• 8. Reporting the Retreat - War Correspondents in Burma
    Jul 21 2025
    This week Jack and Rob welcome historian Philip Woods, author of Reporting the Retreat: War Correspondents in Burma - hear some fascinating stories of the brave journalists in Burma in 1942 as the imperial edifice collapsed around them.

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • 7. The Burma Rifles & the Burma Army
    Jul 14 2025
    Joining Jack and Rob this week is Historian Steve Rothwell to talk about the Burma Rifles, and the Burma Army in general. Steve also runs the indiaburmasoldiers.co.uk website, and fantastic resource to begin research into the Burma Campaign.

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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • 6. The Chinese in Burma
    Jul 7 2025
    This week Rob and Jack look into the Chinese role in the retreat from Burma, and the relationships between the US, China and Britain. They focus on the military side of things, although there will be more on Chinese troops as they evacuated the country in another episode later in the series...

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    52 mins
  • 5. The Jungle Rats - 7th Armoured Brigade in Burma
    Jun 30 2025

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

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    52 mins
  • 3. Rangoon Falls
    Jun 16 2025
    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 mins
  • 2. Disaster at the Sittang Bridge
    Jun 9 2025
    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 mins
  • 1. Lord Slim and the making of Bill Slim
    Jun 2 2025
    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 mins