{"id":91572,"date":"2024-09-23T09:10:45","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T13:10:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=91572"},"modified":"2025-01-01T23:02:04","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T04:02:04","slug":"forgotten-war-ep3-death-in-the-arakan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2024\/09\/23\/forgotten-war-ep3-death-in-the-arakan\/","title":{"rendered":"Forgotten War Ep3 &#8211; Death in the Arakan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gOIASMhm3nM?si=I2n81_fzT0heoG1o\" 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 18 Sept 2024<\/p>\n<p>Please 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\u20131945 &mdash; <a href=\"https:\/\/burmastarmemorial.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/burmastarmemorial.org\/<\/a><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>If you would like to become a Patreon please see \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/patreon.com\/LordHardThrasher\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/patreon.com\/LordHardThrasher<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>If you want merch then there is some here &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/lordhardthrasher.creator-spring.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/lordhardthrasher.creator-spri&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you would like to get in touch then my email is lordhardthrasher@gmail.com <\/p>\n<p><strong>Bibliography<\/strong><br \/>\nAs usual this is a non exhaustive list, but hopefully gives you a feel for where I&#8217;ve pulled information from; I&#8217;ve 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&#8217;d recommend the Offline section for those seriously interested in the subjects covered.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Online<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqblowMlRFejNFdEtUSDNaaDhRVkV5M3RiT09XZ3xBQ3Jtc0tuV2JwYVZSMm43YzgtZnBKbXpIX1NGVVh2aVhPY2FKUnUxaEU1alU4eVVfeHA3aEczZG9iQlpRNUt2dUkzeGxoZUdORWJsMVdKRlJhZjNkdEhaYmNta0dJSXNfNVZNNXFmeEJ6YVRvU1g5bEJ1N19BMA&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fthecritic.co.uk%2Fissues%2Fdecember-2020%2Fchurchill-and-the-genocide-myth%2F&#038;v=gOIASMhm3nM\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/thecritic.co.uk\/issues\/decemb&#8230;<\/a> &#8211; Benghal Famine Myths \u2013 Zareer Masani (2020)<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 \/>\nSlim Inter War \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqa0VzLUduM1k1R3NveG40X2dNaU5GZEVWY2x2Z3xBQ3Jtc0tsdk9SQW44VGdPdVhtY29xeDM5alZOaTRISy1MUXpiVS1yOFU5dUVJWVoxTzJ1TEFqYldGMVhuNThxUFVjZUlvOUthb1FCOTZNc1FvRGRzZE1LWlNCNkhhM1p0YVVPckJNYXp4S2ZOUWtXNkRKNWxtWQ&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nam.ac.uk%2Fexplore%2Fwilliam-slim&#038;v=a2Epxl9-mxQ\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.nam.ac.uk\/explore\/william&#8230;<\/a><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, William O&#8217;Neil<\/p>\n<p><strong>Offline<\/strong><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><strong>Wikipedia Articles on Key figures<\/strong><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 \/>\nMountbatten <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbDBFMVdMSmpYV2JTeUhDMGhUTzctdGV0eldxQXxBQ3Jtc0ttaXNoVjI3dUpvMXhldWR4YlNJTDE2aTVfTDdtSDgyNGZGUGZtWXphQkM0NFRyVHVkWTRjcUZLZmJMREN5elFfYlg1Q2IxTWQ5bFhkSGlRZmN4RGUxTDRVeGlvNWNycmVPMzNSMlZ5OENoaEpCczQ5UQ&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FLord_Mountbatten%23SEAC_and_Burma_campaign&#038;v=a2Epxl9-mxQ\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lord_Mo&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\nJoe Stillwell &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbEpZYU9xVzlEcmE5LVlLOWZhc3laWXhpV1hQQXxBQ3Jtc0tuWXlROXV3Y1hjWTZDQ3Z1Y3Bma3A1YzY4dVctUE1BekhKRGZVS2hoUWxUV0YxT29tcjhKS1FWd0lUdmxxUHgwNVU5SUpsajIzQ0QxU0pESnRkMkI1bXJ6VGNsZEVEOU5paWVubWg2ZmpUdm5zQUJqUQ&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FJoseph_Stilwell&#038;v=a2Epxl9-mxQ\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Joseph_&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\nThe Auk &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbVY4cnd0VDBTS0NvNTUxeTFkMTFLX3RlcTNWZ3xBQ3Jtc0trTWx1ODdxdVNzMEY3d2RuajJtS1I1YWN6VzdSNjZianduUnpKMzZPYUhfd29wTVlRX3NVVjlWV3dLU1B5OEIxTWJONkhNR05YU3IzR0JlbllMRUpROGZRdmd1MEV2bnkzTDdVMVVVTkc2UjhoSFdaTQ&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FClaude_Auchinleck&#038;v=a2Epxl9-mxQ\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Claude_&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\nGiffard &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqa29lbkxTQWxhUGNqbjRXRkoyaGFCaVRMc1FZUXxBQ3Jtc0ttMjdvMXFDVlhYaFp1Z3N6WnI1di1Xd091a0FZNlpFT2pGZDlhMVFVeHBHTm5xYTVZdEJZTE1uZXVqLXhKVXNYd0NCT0JNbFE2bmxoci1fdUEwcHV4bGEyRjlCWDlmUFhEUjA1Q3o1azc3Mi12RjhKRQ&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FGeorge_Giffard&#038;v=a2Epxl9-mxQ\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/George_&#8230;<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HardThrasher Published 18 Sept 2024 Please 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\u20131945 &mdash; 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