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The personal stigma resultant on the failure of Operation ‘U’ has caused me an agonizing disquietude which has not lessened in the nineteen years since I relinquished command of the 15th Army in Burma. Through these years I have preferred not to comment on the campaign despite constant criticism of my actions. In Japan we have a saying, ‘The defeated general does not talk of war’. As it discourages querulous grumblings which are in- tolerable to those who have to listen to them it is a good maxim. And so, since 1944, 1 have preferred anonymity. Now, I welcome the opportunity to write this foreword to a book which pays tribute to the bravery and fighting ability of the troops under my command and which reveals some of the anomalies associated with the Imphal battles. In doing so, with all humility, I wish to pay homage to those who fell on the field of battle, and express my sorrow to the bereaved
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