My grandad fought in Britain’s ‘Forgotten Army’ in WWII’s most brutal campaign – 80 years later he finally has a medal

FOR television explorer and Army veteran Levison Wood it was his most emotional expedition ever. The former Para officer ...
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Weekly: Retracing Levison Wood’s Last Burma Star journey

How the explorer and historian Alex Bescoby raced to recognise veterans from a largely forgotten chapter of WW2 ...

Brit tourist, 57, dies on holiday in Spanish hotspot while out cycling with pals

A BRITISH holidaymaker has died on Spain’s Costa Tropical south of Granada after coming off his bike. The 57-year-old tourist ...
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Weekly: What lay behind Levison Wood’s Last Burma Star?

How the explorer and historian Alex Bescoby raced to recognise veterans from a largely forgotten chapter of WW2 ...

Woman ‘sexually assaulted’ on board train to major UK airport as cops release CCTV in hunt for man

COPS have launched a manhunt after a woman was sexually assaulted on a train to a major UK airport. The shocking attack ...
Sky HISTORY UK TV Channel

How did the Burma War lead to other wars?

In 1945, after three long years of war, the fight between the Allied forces and Japan over Burma finally ended. Japan was ...
Dark Skies Official on MSN

R-4 Hoverfly: America's Secret WW2 Jungle Weapon

A, was the penultimate iteration of Igor Sikorsky's pre-war vision for the world's first practical helicopter. And in 1944, ...
Sky HISTORY UK TV Channel

Historian uncovers Asia’s forgotten battles after Japan’s WWII surrender

Dr Daniel Cowling, Senior Historian at the National Army Museum, traces the battles that continued long after VJ Day was ...
Amateur Photographer on MSN

Rare photos – how Indian, African and Caribbean troops fought for Britain in two world wars

A fascinating selection of rarely seen archive photos from WW1 and WW2 showing the contribution and sacrifice made by ...
India Today on MSN

The Gurkhas from Nepal became India's Gurkha Regiment. But how?

Ayo Gurkhali’ — the famous war cry of the Gurkhas. The Gurkhas became part of the Indian Army only after the Anglo-Nepalese ...
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A Look Back at Myanmar’s Checkered Election History

As the junta prepares for heavily rigged polls to be held in parts of the country, Bertil Lintner looks back at Myanmar’s troubled record of elections—which have rarely been free or fair.

No more a footnote

The 1943 famine in Bengal meant little or nothing to generations in Britain. This special event in Manchester might change that. The author spoke to some of those involved ...