Tomorrow, we explore the forgotten refugee crisis of the 1942 Burma evacuation. The Japanese invasion sparked a mass exodus of civilians, forcing hundreds of thousands to flee. We uncover the harrowing stories of their thousand-mile trek to India. #ForgottenWar #WWII #Burma #History
August 10, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Tomorrow, we explore the forgotten refugee crisis of the 1942 Burma evacuation. The Japanese invasion sparked a mass exodus of civilians, forcing hundreds of thousands to flee. We uncover the harrowing stories of their thousand-mile trek to India. #ForgottenWar #WWII #Burma #History
The scale of the 1942 Burma evacuation is staggering. About 400k civilians attempted to flee the Japanese advance. Up to 120k died from disease, starvation, & exhaustion—a devastating human toll on the long road to India. #ForgottenWar #WWII #History shorturl.at/rnHZA
(2:30-3.16 for refugee crisis)
(2:30-3.16 for refugee crisis)
BURMA: British troops fight rearguard action against Japanese forces (1942)
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August 12, 2025 at 6:04 AM
The scale of the 1942 Burma evacuation is staggering. About 400k civilians attempted to flee the Japanese advance. Up to 120k died from disease, starvation, & exhaustion—a devastating human toll on the long road to India. #ForgottenWar #WWII #History shorturl.at/rnHZA
(2:30-3.16 for refugee crisis)
(2:30-3.16 for refugee crisis)
He was one man against the jungle. In 1942, Eric Lambert led a small party into the treacherous Hukawng Valley to find the 25,000 lost men of the Chinese 5th Army. His mission: establish a supply route and guide them to safety in India. #ForgottenWar #WW2 #Heroism
September 30, 2025 at 5:12 AM
He was one man against the jungle. In 1942, Eric Lambert led a small party into the treacherous Hukawng Valley to find the 25,000 lost men of the Chinese 5th Army. His mission: establish a supply route and guide them to safety in India. #ForgottenWar #WW2 #Heroism
Coming tomorrow! We delve into the Burma campaign through the eyes of Captain James Lunt, reviewing his memoir, "A Hell of a Licking." It's a raw, eyewitness account of the brutal 1942 retreat. #ForgottenWar #BurmaCampaign #WW2 #MilitaryHistory
July 27, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Coming tomorrow! We delve into the Burma campaign through the eyes of Captain James Lunt, reviewing his memoir, "A Hell of a Licking." It's a raw, eyewitness account of the brutal 1942 retreat. #ForgottenWar #BurmaCampaign #WW2 #MilitaryHistory
We now produce rules for WWII, Spanish Civil War, Korean War, Cold War and Fantasy games! You can find all of these along with gaming aids here: www.pendraken.co.uk/rules #pendraken #blitzkriegcommander #coldwarcommander #libertad #forgottenwar #warband
January 8, 2026 at 12:02 PM
We now produce rules for WWII, Spanish Civil War, Korean War, Cold War and Fantasy games! You can find all of these along with gaming aids here: www.pendraken.co.uk/rules #pendraken #blitzkriegcommander #coldwarcommander #libertad #forgottenwar #warband
When the Japanese began brutally torturing the Karen people to find him, Major Seagrim made an extraordinary decision: he gave himself up. He told his captors, "Treat the Karens generously. They're not to blame. I alone am responsible".
#ForgottenWar #WW2History #Sacrifice #Heroism
#ForgottenWar #WW2History #Sacrifice #Heroism
September 12, 2025 at 4:39 AM
When the Japanese began brutally torturing the Karen people to find him, Major Seagrim made an extraordinary decision: he gave himself up. He told his captors, "Treat the Karens generously. They're not to blame. I alone am responsible".
#ForgottenWar #WW2History #Sacrifice #Heroism
#ForgottenWar #WW2History #Sacrifice #Heroism
We now produce rules for WWII, Spanish Civil War, Korean War, Cold War and Fantasy games! You can find all of these along with gaming aids here:
www.pendraken.co.uk/rules
#pendraken #blitzkriegcommander #coldwarcommander #libertad #forgottenwar #warband
www.pendraken.co.uk/rules
#pendraken #blitzkriegcommander #coldwarcommander #libertad #forgottenwar #warband
April 10, 2025 at 12:01 PM
We now produce rules for WWII, Spanish Civil War, Korean War, Cold War and Fantasy games! You can find all of these along with gaming aids here:
www.pendraken.co.uk/rules
#pendraken #blitzkriegcommander #coldwarcommander #libertad #forgottenwar #warband
www.pendraken.co.uk/rules
#pendraken #blitzkriegcommander #coldwarcommander #libertad #forgottenwar #warband
The retreat ended at Shwegyin/Kalewa on the Chindwin, the graveyard for the Burma Army’s stuff. Everything had to be destroyed before the men were ferried across. There was still a brutal walk to Imphal, but they were at the end of a gruelling 900-mile withdrawal.
#BurmaCampaign #WW2 #ForgottenWar
#BurmaCampaign #WW2 #ForgottenWar
September 6, 2025 at 6:37 AM
The retreat ended at Shwegyin/Kalewa on the Chindwin, the graveyard for the Burma Army’s stuff. Everything had to be destroyed before the men were ferried across. There was still a brutal walk to Imphal, but they were at the end of a gruelling 900-mile withdrawal.
#BurmaCampaign #WW2 #ForgottenWar
#BurmaCampaign #WW2 #ForgottenWar
TMW you're elbow-deep in a story ( #ForgottenWar ) and everything clicks in a way you KNOW readers will love and you REALLY wish you could see their faces when the mind-bomb drops and they realize just how deep that rabbit hole goes. #AuthorLife #AuthorSky #BookSky #IndieAuthor #LegendsRest #GurtDug
April 30, 2026 at 11:39 PM
TMW you're elbow-deep in a story ( #ForgottenWar ) and everything clicks in a way you KNOW readers will love and you REALLY wish you could see their faces when the mind-bomb drops and they realize just how deep that rabbit hole goes. #AuthorLife #AuthorSky #BookSky #IndieAuthor #LegendsRest #GurtDug
A classic case of people losing faith in their government. As late as March 1942, with the Japanese advancing, the administration in Burma urged civilians to stay put. This failure to plan left thousands to fend for themselves. Like our show? Please follow, rate, and review. #ForgottenWar #WWII
August 14, 2025 at 6:13 AM
A classic case of people losing faith in their government. As late as March 1942, with the Japanese advancing, the administration in Burma urged civilians to stay put. This failure to plan left thousands to fend for themselves. Like our show? Please follow, rate, and review. #ForgottenWar #WWII
Desperation led to chaos. Lambert had to manage starving, ill-disciplined troops who were looting villages and even fighting each other. He prevented an on-the-spot execution and negotiated with local headmen to avert further conflict. #ForgottenWar #WW2History
October 3, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Desperation led to chaos. Lambert had to manage starving, ill-disciplined troops who were looting villages and even fighting each other. He prevented an on-the-spot execution and negotiated with local headmen to avert further conflict. #ForgottenWar #WW2History
It was a literal race against time. With the monsoon due in mid-May, the Burma Army faced a stark choice: march or die. The few dusty tracks would soon become impassable, trapping soldiers and the thousands of desperate refugees clogging the escape routes
#WW2 #ForgottenWar #HumanCostOfWar #Survival
#WW2 #ForgottenWar #HumanCostOfWar #Survival
September 4, 2025 at 4:49 AM
It was a literal race against time. With the monsoon due in mid-May, the Burma Army faced a stark choice: march or die. The few dusty tracks would soon become impassable, trapping soldiers and the thousands of desperate refugees clogging the escape routes
#WW2 #ForgottenWar #HumanCostOfWar #Survival
#WW2 #ForgottenWar #HumanCostOfWar #Survival
Tomorrow, we uncover the story of a forgotten hero of 1942: Eric Lambert. An Irish police officer in Assam, he volunteered for a seemingly impossible mission: to find and save a lost Chinese army deep in the monsoon-soaked jungles of Burma. #ForgottenWar #WW2 #BurmaCampaign
September 28, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Tomorrow, we uncover the story of a forgotten hero of 1942: Eric Lambert. An Irish police officer in Assam, he volunteered for a seemingly impossible mission: to find and save a lost Chinese army deep in the monsoon-soaked jungles of Burma. #ForgottenWar #WW2 #BurmaCampaign
Roy Pagani's story is one of incredible resilience. The only European to successfully escape from the Burma Railway , he attempted a 600-mile trek to India. Captured and tortured, he survived by creating a false identity as a downed American airman.
#ForgottenWar #WW2 #POW #FEPOW #Survival #History
#ForgottenWar #WW2 #POW #FEPOW #Survival #History
September 10, 2025 at 5:11 AM
The book’s title, "A Hell of a Licking," comes from US General Stilwell's phrase after the campaign. It was later retitled "The Retreat from Burma," perhaps because later publishers were conscious of the original title's unfortunate double meaning! #DidYouKnow #ForgottenWar #BookHistory #WW2
August 2, 2025 at 6:41 AM
The book’s title, "A Hell of a Licking," comes from US General Stilwell's phrase after the campaign. It was later retitled "The Retreat from Burma," perhaps because later publishers were conscious of the original title's unfortunate double meaning! #DidYouKnow #ForgottenWar #BookHistory #WW2
Submitted a new #ForgottenWar short story, "Something Like Me," to #OpalKingdomPress for inclusion in the new anthology, EXTRAORDINARY BEASTS: HOOVES AND HORNS. They liked "Wild-Sky Dancers" last year, so 🤞! 😬😎 #AmWriting #IndieAuthor #AuthorSky #BookSky #MilSF #SF #Horses #GeneticEngineering
July 20, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Submitted a new #ForgottenWar short story, "Something Like Me," to #OpalKingdomPress for inclusion in the new anthology, EXTRAORDINARY BEASTS: HOOVES AND HORNS. They liked "Wild-Sky Dancers" last year, so 🤞! 😬😎 #AmWriting #IndieAuthor #AuthorSky #BookSky #MilSF #SF #Horses #GeneticEngineering
Our new episode with Hannah Watson is LIVE! Her novel, The Jungle War, follows 17yo Jim Chance on his journey from schoolboy to soldier. After his house is bombed in the Blitz, he ends up in India, trains with the Gurkhas & faces his first enemy contact in Burma #ForgottenWar #HistoricalFiction
September 15, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Our new episode with Hannah Watson is LIVE! Her novel, The Jungle War, follows 17yo Jim Chance on his journey from schoolboy to soldier. After his house is bombed in the Blitz, he ends up in India, trains with the Gurkhas & faces his first enemy contact in Burma #ForgottenWar #HistoricalFiction
NEW EPISODE LIVE! Eric Lambert, the man tasked with saving the 'lost' Chinese 5th Army during the 1942 Burma retreat. From his unpublished diaries, we trace his incredible journey through monsoon jungles to rescue thousands from starvation. #ForgottenWar #WW2History
September 29, 2025 at 5:27 AM
NEW EPISODE LIVE! Eric Lambert, the man tasked with saving the 'lost' Chinese 5th Army during the 1942 Burma retreat. From his unpublished diaries, we trace his incredible journey through monsoon jungles to rescue thousands from starvation. #ForgottenWar #WW2History
Lunt’s book powerfully captures the civilian crisis. He describes streams of refugees, looted houses, and the "total collapse of a civilised administration". He saw the governor's wife, Lady Doreen Dorman-Smith, "detached" in her Rolls Royce as her world fell apart. #ForgottenWar #WW2 #Burma
July 30, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Lunt’s book powerfully captures the civilian crisis. He describes streams of refugees, looted houses, and the "total collapse of a civilised administration". He saw the governor's wife, Lady Doreen Dorman-Smith, "detached" in her Rolls Royce as her world fell apart. #ForgottenWar #WW2 #Burma
NEW EPISODE LIVE! This week, we explore the tragic refugee crisis that engulfed Burma in 1942. We move beyond the military campaign to share the harrowing eyewitness accounts of the civilians who fled the Japanese invasion on the long walk to India. #ForgottenWar #WWIIHistory
August 11, 2025 at 6:45 AM
NEW EPISODE LIVE! This week, we explore the tragic refugee crisis that engulfed Burma in 1942. We move beyond the military campaign to share the harrowing eyewitness accounts of the civilians who fled the Japanese invasion on the long walk to India. #ForgottenWar #WWIIHistory
The new episode is out now! We're joined by historian Victoria Schofield to discuss her biography of Archie Wavell. From his love of poetry to his clashes with Churchill, you'll discover a side of the Field Marshal you've never heard before. Listen here! #ForgottenWar #Podcast
August 4, 2025 at 6:06 AM
The new episode is out now! We're joined by historian Victoria Schofield to discuss her biography of Archie Wavell. From his love of poetry to his clashes with Churchill, you'll discover a side of the Field Marshal you've never heard before. Listen here! #ForgottenWar #Podcast
Series 3 of the Forgotten War Podcast returns tomorrow! Join Jack Bowsher and Rob Lyman as they dive into the heart of the Burma campaign. We kick off with a deep look at the pre-war Indian Army, the massive volunteer force that would change history. Don't miss it! #ForgottenWar #BurmaCampaign #WW2
January 11, 2026 at 8:09 AM
Series 3 of the Forgotten War Podcast returns tomorrow! Join Jack Bowsher and Rob Lyman as they dive into the heart of the Burma campaign. We kick off with a deep look at the pre-war Indian Army, the massive volunteer force that would change history. Don't miss it! #ForgottenWar #BurmaCampaign #WW2
Air supply in a monsoon was revolutionary in 1942. Lambert’s (pic here in later life) rescue relied on airdrops of rice, bully beef, and even cash. But it wasn't easy: supplies were lost in the jungle, and one bundle of 5,000 rupees bounced off a cliff! #ForgottenWar #MilitaryLogistics #RAF
October 2, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Air supply in a monsoon was revolutionary in 1942. Lambert’s (pic here in later life) rescue relied on airdrops of rice, bully beef, and even cash. But it wasn't easy: supplies were lost in the jungle, and one bundle of 5,000 rupees bounced off a cliff! #ForgottenWar #MilitaryLogistics #RAF
The Forgotten War Podcast returns! Join historians Jack Bowsher and Rob Lyman for Series 3 as they delve into the brutal and incredible story of the Burma Campaign. Prepare for a deep dive into the parched plains and monsoon jungles of the Second World War. New episodes from Monday! #ForgottenWar
January 10, 2026 at 8:09 AM
The Forgotten War Podcast returns! Join historians Jack Bowsher and Rob Lyman for Series 3 as they delve into the brutal and incredible story of the Burma Campaign. Prepare for a deep dive into the parched plains and monsoon jungles of the Second World War. New episodes from Monday! #ForgottenWar
In the dense jungles of Burma, guerrilla tactics were key. In our new episode, Philip Davies describes how Hugh Seagrim's Karen fighters launched devastating ambushes on the Japanese. Alongside conventional arms, they used traditional crossbows: silent & lethal,the perfect weapon #ForgottenWar #WW2
September 11, 2025 at 4:31 AM
In the dense jungles of Burma, guerrilla tactics were key. In our new episode, Philip Davies describes how Hugh Seagrim's Karen fighters launched devastating ambushes on the Japanese. Alongside conventional arms, they used traditional crossbows: silent & lethal,the perfect weapon #ForgottenWar #WW2