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In 1942, at the height of World War II, the Japanese were sweeping through South East Asia in a conquering tide, and heading toward the eastern flank of India. The Western Powers were desperately looking for ways to recapture Burma.

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General Joseph Stilwell, an American aiding the Chinese army under Chiang Kai Shek, suggested the construction of a two-lane road from India to China that would snake past north and eastern Burma into Yunnan.

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This project was initially proposed by the British after they prospected the Patkai Range for a road from Assam into northern Burma. It was finally initiated in 1942 after the Japanese had fully captured Burma.

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