This is the rare historical account of the Battle of Kohima, titled His Majesty's Headhunters: The Siege of Kohima that Shaped World History by Aspen Fellow and Naga poet Mmhonlumo Kikon. Considered to be one the game changing events that redefined world history and that of India during the Second World War, this new book will open a window to our understanding the Kohima War, which changed the course of the world history. Providing a unique view point of the Nagas, this book uncovers the untold story of the Battle of Kohima, reputed as one of the more celebrated battles of D-Day and often referred to as the Stalingrad of the East by western scholars. Historians even say that this was the last real battle of the British Empire and the first Battle of the new India. However, that is just the tale told till now by everyone except the Nagas. The real history left behind by the both the Japanese army led by Lieutenant General Sato and the allied forces remains to be told. Lieutenant General Sato is said to have commented that if it were not for the Naga people, the Allied forces would have been defeated in Kohima and the Japanese Army could have easily secured the Dimapur Railway station and moved victoriously towards the Bengal via Assam, thus reversing the course of world history. Scarce is known about the role of the Naga tribe except for the few records of the officers and soldiers who fought at Kohima, wrote about the valour, and managed to mention cursorily the supreme sacrifice of the Nagas.
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