The Forgotten War Pod: Burma Campaign WW2
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The definitive podcast about the Burma Campaign of WW2. Robert Lyman & Jack Bowsher take you through the incredible & often brutal war in SE Asia, out Feb 2025
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Congratulations @SirMattDeane (on Titter) you have won a signed copy of Thunder Run: Meiktila 1945! 🎉🎄🎁🎅
Thanks to everyone who took part! If anyone still wants a signed copy I’m happy to sell them for £20+P&P -feel free to DM me & if quick I can post in time for Christmas👍
@chiselbury.bsky.social
Thanks to everyone who took part! If anyone still wants a signed copy I’m happy to sell them for £20+P&P -feel free to DM me & if quick I can post in time for Christmas👍
@chiselbury.bsky.social
December 7, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Congratulations @SirMattDeane (on Titter) you have won a signed copy of Thunder Run: Meiktila 1945! 🎉🎄🎁🎅
Thanks to everyone who took part! If anyone still wants a signed copy I’m happy to sell them for £20+P&P -feel free to DM me & if quick I can post in time for Christmas👍
@chiselbury.bsky.social
Thanks to everyone who took part! If anyone still wants a signed copy I’m happy to sell them for £20+P&P -feel free to DM me & if quick I can post in time for Christmas👍
@chiselbury.bsky.social
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🎄🚨 COMPETITION TIME! 🚨🎄
WIN a SIGNED copy of Thunder Run: Meiktila 1945! The greatest battle you’ve never heard of!
Just repost now and later today and I’ll pick a winner at random. #WNTL?
#ww2 #history #author #writer #tanks #india #burma #historian #christmas #xmas #present #competition #win
WIN a SIGNED copy of Thunder Run: Meiktila 1945! The greatest battle you’ve never heard of!
Just repost now and later today and I’ll pick a winner at random. #WNTL?
#ww2 #history #author #writer #tanks #india #burma #historian #christmas #xmas #present #competition #win
December 7, 2025 at 7:25 AM
🎄🚨 COMPETITION TIME! 🚨🎄
WIN a SIGNED copy of Thunder Run: Meiktila 1945! The greatest battle you’ve never heard of!
Just repost now and later today and I’ll pick a winner at random. #WNTL?
#ww2 #history #author #writer #tanks #india #burma #historian #christmas #xmas #present #competition #win
WIN a SIGNED copy of Thunder Run: Meiktila 1945! The greatest battle you’ve never heard of!
Just repost now and later today and I’ll pick a winner at random. #WNTL?
#ww2 #history #author #writer #tanks #india #burma #historian #christmas #xmas #present #competition #win
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🎄🚨 COMPETITION TIME! 🚨🎄
WIN a SIGNED copy of Thunder Run: Meiktila 1945! The greatest battle you’ve never heard of!
Just repost any of these posts over the next few days, and on Sunday I’ll pick a winner at random. #WNTL?
#ww2 #history #author #writer #christmas #xmas #present #competition #win
WIN a SIGNED copy of Thunder Run: Meiktila 1945! The greatest battle you’ve never heard of!
Just repost any of these posts over the next few days, and on Sunday I’ll pick a winner at random. #WNTL?
#ww2 #history #author #writer #christmas #xmas #present #competition #win
December 6, 2025 at 6:59 AM
🎄🚨 COMPETITION TIME! 🚨🎄
WIN a SIGNED copy of Thunder Run: Meiktila 1945! The greatest battle you’ve never heard of!
Just repost any of these posts over the next few days, and on Sunday I’ll pick a winner at random. #WNTL?
#ww2 #history #author #writer #christmas #xmas #present #competition #win
WIN a SIGNED copy of Thunder Run: Meiktila 1945! The greatest battle you’ve never heard of!
Just repost any of these posts over the next few days, and on Sunday I’ll pick a winner at random. #WNTL?
#ww2 #history #author #writer #christmas #xmas #present #competition #win
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🎄🚨 COMPETITION TIME! 🚨🎄
WIN a SIGNED copy of Thunder Run: Meiktila 1945! The greatest battle you’ve never heard of!
Just repost any of these posts over the next few days, and on Sunday I’ll pick a winner at random. #WNTL?
#ww2 #history #author #writer #christmas #xmas #present #competition #win
WIN a SIGNED copy of Thunder Run: Meiktila 1945! The greatest battle you’ve never heard of!
Just repost any of these posts over the next few days, and on Sunday I’ll pick a winner at random. #WNTL?
#ww2 #history #author #writer #christmas #xmas #present #competition #win
December 5, 2025 at 6:07 AM
🎄🚨 COMPETITION TIME! 🚨🎄
WIN a SIGNED copy of Thunder Run: Meiktila 1945! The greatest battle you’ve never heard of!
Just repost any of these posts over the next few days, and on Sunday I’ll pick a winner at random. #WNTL?
#ww2 #history #author #writer #christmas #xmas #present #competition #win
WIN a SIGNED copy of Thunder Run: Meiktila 1945! The greatest battle you’ve never heard of!
Just repost any of these posts over the next few days, and on Sunday I’ll pick a winner at random. #WNTL?
#ww2 #history #author #writer #christmas #xmas #present #competition #win
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🎄🚨 COMPETITION TIME! 🚨🎄
WIN a SIGNED copy of Thunder Run: Meiktila 1945! The greatest battle you’ve never heard of!
Just repost any of these posts over the next few days, and on Sunday I’ll pick a winner at random. #WNTL?
#ww2 #history #author #sww #christmas #xmas #present #competition #win
WIN a SIGNED copy of Thunder Run: Meiktila 1945! The greatest battle you’ve never heard of!
Just repost any of these posts over the next few days, and on Sunday I’ll pick a winner at random. #WNTL?
#ww2 #history #author #sww #christmas #xmas #present #competition #win
December 4, 2025 at 6:26 AM
🎄🚨 COMPETITION TIME! 🚨🎄
WIN a SIGNED copy of Thunder Run: Meiktila 1945! The greatest battle you’ve never heard of!
Just repost any of these posts over the next few days, and on Sunday I’ll pick a winner at random. #WNTL?
#ww2 #history #author #sww #christmas #xmas #present #competition #win
WIN a SIGNED copy of Thunder Run: Meiktila 1945! The greatest battle you’ve never heard of!
Just repost any of these posts over the next few days, and on Sunday I’ll pick a winner at random. #WNTL?
#ww2 #history #author #sww #christmas #xmas #present #competition #win
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Nice to see my books available at the @tankmuseum.bsky.social 👍 a lovely Christmas gift of course!
Went to the Tank Museum today and the only photo I took was of @historybowsh.bsky.social ‘s books.
November 30, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Nice to see my books available at the @tankmuseum.bsky.social 👍 a lovely Christmas gift of course!
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Got my Kohima Educational Trust newsletter today, and saw these two fine tomes from @chiselbury.bsky.social there from my talk a few months.
Grab yourselves a copy of Thunder Run: Meiktila 1945 for yourself or as a Christmas gift for the Burma/WW2/tank enthusiast wherever you get your books!
Grab yourselves a copy of Thunder Run: Meiktila 1945 for yourself or as a Christmas gift for the Burma/WW2/tank enthusiast wherever you get your books!
December 3, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Got my Kohima Educational Trust newsletter today, and saw these two fine tomes from @chiselbury.bsky.social there from my talk a few months.
Grab yourselves a copy of Thunder Run: Meiktila 1945 for yourself or as a Christmas gift for the Burma/WW2/tank enthusiast wherever you get your books!
Grab yourselves a copy of Thunder Run: Meiktila 1945 for yourself or as a Christmas gift for the Burma/WW2/tank enthusiast wherever you get your books!
Thank you for listening to our Remembrance Day Special with @LevisonWood & @AlexBescoby on their moving doc The Last Burma Star. Aside from a couple more specials, we will return in January for Series 3 to cover the events of late 1942 and 1943. Make sure to follow us for updates #ForgottenWarPod
November 15, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Thank you for listening to our Remembrance Day Special with @LevisonWood & @AlexBescoby on their moving doc The Last Burma Star. Aside from a couple more specials, we will return in January for Series 3 to cover the events of late 1942 and 1943. Make sure to follow us for updates #ForgottenWarPod
How does this 80-year-old war live on? In a refugee camp school - the Phoenix School. Lev & Alex met a young boy named 'Japan'. He was named in honour of his grandfather, a hero of what the family calls "the Japan War". Hear this amazing story on the pod, and catch The Last Burma Star on Sky History
November 14, 2025 at 6:02 AM
How does this 80-year-old war live on? In a refugee camp school - the Phoenix School. Lev & Alex met a young boy named 'Japan'. He was named in honour of his grandfather, a hero of what the family calls "the Japan War". Hear this amazing story on the pod, and catch The Last Burma Star on Sky History
What happened to the local allies who fought for Britain? Many were forgotten. We discuss the tragic story of a Chindit veteran's son, whose father was cited for two medals including an MC, but never got them.The official reply? "Sent to Rangoon". Listen in & catch The Last Burma Star on Sky History
November 13, 2025 at 6:21 AM
What happened to the local allies who fought for Britain? Many were forgotten. We discuss the tragic story of a Chindit veteran's son, whose father was cited for two medals including an MC, but never got them.The official reply? "Sent to Rangoon". Listen in & catch The Last Burma Star on Sky History
For many in Burma, the war never ended. The current civil war is a direct aftershock of the 1940s. In our chat, @LevisonWood & @AlexBescoby describe meeting refugees who just fled the fighting —including some who remember being bombed in the Second World War. Catch our pod & The Last Burma Star now.
November 12, 2025 at 6:10 AM
For many in Burma, the war never ended. The current civil war is a direct aftershock of the 1940s. In our chat, @LevisonWood & @AlexBescoby describe meeting refugees who just fled the fighting —including some who remember being bombed in the Second World War. Catch our pod & The Last Burma Star now.
In their doc, Lev & Alex find Con Herh, a 100-year-old veteran. He joined the British Army twice but never received his medal, and even crossed an active warzone to meet them. Hear about the moving moment he received his Burma Star & a letter from the King. Catch The Last Burma Star on Sky History.
November 11, 2025 at 6:46 AM
In their doc, Lev & Alex find Con Herh, a 100-year-old veteran. He joined the British Army twice but never received his medal, and even crossed an active warzone to meet them. Hear about the moving moment he received his Burma Star & a letter from the King. Catch The Last Burma Star on Sky History.
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Such a fantastic listen today …
and such an important listen today 🙏
Make sure you tune in to the @forgottenwarpod.bsky.social 🎧
and to @historyuk.bsky.social this evening at 9pm to see Levison Wood & @alexbescoby.bsky.social incredible film documentary
‘The Last Burma Star’
🎥🎬🎖️
and such an important listen today 🙏
Make sure you tune in to the @forgottenwarpod.bsky.social 🎧
and to @historyuk.bsky.social this evening at 9pm to see Levison Wood & @alexbescoby.bsky.social incredible film documentary
‘The Last Burma Star’
🎥🎬🎖️
November 9, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Such a fantastic listen today …
and such an important listen today 🙏
Make sure you tune in to the @forgottenwarpod.bsky.social 🎧
and to @historyuk.bsky.social this evening at 9pm to see Levison Wood & @alexbescoby.bsky.social incredible film documentary
‘The Last Burma Star’
🎥🎬🎖️
and such an important listen today 🙏
Make sure you tune in to the @forgottenwarpod.bsky.social 🎧
and to @historyuk.bsky.social this evening at 9pm to see Levison Wood & @alexbescoby.bsky.social incredible film documentary
‘The Last Burma Star’
🎥🎬🎖️
Why is the campaign so personal for Levison Wood? His grandfather served in the 36th Div from 1944 and told Lev gruesome stories of the war, including surviving an ambush that killed his entire patrol . Lev retraces his steps in the doc. Listen to our pod & see The Last Burma Star on Sky History.
November 10, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Why is the campaign so personal for Levison Wood? His grandfather served in the 36th Div from 1944 and told Lev gruesome stories of the war, including surviving an ambush that killed his entire patrol . Lev retraces his steps in the doc. Listen to our pod & see The Last Burma Star on Sky History.
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It was a lovely chat sitting down and talking to Levison & Alex about their new doc The Last Burma Star - you can watch the show tonight on @skyhistory.bsky.social at 9pm. In the pod we dug into the making of the doc, & much more.
Listen on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, or wherever else you get your pods
Listen on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, or wherever else you get your pods
OUT NOW: Our Remembrance Day Special! Jack & Rob talk to Levison Wood & Alex Bescoby about their powerful new doc, The Last Burma Star. They discuss Lev's grandfather, finding a 100-year-old veteran, & the war's living legacy. Watch the film TONIGHT, 9pm on @skyhistory.bsky.social ! #remembranceday
November 9, 2025 at 8:17 AM
It was a lovely chat sitting down and talking to Levison & Alex about their new doc The Last Burma Star - you can watch the show tonight on @skyhistory.bsky.social at 9pm. In the pod we dug into the making of the doc, & much more.
Listen on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, or wherever else you get your pods
Listen on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, or wherever else you get your pods
OUT NOW: Our Remembrance Day Special! Jack & Rob talk to Levison Wood & Alex Bescoby about their powerful new doc, The Last Burma Star. They discuss Lev's grandfather, finding a 100-year-old veteran, & the war's living legacy. Watch the film TONIGHT, 9pm on @skyhistory.bsky.social ! #remembranceday
November 9, 2025 at 8:15 AM
OUT NOW: Our Remembrance Day Special! Jack & Rob talk to Levison Wood & Alex Bescoby about their powerful new doc, The Last Burma Star. They discuss Lev's grandfather, finding a 100-year-old veteran, & the war's living legacy. Watch the film TONIGHT, 9pm on @skyhistory.bsky.social ! #remembranceday
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I will definitely be tuning in 🎧
@historyuk.bsky.social 🎬
@historyuk.bsky.social 🎬
November 8, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I will definitely be tuning in 🎧
@historyuk.bsky.social 🎬
@historyuk.bsky.social 🎬
Out tomorrow! Our Remembrance Day Special: The Last Burma Star with Levison Wood and Alex Bescoby.
Jack and Rob interview the two adventurers on their brilliant new documentary - out tomorrow evening at 9pm on Sky History!
Jack and Rob interview the two adventurers on their brilliant new documentary - out tomorrow evening at 9pm on Sky History!
November 8, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Out tomorrow! Our Remembrance Day Special: The Last Burma Star with Levison Wood and Alex Bescoby.
Jack and Rob interview the two adventurers on their brilliant new documentary - out tomorrow evening at 9pm on Sky History!
Jack and Rob interview the two adventurers on their brilliant new documentary - out tomorrow evening at 9pm on Sky History!
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Last day of the Thunder Run Meiktila 1945 flash sale with code IWM20.
Get your copy, or maybe one for a Christmas present, here👇
www.chiselbury.co.uk/bookstore/p/...
Get your copy, or maybe one for a Christmas present, here👇
www.chiselbury.co.uk/bookstore/p/...
November 8, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Last day of the Thunder Run Meiktila 1945 flash sale with code IWM20.
Get your copy, or maybe one for a Christmas present, here👇
www.chiselbury.co.uk/bookstore/p/...
Get your copy, or maybe one for a Christmas present, here👇
www.chiselbury.co.uk/bookstore/p/...
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⚡️20% flash sale of Thunder Run: Meiktila 1945 - only at Chiselbury.co.uk using code IWM20.
Perfect time to grab your copy now, or get ahead as a Christmas gift 🎄 🎁
@chiselbury @I_W_M @forgottenwarpod
Perfect time to grab your copy now, or get ahead as a Christmas gift 🎄 🎁
@chiselbury @I_W_M @forgottenwarpod
November 4, 2025 at 6:01 AM
⚡️20% flash sale of Thunder Run: Meiktila 1945 - only at Chiselbury.co.uk using code IWM20.
Perfect time to grab your copy now, or get ahead as a Christmas gift 🎄 🎁
@chiselbury @I_W_M @forgottenwarpod
Perfect time to grab your copy now, or get ahead as a Christmas gift 🎄 🎁
@chiselbury @I_W_M @forgottenwarpod
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As a thank you to those who came to the @forgottenwarpod.bsky.social talk at IWM podcast festival & also for those who couldn’t make it, @chiselbury.bsky.social have Thunder Run: Meiktila 1945 with 20% off using code IWM20 - only available at tinyurl.com/2s4bvp6p ending at 23:59 on 8 Nov 25
November 2, 2025 at 8:40 AM
As a thank you to those who came to the @forgottenwarpod.bsky.social talk at IWM podcast festival & also for those who couldn’t make it, @chiselbury.bsky.social have Thunder Run: Meiktila 1945 with 20% off using code IWM20 - only available at tinyurl.com/2s4bvp6p ending at 23:59 on 8 Nov 25
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Thank you to everyone who came to watch - great to see so many wanting to hear about the Burma Campaign too!
Jack and guest host Lucy managed Burma 45 in 45 minutes perfectly at the IWM Podcast Live festival today. Amphibious ops and manoeuvre warfare the order of the day - and lots of lovely comments at the end.
November 1, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Thank you to everyone who came to watch - great to see so many wanting to hear about the Burma Campaign too!
Jack and guest host Lucy managed Burma 45 in 45 minutes perfectly at the IWM Podcast Live festival today. Amphibious ops and manoeuvre warfare the order of the day - and lots of lovely comments at the end.
November 1, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Jack and guest host Lucy managed Burma 45 in 45 minutes perfectly at the IWM Podcast Live festival today. Amphibious ops and manoeuvre warfare the order of the day - and lots of lovely comments at the end.
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Peak Animals and War content
The last survivor of the Crimean War died in 2004.
"Timothy" spent 40 years in the Navy. After retirement, having moved in with the Earl of Devon, she revealed she was a girl.
She would wander round his garden wearing a sign that said. "My name is Timothy. I am very old. Pease do not pick me up".
"Timothy" spent 40 years in the Navy. After retirement, having moved in with the Earl of Devon, she revealed she was a girl.
She would wander round his garden wearing a sign that said. "My name is Timothy. I am very old. Pease do not pick me up".
October 31, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Peak Animals and War content
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On my way!
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#ww2 #burma #india #tanks #history #author #sww #myanmar #historian #writer #podcast #live
@lmbd1418.bsky.social @forgottenwarpod.bsky.social
#ww2 #burma #india #tanks #history #author #sww #myanmar #historian #writer #podcast #live
November 1, 2025 at 9:47 AM