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Louis Allen


Born
in Redcar, Yorkshire, The United Kingdom
December 22, 1922

Died
December 22, 1991

Genre
History


A talented linguist, Louis Allen (born Louis Levy) was educated at the University of Manchester and the Sorbonne. During the Second World War, upon completion of the Services translators' course in Japanese at the School of Oriental and African Studies, he was posted to India, where he served with the Combined Services Detailed Interrogation Centre (CSDIC), the South East Asia Translation and Interrogation Centre (SEATIC), and the 17th Division.

After the war Allen became a lecturer (later Reader) in French at the University of Durham. During this time, he wrote five books on the war in the Pacific, as well as numerous articles on Japanese history, politics, and literature. ...more

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Average rating: 4.08 · 97 ratings · 16 reviews · 25 distinct works
Burma: The Longest War 1941-45
4.15 avg rating — 71 ratings — published 1984 — 11 editions
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Japan: the years of triumph...
3.63 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1971 — 6 editions
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Sittang: the last battle
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1973 — 7 editions
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Lafcadio Hearn: Japan's Gre...
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The End Of The War In Asia
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1976 — 4 editions
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Collection of Thoughts
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Political Scandals and Caus...
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Lafcadio Hearn's America: E...
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War, Conflict and Security ...
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Piscatorial Terminology in ...
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