The Forgotten War Podcast: Burma Campaign WW2

This week Jack and Rob get right into the details of the second half of 1943, where the ashes of the 1942 retreat and 1943's First Arakan debacle were turned into a phoenix that would go on to victory in 1944/45.

In the final episode of our First Arakan mini series, Jack and Rob finally get to its awful end. Irwin continues his poor behaviour, and his men pay the price.Note there were some sound issues at Jack's - apologies, dear listeners.

In the second of three episodes on the First Arakan Campaign, Jack and Rob continue the series of tragic disasters, under enemy-of-the-show Noel Irwin.

This week, in the first of a three part mini-series, Jack and Rob begin the to look at one of the most important events of the Burma Campaign - and one of the most depressing. The First Arakan Campaign, and the events at Donbaik.

In part 2 of Jack and Rob's interview with Catriona Child we look at Ursula Graham Bower's war. Listeners should not that there was a technical problem while recording these two episodes, where part 1 was re-recorded - there are one or two small points that are repeated. Apologies.

Jack and Rob have the great pleasure of talking to Catriona Child, daughter of the legendary Ursula Graham Bower. In this first of a two part interview, we discuss Ursula's early life up until the end of 1942.

This week Rob and Jack continue tackling Operation Longcloth and the Chindits, looking at - to use a cliché - Wingate; the man, the myth the legend! Was he mad? Was he a genius visionary? We cover the period up to the end of 1943, Operation Thursday will come in a future series.

In this week Rob and Jack discuss the story of the very remote Naga village of Pangsha in the Second World War.