A university student with Myanmar roots and a young historian from Singapore discover how veterans and their descendants are ...

The Burma Star was a medal awarded during the Burma Campaign, but it has some controversy attached. Read on to find out more.

William M Souter was working as a quantity surveyor before the outbreak of World War II. He trained as an RAF pilot and was ...

Sky History has commissioned the one-off doc The Last Burma Star, which will highlight the surviving veterans of the Allied Burma campaign in the Second World War. The 60-minute doc, which ...

The family of a World War Two soldier has discovered a novel he wrote based on his experiences fighting in the Burma campaign. John Harkness, known as Jack, was a rose grower in Hitchin, Hertfordshire ...

The family of a man who died in a crucial World War Two battle in Burma 80 years ago say he is long overdue a medal for his leadership. Wing Commander Cuthbert "Cubby" Lander led the 1307 Wing HQ RAF ...

A Carlisle museum is set to host a day of talks exploring the Burma campaign. Cumbria’s Museum of Military Life will hold the ...

The Japanese government is giving recognition to three Hawaii organizations for their work preserving the history of nisei veterans and promoting goodwill between the U.S. and Japan 80 years after the ...

At the centre of this overlooked history stands Major Chint Singh of the 2nd Dogra Regiment, a soldier who should not have survived, but did — and whose friendships across cultures remain a reminder ...

Events to mark 80 years since VJ Day, or Victory over Japan Day, are being held across Devon and Cornwall. The day is commemorated on 15 August each year, marking the date in 1945 when Japan ...