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  • 4. James Holland on Harold Alexander

    4. James Holland on Harold Alexander
    Jun 23 2025
    This week Jack and Rob welcome author and historian James Holland onto the pod to discuss Harold Alexander.

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    52 Min.
  • 3. Rangoon Falls

    3. Rangoon Falls
    Jun 16 2025
    After the Sittang Bridge disaster, Rangoon was the next. Rob and Jack now look at the decision to abandon the capital, followed by the famous roadblock action at Taukkyan, and the retreat north to Prome.

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    58 Min.
  • 2. Disaster at the Sittang Bridge

    2. Disaster at the Sittang Bridge
    Jun 9 2025
    This week Jack and Rob dissect the disastrous decision to destroy the Sittang Bridge - the crucial moment in the 1942 Campaign where defeat became practically inevitable.

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    59 Min.
  • 1. Lord Slim and the making of Bill Slim

    1. Lord Slim and the making of Bill Slim
    Jun 2 2025
    The Forgotten War Pod is back with a bang! Rob and Jack exclusively interview Lord Mark Slim, Field Marshal Bill Slim's grandson. Talking about his childhood and early military career, and also what it was like growing up with (confusingly) 'Uncle' Bill.

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    56 Min.
  • 12. Question Time: Burma Campaign Edition

    12. Question Time: Burma Campaign Edition
    Apr 21 2025
    Join Jack and Rob this week for a question and answer episode, maps to troop diversions, deception to grand strategy, this episode has a bit of everything, including a few teasers on Series 2.

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    57 Min.
  • 11. Thunder Runs! Meiktila & Mandalay

    11. Thunder Runs! Meiktila & Mandalay
    Apr 14 2025
    This week Jack and Rob discuss two crucial battles, Meiktila and Mandalay, from the perspective of two generals: Thomas 'Pete' Rees, and David 'Punch' Cowan. Aggressive commanders, they were the right men for the right jobs, in an epic campaign that destroyed the Japanese Burma Area Army. A tale of drama, deception, endurance, and heroism - do not miss it!

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    1 Std. und 11 Min.
  • 10. Third Time Lucky: Arakan 1944-45

    10. Third Time Lucky: Arakan 1944-45
    Apr 7 2025
    This week Jack and Rob look at the third attempt to breakthrough in Arakan. Picking up from just after the Admin Box, they look at the 81st West African Division's epic campaign in the Kaladan Valley, as well as Akyab and Ramree Islands and the brutal fight over Hill 170.

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    45 Min.
  • 9. Flying Tigers to Dakotas: Air Power and the Burma Campaign

    9. Flying Tigers to Dakotas: Air Power and the Burma Campaign
    Mar 31 2025
    This week Jack and Rob discuss one of the most important aspects of the Burma Campaign: the air war. Success was built on air power, Slim's strategy from the end of 1943 to the of the war relied on aerial resupply in an air supremacy environment. The Hump, Admin Box, Kohima, Imphal, and the thunder run to Meiktila in 1945 all relied this all important supply line.

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    1 Std. und 7 Min.