• 1988 Uprising 

  Unknown author (1988)

  Newspaper articles from the 1988 uprisings in Burma.

• Burmese military document 

  Unknown author (Loikaw, Karenni State, 1991)

  Burmese military document about insurgent activity in Eastern Burma. In Burmese

• Handwritten document detailing Burmese military units and their positions 

  Unknown author (1988)

  Handwritten document given to Bertil Lintner regarding military units and their positions. Date unknown.

• Handwritten Letter 

  Unknown author (1988)

  Letter in Shan about the military and Shan politics.

• The Burman Military: Holding the Country Together? 

  Yawnghwe, Chao-Tzang (1988)

  On March 2, 1962, the Burma Army under General Ne Win staged a coup. The principal reason given for this act was that the Union was endangered, hence forcing the military to act in order to "keep the country together". The ...

• An account of the beginning of the Burma R.N.V.R. and its activities during the war. 

  Lyle, Captain Kenneth S. (Royal Navy, 1947)

  History of the Burmese Navy during the colonial period

• Report on arms sales to Burma 

  Unknown author (1991)

  Account of involvement of Carl Gustav, a Swedish weapons company, with Burmese military? In Swedish

• Structure of the Burmese military 

  Unknown author (1990)

  A handwritten account of details concerning the structure of the Burmese military. In Burmese

• Translated title: "Hawkers of Human Hope and We" 

  Unknown author (1959)

  A Working Paper read to the Seminar on The Defense of our National Ideology By the Director of Education & Psychological Warfare, the Ministry of Defense

• Yan Thu Tat Pwe Su Pwe Hmu Sit Inga Sin 

  Myin, Aye (All Burma Students' Democratic Front, 1992)

  Information on the Burmese military, including list of personnel, rank, and assignment. In Burmese

• Translated title: "Burmese Political Travels and Ne Win" 

  Unknown author (1969)

  Excerpt from book with information about Gen Ne Win; text in Burmese.

• The Burmese Army, A Profile 

  Lintner, Bertil (1987)

  Short Summary of Armed Groups in Burma, circa 1987. Includes descriptions of Army, Navy, and Air Force troops, plus para-military forces and warlord army.

• Burma's Military and the Construction of a Despotic Order: A Master's Thesis Proposal and Outline 

  Yawnghwe, Chao-Tzang (1989)

  Burma has been neglected by the outside world for quite some time, and as a result, the awareness and knowledge of its political system and politics is scanty, and worse, out-dated and marred by stereotyped images. For ...

• Letter, Jackie Yang to Bertil Lintner 

  Yang, Jackie (1985)

  Correspondence about research on the book entitled The House of Yang

• Letter about Kokang History 

  Yang, Jackie (1992)

  Letters, Jackie Yang to Bertil Lintner. I shall answer your questions first re: 1. Jimmy Yang or Yang Kyein Sein. He was born in Kokang (not sure of the exact place) could be Jadiling, in April 1920.

• The Burma Road: A Book Proposal 

  Law-Yone, Wendy (1980)

  Using the Burma Road and its colorful history as a backdrop, I intend a book of some 350-400 pages, with photographs, which surveys the Burma road in another, wider context. I mean the road taken by Burma since its ...

• The Sino-Burmese Frontier Problem 

  Kozicki, Richard J. (American Institute of Pacific Relations, 1957)

  Late in July 1956, The Nation, an independent and influential Rangoon daily broke the story about Communist Chinese forces in northeastern Burma. Thereafter, and not without embarrassment to the Burmese Government, it waged ...

• History of the Chinese Communist Strategy re Sino-Burmese Border Question 

  Unknown author (Hong Kong: Research Backgrounder, 1960)

  Extensively researched report on Sino-Burmese boundary issue.

• Kawthoolei Separatist Stamps 

  Swanson, Carlos (Thai Philately, 1990)

  Article from the Fall 1990 issue of Tahi Philately about Karen National Union Stamps. Document 2 below is a scan of Kawthoolei stamps in color.

• The History of Negotiations Since the Start of Insurrection 

  Unknown author (Rangoon: The Sunday Nation, 1956-09)

  U Nu lays bare past secrets to prove falsity of present rebel "peace" campaign. A major policy speech concerning the Government's attitude towards negotiations with the Communist rebels was made by AFPFL President U Nu ...

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