The Battle of Kohima, 1944: ‘Sieges Have Been Longer, but Few More Intense’
by Christopher L. Kolakowski Lord Louis Mountbatten visited the battlefield of Kohima after the fighting had ended in 1944. Considering the ground and the course of the battle, he commented, “The Battle of Kohima will probably go down as one of the greatest battles in history.” Field Marshal Sir William J. Slim agreed, writing in …