British forces crossed the Irrawaddy River in Burma and engaged a Japanese force, north of the Prome-Taungup road. With the tide of war changing in the allies favor, by May 9, the Japanese began ...

Image caption, Vic Knibb as a young soldier in 1943 Vic joined the British Army in 1942 and was sent to fight the Japanese who'd invaded Burma (it's now called Myanmar). He was away from home ...

Right at the back I found this flag - blood stained an covered in Japanese characters. I ran to show it to my father who had been in Burma during the war. He snatched it from me and I never saw it ...

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 ...

Under the dripping canopy ... It doesn't take long. A cohort of Japanese soldiers - who have been occupying Burma since 1942 - approaches the young man's position. With the enemy just yards ...

Idlis, which are a highlight of their menu, are made from rice. However, during World War II, Japan invaded Burma, the largest producer of rice in the region and the chief supplier to South India.

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