Bill Slim was one of the greatest British generals of World War II. In a career that stretched from 1914 until 1958 Bill Slims greatest triumphs came in India & Burma in the long war against the Japanese. Thrust into a desperate situation he orchestrated the longest retreat in British Army history in the withdrawal from Burma. He then turned on the Japanese in India shattered their army & pursued them to destruction. Apart from his great military victories Slim also left a legacy of training & morale building that endures in the British Army to this day. This book examines both Bill Slims military career & his place in military history by examining some of his greatest battles & the strategy & tactics that set him apart from his contemporaries.