The Forgotten War Podcast: Burma Campaign WW2

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.

In Series One (Spring 2025) Rob and Jack did a general broad brush narrative of the campaign.

Series Two began in June 2025 and includes interviews with historians, relatives of veterans, and plenty of narratives by Jack and Rob, all about the retreat in 1942.

Later series will be much of the same, covering 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, The Kohima Educational Trust, 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)

Produced and Edited by Robbie Maguire

*Note from the hosts: In some episodes there may be the use of language that is outdated in the modern world.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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Interested in voices who can shed light on the strategic intricacies and personal stories from the Burma Campaign, specifically historians, military experts, or relatives of veterans who have deep knowledge or personal narratives about the 1942 retreat or broader China-Burma-India Theatre operations during World War Two.

Note: Guest insights are created with AI assistance.