Echoes From Forgotten Wars

Love can pull you out of an everlasting darkness of solitude and despair but it can also demolish a heart slowly beyond repairs. It’s a beautiful tragedy, a pain that lulls your heart into nothingness. SOUNDLESS ECHOES is a collection of such delicate, aching stories that take you on a ride to infinity and beyond. We live in a world bereft of love, like deserts craving for water, for a brief moment of solace. We are travelers, treading on our journeys with a hand to hold on to or alone with a dream that, perhaps, there is always someone to love and to be loved. ECHOES signifies countless emotions of should haves or could haves, it delves deeper into the hearts of people that have been portrayed encapsulating a mortal world. They are like the sound of thunder, patters of rain, wind or waves crashing against the shore but soundless like emptiness, longing, pain or regrets. These stories aim to capture the echoes of sad, forgotten wars raging inside the heart, long summers, coldest winters and sweet autumns that keep resonating for a long time.

Bill' Slim was one of the greatest British generals of World War II. In a career that stretched from 1914 until 1958, Bill Slim's greatest triumphs came in India and Burma in the long war against the Japanese. Thrust into a desperate situation, he orchestrated the longest retreat in British Army history in the withdrawal from Burma. He then turned on the Japanese in India, shattered their army, and pursued them to destruction. Apart from his great military victories, Slim also left a legacy of training and morale building that endures in the British Army to this day. This book examines both Bill Slim's military career and his place in military history by examining some of his greatest battles and the strategy and tactics that set him apart from his contemporaries.

The Lost Voices of our 'Forgotten Army' in the war with Japan 1941-45. Nearly a million strong by 1944, the British 14th Army fought and ultimately conquered the Japanese forces that invaded Burma and strove to break through into India. But the victory was hard won, with great suffering along the way. With priority given to defeating Germany, these troops were last in line for additional men and equipment, and they joked about being "The Forgotten Army." Here is the story of these remarkable soldiers, whose monument at Kohima reads: 'When You Go Home, Tell Them Of Us And Say, For Their Tomorrow, We Gave Our Today.'

This book explores how the media was used by the armed forces during the India-Burma campaigns of WWII to project the most positive image to domestic and international audiences of a war that often seemed neglected or misunderstood. Discussing how soldiers were, for the first time, able to access newspapers and radio broadcasts relating stories of the campaigns they were actively fighting in, Managing the Media in the India-Burma War reveals not only the impact that the media had in maintaining troop morale, but how the military recognised that the media could be a valuable arm of warfare. Revealing how troops responded to reports of their operations, Philip Woods demonstrates the role of the media in creating the 'Forgotten Army' syndrome, which came about in the last two years of the Burma campaign. Focusing on the British Media, but with examples from the United States and India, including Indian war correspondents, it discusses India's role in the Second World War in relation to social, economic and political developments at the time. Honing in on India and Burma at a turning point in their road to independence, this book offers a fresh angle on a well-known military conflict, unpicks the various constraints and influences on the media in wartime, and links the campaign to India's crucial role in WWII.

Discover the untold stories of conflicts that have profoundly shaped our world in 'Forgotten Wars: Conflicts That Shaped the World.' This compelling book delves into the intricacies of lesser-known but significant wars, from the ancient Peloponnesian War to the modern Iran-Iraq War. Each chapter provides a detailed analysis of the causes, key battles, major figures, and lasting impacts of these conflicts, offering readers a deeper understanding of their importance in shaping history. By examining these overlooked wars, this book uncovers valuable lessons and insights relevant to contemporary global politics and conflict resolution. Perfect for history enthusiasts, scholars, and anyone interested in the complexities of global conflicts, 'Forgotten Wars' reveals the hidden influences of history's most significant yet often ignored battles.

This is a panoramic account of the bitter wars of the end of empire, seen not only through the eyes of the fighters, but also through the personal stories of ordinary people.

Masterly biography of the 'greatest commander of the 20th century'. Field Marshal Slim is less well known than other Second World War generals, but is now widely regarded as the best. To the men under his command he was 'Uncle Bill', probably the most respected and loved military leader since the Duke of Marlborough. Born into an impoverished family in Bristol in 1891 and brought up in the Black Country, he was commissioned as a temporary Second Lieutenant on the outbreak of the First World War. Twice seriously wounded, in Gallipoli and Mesopotamia, he was awarded the Military Cross in 1918. After the war he was unable to remain an officer in the class-ridden British Army without private means and transferred to the Indian Army, where he developed an enduring affection for the Ghurkhas and began writing short stories to supplement his income. Slim's career stalled between the wars, but during this time he developed the leadership techniques that would make him a national hero within a decade and which are still taught today at Sandhurst. Promotion came rapidly with the Second World War, and in March 1942 he was sent to Burma to take command of the British-Indian First Burma Corps, then in full flight from the advancing Japanese. Through the force of his leadership, Slim turned disorderly panic into a controlled military withdrawal across the border into India. Two years later, having raised and retrained the largest army ever assembled by Britain, Slim drove the enemy out of Burma and shattered the myth of Japanese invincibility which had hamstrung the Allied operations in the East for so long. Slim returned to Britain laden with awards and honours. He became a popular Governor-General of Australia in 1953, was raised to the peerage, and died in London in 1970. This important biography will be written with the full cooperation of the Slim family, and Russell Miller has had access to all their papers.