The March on India, 1944

The March on India, 1944 is a board wargame published in 1975 by JagdPanther Publications that simulates the two pronged Japanese assault against the Indian border towns of Kohima and Imphal during the Second World War. The game reconstructs the 1944 Japanese offensive into northeastern India, an operation that pitted Japanese forces against British and Indian defenders in one of the most consequential campaigns of the Southeast Asian theater, ending in a decisive defeat that halted further Japanese advance toward India. Designed by Bob Fowler, the game is built for two players, with one side directing the Japanese assault and the other commanding the combined British and Indian defense across the mountainous terrain surrounding Kohima and Imphal. As a mid-1970s release from JagdPanther Publications, The March on India, 1944 belongs to the wave of operational-level historical wargames that translated specific World War II campaigns into board simulations for hobbyist wargamers, focusing on the logistics and terrain challenges that shaped the historical Kohima-Imphal fighting rather than abstracting the battle into a generic conflict.