Jack Bowsher - Thunder Run: Meiktila 1945
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Military Historian,Author&Educator|Associate Fellow @RoyalHistSoc|Thunder Run-Chiselbury Publishing|Media Rep.Past Preservers: [email protected]
England, United Kingdom
Joined September 2017
RT @OspreyBooks: Join historian, author and broadcaster Lucy Betteridge-Dyson as she explores the actions and experiences of 3 Commando Briā¦.
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Join historian, author and broadcaster Lucy Betteridge-Dyson as she explores the actions and experiences of 3 Commando Brigade in the jungles of Burma in 1945. Part of our Burma Day.
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RT @robert_lyman: Great news; Iāve agreed to take another group to āMalayaā, Singapore and Thailand in Feb 27 for 12-14 days for my 1942 Jaā¦.
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RT @robert_lyman: Iāll be walking the ground again in November so @HistoryBowsh and Lucy will be leading this. Get your tickets now!.
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RT @forgottenwarpod: We are delighted to announce we will be doing our first ever LIVE episode at the @I_W_M Podcast festival on Sat 1 Novā¦.
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A week until VJ Day, and looking forward to my first event at @Nat_Mem_Arb as a guest of the @TheBurmaStar. Iām also excited to be giving a talk about the Battle of Meiktila at the @BofBBunker on Sat 16 Aug at 11:30am as part of their VJ Day celebrations. Get your tickets hereš
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RT @TheUCS473: A great read. The jungle and tanks. What's not to like?. My pod with Jack will be out on 14 August. Wherever you get your poā¦.
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RT @forgottenwarpod: Long before tanks dominated the battlefield, Wavell was a forward-thinking soldier who saw the future. In fact, he witā¦.
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Just started reading this. Iām a sentimental sod and know Iām in for an emotional time if James Luntās foreword is anything to go by: . āFor me [the comradeship of man and mule] has been almost the most evocative aspect of Pat Carmichaelās story. Those superb animals with hearts
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RT @SWWEC1: American streamer used to airdrop info to ground troops in Burma. Memento of Teddyā Given, East African Artillery, acting as aā¦.
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RT @TejpalRalmill: #WW2 veteran Captain Yavar Abbas returns to the #IndianArmy .exhibition tomorrow! We @aLHSikhs look forward to hearingā¦.
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Although Stuarts had already shown their worth in tropical climates during the retreat from Burma between Feb (when they arrived) and May 1942 with 7 Armoured Brigade. Tanks would go on to play a huge role in the rest of that campaign. You can read about it in Forgotten Armour:
7 August 1942: The Guadalcanal Campaign begins. The Americans supported by tanks like this M3, push the Japanese off the island by 9 February 1943, claiming a key forward base for the Allies. For more on the M3, click here:
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RT @Levisonwood: As an author I canāt explain enough how important reviews are. If you buy a book and like it- it takes 30 second to go ontā¦.
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Thunder Run: Meiktila 1945 has been out for about six weeks now - what do readers think? . If you did enjoy it why not leave a review on @amazon @goodreads etc? It genuinely does help new historians out! Even if you didnāt buy it from Amazon they will accept reviews.
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