Burma: Forgotten Allies
In the darkest hours of World War 2, thousands of men from Burma gave their lives fighting a brutal war for Britain against the Japanese. But after the Allied victory, Burma sank into isolation, dictatorship, and civil war, and Britain forgot the bravery of these men. Now only a handful of veterans remain to tell the real story.
In the darkest hours of World War 2, thousands of men from Burma gave their lives fighting a brutal war for Britain against the Japanese. But after the Allied victory, Burma sank into isolation, dictatorship, and civil war, and Britain forgot the bravery of these men. Now only a handful of veterans remain to tell the real story.
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