{"id":91095,"date":"2024-08-17T04:00:32","date_gmt":"2024-08-17T08:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=91095"},"modified":"2025-01-01T23:02:21","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T04:02:21","slug":"forgotten-war-ep1-witness-the-rising-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2024\/08\/17\/forgotten-war-ep1-witness-the-rising-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Forgotten War Ep1 &#8211; Witness the Rising Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Mr0j_NXni_E?si=RkenoxVXxmFmWwx1\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>HardThrasher<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished Aug 14, 2024<\/p>\n<p>In January 1942 the Japanese Army poured over the border with Burma, and pushed back the Indian and British Armies to the border with Burma. Today we look at how that disaster came about, why and the first phase of the campaign<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Bibliography<br \/>\nPlease consider donations of any size to the Burma Star Memorial Fund who aim to ensure remembrance of those who fought  with, in and against 14th Army 1941 \u2013 1945 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/burmastarmemorial.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/burmastarmemorial.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>As usual this is a non exhaustive list, but hopefully gives you a feel for where I\u2019ve pulled information from; I\u2019ve used Wikipedia articles to give you a feel for what happened when, but there is no substitute for actually sitting and reading some of the source materials, so I\u2019d recommend the Offline section for those seriously interested in the subjects covered.<\/p>\n<p>Online<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wP4ZE8qrekQ\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Slim: Britains Greatest General<\/a> \u2013 Rob Lyman&#8217;s talk on Bill Slim<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbkpOYzFiMHB3dUdPQmRRU0JnbjFxRlJ0UmJWd3xBQ3Jtc0tsWHppQ1NTSFMxcUI2eHQ5MmlZTGpPV2dMQWF2RndzWXdjSzZpMnl2OTZWWUFNazQ2SEpYMGdFMVBHYTlsZWVmbHZSODNWQ0t0bUNrMHZqcTVrNGVRbkQ0S2o3VU1JNzNnbV9QcHRlVTJTZmFwVG1kSQ&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.royalhampshireregiment.org%2Fabout-the-museum%2Ftimeline%2Fmalaya-1954-56%2F&#038;v=Mr0j_NXni_E\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.royalhampshireregiment.or&#8230;<\/a> &#8211; Royal Hampshire Regiment in the Emergency<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbEUyNUhHSGVyeXBqWTJaMXRpZW5EZ0V0bmo1d3xBQ3Jtc0ttQjNOaVVSU3VlbnMwVS0yN3EyekxxbDd3VmctaFN5eExIOE1pd0NkR0xMQmJjODlWYlRtM05FYUxzYjlkQXNzREFuZXhQRUoxZ1YxdmxuMnNpWjQzT0hvdDAxSlpSZ3d0U1h1SV9VSjlaUGFDYVJDaw&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2Fdose%2Fthe-asian-holocaust-killed-twice-as-many-people-as-the-nazis-did-877f0a7c664&#038;v=Mr0j_NXni_E\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Japanese war crimes death toll<\/a>&#8211; Rough estimates<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbmNoNzlYV01QbWloV2VmOHozU2JwUTlIZ2I1d3xBQ3Jtc0ttWXdFTlFZTlpGeG5NVkROVWxEeDR6T2dRandDQ0tZVXI1c2dOUG55a0JoN25nNEx1d28yNUY3MG1Fd0hiN2pjTURUMDlKMmUzRXVOektndFhkaWNmb1FkclZWWUIzVU05eVVFaENPd0F2YS1BdVg2cw&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hawaii.edu%2Fpowerkills%2FSOD.CHAP3.HTM&#038;v=Mr0j_NXni_E\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/powerkills\/SOD&#8230;<\/a> &#8211; Non-China killings<br \/>\n Slim Inter War \u2013 https:\/\/www.nam.ac.uk\/explore\/william&#8230;<br \/>\nGurkha Regiment history of Slim &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=of1PffAkDjM\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Slim Sahib: Britain&#8217;s Greatest Ever G&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbkJjdFd3VUlGaEE5REVCVkdNandjZ3ZGYlctUXxBQ3Jtc0tubEpNanI5MW1iSjBKTjRqNTZPR2tQdzBNNHR0U0c1U081Wm9aUW5YTENRX19fXzZWRXVjWnQyeTQ4QzFyQTFBXzdGc2dRdk9EMGRQOGV5R0I0Yjkzd1EycnpJTWpjU25HT04yUEFRMTkwQ3U3c0IyUQ&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FJapanese_invasion_of_Burma%23%3A~%3Atext%3DThe%2520Japanese%2520Fifteenth%2520Army%252C%2520commanded%2CTenasserim%2520across%2520the%2520Tenasserim%2520Hills&#038;v=Mr0j_NXni_E\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Japanes&#8230;<\/a> \u2013 Wiki on the invasion of Burma<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbFdxUmNCaldPNXJiZ0Z1MzZCSUM4Si1PR0JZUXxBQ3Jtc0ttNXVCOEV2RnVoaURXVldtN1Rzb2g5SHV5VVowX1BmLVprNlBiYjdKZzhMbEZmVzhkVDlHWnVWQW94U1JzVFVFSjNCZlFyVTl1cGR4VjE5emhGV3FJd2ZCZnVGMHp5TnlJQjk0c05QQ25pMGdHLURQTQ&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FBritish_rule_in_Burma%23%3A~%3Atext%3DThe%2520British%2520colonial%2520rule%2520in%2Cadministered%2520colony%252C%2520and%2520finally%2520independence&#038;v=Mr0j_NXni_E\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/British&#8230;<\/a> \u2013 History of Britain in Burma<br \/>\nInterwar US and Japanese Defence Expenditure, 2003, Willaim O\u2019Neil<\/p>\n<p>Offline<br \/>\n<em>Burma &#8217;44<\/em> \u2013 James Holland<br \/>\n<em>Courage and Other Broadcasts<\/em> \u2013 Sir William Slim, edited by Dr. Robert Lyman<br \/>\n<em>Defeat into Victory<\/em> \u2013 Field Marshal Viscount Slim<br \/>\n<em>Desperate Journey<\/em> \u2013 Francis Clifford<br \/>\n<em>Forgotten Armour: Tank Warfare in Burma<\/em> \u2013 Jack Bowsher<br \/>\n<em>Road of Bones: The Epic Siege of Kohima 1944<\/em> \u2013 Fergal Keane<br \/>\n<em>Slim<\/em> \u2013 Roland Lewin<br \/>\n<em>Slim, Master of War<\/em> \u2013 Dr. Robert Lyman<br \/>\n<em>The Burma Campaign<\/em> \u2013 Frank McLynn<br \/>\n<em>A War of Empires \u2013 Japan, India &#038; Britain 1941-1945<\/em> \u2013 Dr. Robert Lyman<br \/>\n<em>Unofficial History<\/em> \u2013 Field Marshal Sir William Slim \u2013 John Douglas<\/p>\n<p>Wikipedia Articles on Key figures<br \/>\nGeneral Wavell &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbUpoc05fYnN1cXVCTThYX1phai15SlFZWEtBd3xBQ3Jtc0trVDdsSmhkajJNN3BvSEpGWEdUVG9uekNRdXF0ZW5JOVBDRjhYNUhVd1R0N3dLQkJRVkM2U20zcVRpbmRSZE84dWx3Vm1GSU9FamRUdDhvcFM0T3ZQZlE4NFJKZUZ5Qy12YlljT3c3ZlQ5d3FXdy1Xaw&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FArchibald_Wavell%2C_1st_Earl_Wavell&#038;v=Mr0j_NXni_E\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Archiba&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\nBrigadier Jackie Smyth &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbFNuM3Vjb0R1LU8zOG1TRUMzUmtRTnlQX1hEZ3xBQ3Jtc0ttY0NjMnd4LUt5dmtNc2d5anhHbkg1NHF3c0VZRjZhd1VQSzRweFlKMC01Qm4xT2ZINjVLQmU5WkxQRnRmd1FLcVhkUjZoTmt5Z2I4VU1iZFhqUVhyNWRWSTRObGlDc1JnM21oVkhoMXpKalp1NlBVcw&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FSir_John_Smyth%2C_1st_Baronet&#038;v=Mr0j_NXni_E\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sir_Joh&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\nBrigadier Hutton &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbElBa1AxMVA3YXpYVmR3UmVmSFRGcGp4VFQtQXxBQ3Jtc0ttQkZ4am5iaHJsUndKMUxrUE1sMDcyblc2b0JJX2ExcG1XZWptZ3ZHMkwxYldQcXAycXp6U1A3T3hCak1paFo2YjBUUDV3WUxhN2JEclRadDhzUm5QQWxDV0pWYWJQNHJHeDc4a0dMbmpXRnJYQ2FPVQ&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FThomas_Jacomb_Hutton%23%3A~%3Atext%3DLieutenant%252DGeneral%2520Sir%2520Thomas%2520Jacomb%2Cconquest%2520of%2520Burma%2520in%2520early&#038;v=Mr0j_NXni_E\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thomas_&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\nRichard O\u2019Connor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqa04wTS00clItc0loM3BMNjlPbElmVWJHb09QUXxBQ3Jtc0trazgtbm1KdEN3eEdncDdBSDYyZy1Bc1ltVDNNcGxZczRuWnFGZjkydzNXajZKUXNPUnRHOTFJREFBbUlidGphVmtyU0pWdjNWNXNWVWoxQkZLTmtsa2tFcnNoQnBRTVg2blVQdlF3VU1Vdy0wVnhWMA&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FRichard_O%2527Connor&#038;v=Mr0j_NXni_E\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Richard&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\nSubhas Chandra Bose &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbVNtMGE2eG5jeHVJSnl4MmhnNUNtRFFLell0UXxBQ3Jtc0ttZ3VIVXRLTVdIQWFGMmNveHl0c0R5UFZpVG5qM1BXS3BFYWJSaWdYS0NUbzZMazExbG5hTU5pUFFzZXN0LWFlTXdQVC1OTHRWdXBqb3BjcWFsOW16ZXBxTmxWeVVwVmI5S294WXkyVmRHU1U3ckpwOA&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FSubhas_Chandra_Bose&#038;v=Mr0j_NXni_E\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Subhas_&#8230;<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HardThrasher Published Aug 14, 2024 In January 1942 the Japanese Army poured over the border with Burma, and pushed back the Indian and British Armies to the border with Burma. 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