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With their reputation preceding them, the Gurkhas adapted to mechanised
The reconquest of Burma was carried out by the 14th Army and 15th Corps, comprising British, Indian, West and East African troops and indigenous troops, including those of Aung San’s Burma Defence Army, which swapped sides to fight with the Allies
On the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan, Charles Harris looks back at the 14th Army’s extraordinary campaign and the remarkable characters who shaped it
Matt Elton Your new series, exploring fighting on the Asian front during the Second World War, is called The History Podcast: The Second Map. Why did you choose that name? Kavita Puri It came to me af
Women served in all three services from WWI onwards. They also served in support roles, such as the Women’s Land Army (in both wars), the Fire Services, Motor Drivers, Voluntary Aid Detachments and so
THE GREAT WAR’S OPENING WEEKS Q+A: ALEX CHURCHILL AND NICOLAI EBERHOLST
MUKDEN, MANCHURIA, CHINA 23 FEBRUARY – 10 MARCH 1905