Forgotten heroes: How African soldiers fought in the World War II
Over a million Africans who were called to service by colonial powers took part in the war Read Full Article at RT.com ...
Military Digest | When Churchill wanted Indian Army to be cut to size at height of WWII
Documents from the UK National Archives reveal the frantic efforts of the commander-in-chief, General Claude Auchinleck, who ...
War History Online9 天
The Unique British Hotel With World War II-Era Pillboxes On Its Property
The island was sold in 1927 to filmmaker Archibald Nettlefold, who built a more substantial hotel in the Art Deco style, ...
The Indian Express21 天
From Goa to Burma to Calcutta: The story of Kolkata’s premier musical instrument seller
From being the seat of the British Empire to serving as the first stop for traders ... At just 10 years old, he traveled to Burma in 1925, seeking both education and opportunity. However, with the ...
Time8 天
World Battlefronts: First in Burma
To the list of World War II specialists in close combat—Edson’s and Carlson’s Marine Raiders, British Brigadier Orde ... time he was on the way to Burma on a mission for Douglas MacArthur.
100-year-old WWII veteran recounts war experiences and February 28 shooting
Joseph Ashitey Hammond, has shared his harrowing experiences from the battlefield, offering a firsthand account of the chaos, ...
The Tribune11 天
It was in the 1940s that the hill capital of the British Raj directly came to ‘host ...
The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan). It was started by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited philanthropist ...
The Daily Telegraph25 天
Chaos, confusion and ice-covered wings: The WW2 mission that every pilot dreaded
The Burma campaign, as one historian wrote, had “the elements of a great Homeric saga…. it took place in a fantastic terrain, isolated by great mountains and jungles from any other theatre.” ...