Twice a battleground in World War II, Burma emerged with its oil refineries in ruins, its rice and teak exports paralyzed. Burma’s celebrators last week had a sharp reminder of their continuing ...
In retirement, he lived in Purley, Surrey. He was a life member of the Burma Star Association and for several years served as chairman of the Epsom Branch. Dennis Newland married, in 1956 ...
Track the progress of the Burma Campaign - from the rapid Japanese victories of 1941, to the desperate battles for the Indian towns of Kohima and Imphal. Then follow the course of the Allies as ...
The Death Railway in Thailand, also known as the Burma Railway, was built during World War II by the Japanese. It stands as a ...