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  • 5. The Jungle Rats - 7th Armoured Brigade in Burma

    5. The Jungle Rats - 7th Armoured Brigade in Burma
    2025/06/30

    Jack finally gets to nerd out on 7th Armoured Brigade in the retreat in 1942 - and Rob happily indulges him!



    Listeners may notice that Jack mentions an interview with Victoria Schofield the previous week - due to unforeseen circumstances this has been pushed back to later in the series.

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    52 分
  • 4. James Holland on Harold Alexander

    4. James Holland on Harold Alexander
    2025/06/23
    This week Jack and Rob welcome author and historian James Holland onto the pod to discuss Harold Alexander.

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    52 分
  • 3. Rangoon Falls

    3. Rangoon Falls
    2025/06/16
    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 分
  • 2. Disaster at the Sittang Bridge

    2. Disaster at the Sittang Bridge
    2025/06/09
    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 分
  • 1. Lord Slim and the making of Bill Slim

    1. Lord Slim and the making of Bill Slim
    2025/06/02
    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 分
  • 12. Question Time: Burma Campaign Edition

    12. Question Time: Burma Campaign Edition
    2025/04/21
    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 分
  • 11. Thunder Runs! Meiktila & Mandalay

    11. Thunder Runs! Meiktila & Mandalay
    2025/04/14
    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 時間 11 分
  • 10. Third Time Lucky: Arakan 1944-45

    10. Third Time Lucky: Arakan 1944-45
    2025/04/07
    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 分