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...first to publish a special edition in Hawaii for our armed forces in the Central Pacific (August 16, 1943). TIME was the first U.S. magazine to be published for our troops in Iran (September 13, 1943); the first to be published for our troops in the China-Burma-India theater (November 22,1943) ; the first to be published for our troops in the Middle East (January 24, 1944); the first to print a Pony Edition in Honolulu for fast distribution to our armed forces in the Gilberts, the Marshalls and the South Pacific (March...
...decisive battle is enough to settle most campaigns. But last week, with the monsoon due to write finis in May, the Burma campaign of 1943-44 was winding up with two decisive battles under way at once...
...Delhi wag suggested: "It looks like a swap. The Japanese will get India and the Allies will get Burma." But even if Stilwell should be cut off by the Japanese thrust at Imphal, it might be possible to supply him by air, although with great difficulty during the monsoon. Much worse would be the very serious reduction, if not elimination, of supplies for China over the Hump...
...Gambit. With the crumbs tossed to him by China, the U.S. and Britain-two divisions of Chinese troops which he had trained from the ground up, plus Merrill's U.S. Marauders and the able assistance of Wingate's British Commandos -General Stilwell undertook to reconquer north Burma from the Japanese...
Killed in Action. Stuart Emeny, 40, distinguished London News Chronicle war correspondent; in the Burma plane crash which killed Major General Orde Charles Wingate. Courageous Emeny first became known for his coverage in 1935-36 of the Ethiopian War. In 1942 another correspondent disquieted Indian press officials with a cable from Cairo: ENEMY REACHES CAIRO INDIAWARDING TOMORROW...