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1、OSPREY·ME-AT-ARMSSERIES30tTtxlbyJAMESLAWFORDColourplaitsbyMICHAELYOUENSMEN-AT-ARMSSERIESEDITOR:PHILIPWARNER30thPunjobisTtxtbyJAMESLAWFORD,MC,MAColourplattSbyMICHAELYOESOSPREYPUBLISHINGLIMIrEDPublishedin1972byOspreyPublishing.ElmsCoun,ChapelWay,Botley,OxfordOX2gLP.nitedKingdom.E

2、mail;info@ospre)·publishing.comCopyright1972OspreyPublishingLtdSpecialRepnnt2002Allrightsresen·ed.Apartfromanyfairdealingforlhepurposeofprh-

3、dinaretrie'als)"stem,ortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans.electronic,electric-dl.chemical,mechanical.optical,photocopying,recordingorotheTl'ise,withoutthepriorwrittenpennissionofthecop)Tighto.....ner.Enquiriesshouldbeaddressed10thePublishers.PrintedinChinathroughWorldPrintLtd.3

4、0th'PlIlljabisPunjabis,orthe1stBattalionthe16thPunjabcarly'Days1857-1914Regimentasilwasthenentitled,realizedthattheRegimenthadfoughlitslastgreatbattleintheserviceoftheBritish.ItwasatthetimeofanothergreatcrisisthattheRegimenthadbeenraised.InMay1857IndianregimentsstationedinMeeru

5、tsuddenlymutinied.Counler-measureswereslowandineffectual;inafewweeksalmostthewholeBengalArmyoftheEastIndiaCompany,100,000strong,hadbrokenoutintoamurderousandbloodyrevolt.Britishregimentswerefew,manyhadbeencalledawaytothewarintheCrimea;andtheIndianregi•mentsthatremainedloyalwere

6、inevitablysuspect.InAugust1944.asalwaysatthattimeofyear,TheseweredesperatedaysfortheBritish.Thetheblackmonsooncloudshadcloseddownoverthejungle-cladNagaHills,swampingeverythingintorrentialrainandturningthesteepandsinuoushill-tracksintoamorassofquiveringmud.Alongthesepathsstagger

7、«ithestarving,tatteredrem•nantsoftheImperialJapaneseArmywhichhadsoproudlymarchedonIndiabutthreemonthsbefore.UponthetwinrocksofImphalandKohimatheinvasionhadfoundered:nothingnowremainedforthefever-riddensurvivorsbuttoseeksanctuarybeyondtheChindwinwhere,perhaps,theirpursuersmightg

8、rantthemrespiteandwheretheymightfindopportunitytorecov