British Army dispatches reporting on Battle of Manipur, 1944

Publisher:
UTSeScholarship, UTS Library
Issue Date:
2014-07-22
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British Army dispatches reporting on the Battle of Manipur, part of the Burma Campaign. Front cover annotated “Mani: Indian Army Observer (20 May 1944 – 1 Nov 1944), Battle of Manipur Stories”. Dispatches written by P.R.S. Mani, captain in the British Army. Documents annotated.

Reveals ethnic and religious diversity among Indian troops in British Army. Reveals Mani's intentions as PR officer. Annotations and corrections on dispatches demonstrate working journalism as revisions occur right up to transmission by cable.

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