma 1940 two lumbermen robert preston, preston foster fight over a stranded singer dorothy lamour amid a forest fire and a log jam at a teak camp. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. How to watch the nowcontroversial twilight over burma film. It is 1941, and she escapes the start of ww2 in europe only to find the japanese on the outskirts of burmah. Roosevelt and churchill formed a china theatre of war in january of 1942 in order to protect australia, new zealand and the balance of the pacific as the battles for europe ground on.
A truck convoy traveling the burma road is menaced by a group of smugglers. My grandfather migrated to burma to make a living and my father was born in rangoon in 1902. With anna may wong, noel madison, leslie denison, nedrick young. The troops found themselves living out in the open under the torrential monsoon rains in extremely unhealthy circumstances. The japanese conquest of burma was the opening chapter of the burma campaign in the southeast asian theatre of world war ii, which took place over four years from 1942 to 1945. Burma corps reached imphal in manipur just before the monsoon broke in may 1942. Moon over burma 1940 louis king, dorothy lamour, robert. On 1 august 1943, burma was proclaimed the independent state of burma and the japanese military government for burma was officially dissolved. My father grew up in burma and in due course married my mother who was from a small village near madras chennai. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Above you can see our calendar of moon phases for december 1941. Customs agent who is present at pearl harbor on dec. Search over 10 million military records for world war ii 19391945 has one of the largest online collections for the second world war. World war ii or the second world war was a global conflict from 1939 to 1945 involving most of the worlds nations.