To the list of World War II specialists in close combat—Edson’s and Carlson’s Marine Raiders, British Brigadier Orde Charles Wingate’s Raiders, Mountbatten’s Commandos, U.S. Army Rangers—another was ...

This explorer couldn’t pass up the opportunity to take a guided tour through to the heart of the Burmese jungle. Jeppe Engel Tonder from Denmark was visiting Burma in February 2018 when he went on a ...

The main British objective was to retake Akyab, the small seaport on the coast of the Bay of Bengal. It failed for several reasons: > The occupation of Akyab depended on speedy movement and sea ...

In thick jungle, in southern Myanmar, two soldiers cover a freshly dug pit with tree trunks. The floor of the emerging air-raid shelter, which will fit a dozen people, is already covered with rattan ...