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Kohima & Imphal: The Battles That Broke Japan’s Advance in India (with Robert Lyman) | Ep 36
In 1944, Japan launched one of its most ambitious offensives of World War II—an invasion of India. What followed were the brutal Battles of Imphal and Kohima, two clashes that would help change the course of the war in Southeast Asia.
Japanese forces pushed across the mountains from Burma, hoping to capture Imphal and Kohima, cut Allied supply lines, and trigger a collapse of British power in India. Instead, they encountered determined resistance from British, Indian, Gurkha, and other Allied troops.
At Kohima, soldiers fought at extraordinarily close range, including the legendary struggle…
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