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Captain Mani's War : P R S Mani Juggernaut Publication About the Book: Captain Manis War In March 1944, the Japanese invaded northeast India. There followed some of the fiercest battles of World War II, with as many as 60,000 Japanese and more than 17,000 Allied soldiers killed. The battles of Imphal and Kohima marked Japans greatest land defeat of the War, shattering their ambitions to invade India and turning the tide in the Burma campaign. While the Allied 14th Army was staffed with British soldiers as well as many trained soldiers from the traditional Indian fighting clans, it was the first time recruits from all over India were tested. They more than proved their