(This book covers the development of the Tatmadaw in Burma up to 1962, with unprecedented access to the military archives in Rangoon. Mary Callahan seeks to explain the extraordinary durability of the Burmese military regime. In her view, the origins of army rule are to be found in the relationship between war and state formation.
This book is highly recommended for anyone interested in rise of the Tatmadaw in Burma.
(This book covers the development of the Tatmadaw in Burma up to 1962, with unprecedented access to the military archives in Rangoon. Mary Callahan seeks to explain the extraordinary durabil…