The Forgotten War Podcast: Burma Campaign WW2

By: Robert Lyman and Jack Bowsher
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  • The definitive podcast about the Burma Campaign of World War Two. Join historians and authors Dr Robert Lyman MBE & Jack Bowsher as they take you through dripping monsoon and jungles, across parched plains, and over rivers and mountains sharing the incredible and often brutal story of the war against Japan in Southeast Asia.


    Series One is out Feb 2025. Over 12 episodes, Rob and Jack will cover the general broad brush narrative of the campaign.


    Later series will consist of around 12 episodes, and will include a few interviews with historians, relatives of veterans, and plenty of deep dives into anything and everything related to the Burma Campaign - or the China-Burma-India Theatre as it is known in the USA.


    Sponsored by The Burma Star Memorial Fund, Sampan Travel, and Guidl.
    You can follow the pod on Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (X), the handle for all is @forgottenwarpod You can also email Rob and Jack at forgottenwarpod@gmail.com
    By the hosts: Robert Lyman - Slim Master of War (2003), Japan's Last Bid for Victory (2016), A War of Empires (2021), Victory to Defeat (with General Lord Dannatt, 2023), Korea War Without End (with General Lord Dannatt, 2025), and many more. Jack Bowsher - Forgotten Armour: Tank Warfare in Burma (2024), Thunder Run: Meiktila 1945 (2025)


    Edited by Mark Bowsher


    *Note from the hosts: In some episodes there may be the use of language that is outdated in the modern world. This is only ever said in the show as quotations by individuals who lived at the time when those phrases were in common usage across the world.*



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Episodes
  • Teaser 3: the bombing of Rangoon

    Teaser 3: the bombing of Rangoon
    Dec 31 2024

    Another teaser for the Forgotten War Pod - this time Rob describes the initial Japanese invasion of Burma, and the impact it had on the city of Rangoon.


    For more teasers and updates before our own invasion of the airwaves in February make sure you follow the pod. You can also let us know if you have any questions for later in the series here, or by emailing Jack and Rob on forgottenwarpod@gmail.com.


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    4 mins
  • Teaser 2: Japanese tactics in 1942

    Teaser 2: Japanese tactics in 1942
    Dec 31 2024

    In another teaser for Series 1 of the Forgotten War Pod, Jack discusses Japanese tactics during the retreat in 1942.


    For more teasers and updates before the balloon goes up in February make sure you follow the pod. You can also let us know if you have any questions for later in the series here, or by emailing Jack and Rob on forgottenwarpod@gmail.com.


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    4 mins
  • Teaser 1: The Kohima Epitaph

    Teaser 1: The Kohima Epitaph
    Dec 31 2024
    Jack and Rob discuss the origins of the Kohima Epitaph, its uses and misuses since, and other major contributions the Burma Campaign has had in the way Britain remembers the Second World War.

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    12 mins

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