1946 · Calcutta
by Cheves, Gilbert X, Major General, & Brigadier General Robert R. Neyland (intro)
Calcutta: Public Relations, Base Section, 1946. Small 4to, 7.75 x 5.75 inches, pp. [112]; heavily illustrated; pictorial paper wrappers, front cover with 3 inch closed tear at hinge and some scuffing, first few pages with crease at top corner. The IBT (India-Burma Theater) Base Section was the US military port in Calcutta which supplied the materials for the Ledo Road to China and then the supplies that traveled over the Ledo-Burma Road or by air over the Himalayas to China. This book covers daily life and operations at the base. (Inventory #: 46089)