[Homer_J_Simpson]

The index by author on Homer’s profile is now updated through April 15, 1943.

Joint Drive is Set (Shalett) – 2
Nazis Pushed Back (Parker) – 3
American Pilots Foil Foe’s Patrol (Kluckhohn) – 3-4
Victory, Long Retreat and Counter-Attack: Story of the 55-Mile Battle in Mid-Tunisia (Middleton) * – 4-5
Japanese Convoy in Aru Area Gone (Durdin) – 6
War News Summarized – 6
President is Seen as Coal Arbiter – 7
U.S. Submarines Sink a Destroyer, 3 Other Tokyo Ships and Hit 3 More – 7
Army and Coal (Krock) – 8
The Texts of the Day’s Communiques on Fighting in Various Zones – 9-10

* An analysis of the Kasserine Pass battle a month after the event.

[Homer_J_Simpson]

http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1943/mar1943/f17mar43.htm

Japanese attack Anglo-Indian forces
Wednesday, March 17, 1943 www.onwar.com

Indian Brigade troops resting in the jungles of Burma [photo at link].

In Burma... The British 123rd Indian Brigade is attacked by the Japanese, north of Rathedaung in Arakan, and is compelled to retreat. General Koka commands the Japanese forces involved which include the 55th and 33rd Divisions.