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The War Office Podcast
I’m pleased to say that my podcast co-host, Jack Bowsher and I have helped the team from The War Office to create a podcast on Imphal and Kohima.
Its in two parts. You’ll learn much! Part 1 is out now: you can listen to it here.
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History’s Heroes
I’m delighted to say that Blondie Hasler and Bill Sparks, two the Cockleshell Heroes, are making an appearance with yours truly on the next season of the radio programme, History’s Heroes, narrated by Helena Bonham-Carter.
The trailer can...
Nemesis
My good friend Professor Kate Venables has been ruthlessly removing all my excess verbiage on my new manuscript on the great battle of Kohima in 1944. It is a substantial tome, but thanks to Kate’s (and other’s exertions) it will at least n...
Travel with me to Myanmar in February 2027
I will be going back to Myanmar next February if you wish to travel with me.
Booking is now open.
This fabulous trip is organised by Bertie Lawson of Sampan Travel and is the journey of a lifetime. We start in Yangon and get to know thi...
Asia's long war against imperial Japan
A new book on the war against Japan, reviewed here in the excellent Engelsberg Ideas, is depressingly off-the-mark. Its not all bad, but isn’t good enough for me to recommend its purchase.
There are much better books! Two I would unreserve...
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I was once a soldier. My five degrees are in history, international affairs, war studies, military technology and the operational art of General Bill Slim, the latter being my PhD. www.robertlyman.com.
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