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**logpogingg** · 09-22-2012, 06:07 AM

The best thing I can say is that there are books out there such as:

The 4th Anglo-Burmese War: Britain and the Independence of Burma by Nicholas Tarling 1987 (out of print)

or

Aung San and the Struggle for Burmese Independence by Angelene Naw 2002

or

Burma: The Curse of Independence by Shelby Tucker 2001

Obviously I have no idea what your uni-teacher passed onto you about his/her experiences in Burma but perhaps they should have been put to paper to provide another insight onto the origins of this particular conflict.

Perhaps one other comment, remember that Britain had just spent 5 years in a global conflict, much of the national (and commonwealth treasure) had been expended, and they had no resources for the indigenous population let alone colonies and protecterates around the world. Faced with cries for independence, whether right or wrong, they granted it and went home. Some of these new nations never looked back but others descended into various levels of chaos.

09-22-2012, 06:07 AM	#22
logpogingg Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 455 Senior Member	The best thing I can say is that there are books out there such as: The 4th Anglo-Burmese War: Britain and the Independence of Burma by Nicholas Tarling 1987 (out of print) or Aung San and the Struggle for Burmese Independence by Angelene Naw 2002 or Burma: The Curse of Independence by Shelby Tucker 2001 Obviously I have no idea what your uni-teacher passed onto you about his/her experiences in Burma but perhaps they should have been put to paper to provide another insight onto the origins of this particular conflict. Perhaps one other comment, remember that Britain had just spent 5 years in a global conflict, much of the national (and commonwealth treasure) had been expended, and they had no resources for the indigenous population let alone colonies and protecterates around the world. Faced with cries for independence, whether right or wrong, they granted it and went home. Some of these new nations never looked back but others descended into various levels of chaos.
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