The Forgotten War Podcast: Burma Campaign WW2

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.

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.

Join Jack and Rob as they tackle one of the most famous stories of the Burma Campaign - Operation Longcloth, the first Chindit expedition.

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

This week Jack and Rob welcome KS 'Sree' Nair to the pod to discuss the Indian Air Force - its origins and early work in the Second World War. We will of course have him back in later series to discuss the IAF up to 1945, including its change to the Royal Indian Air Force in 1945.

This week Rob and Jack are joined by Charlotte Carty, historian and granddaughter of Lt. Col. William Felix “Bruno” Brown who raised and commanded the 1st Battalion of the Assam Regiment.