Twice a battleground in World War II, Burma emerged with its oil refineries in ruins, its rice and teak exports paralyzed. Burma’s celebrators last week had a sharp reminder of their continuing ...

a Burmese partner. Technically, an alien may qualify for Burmese citizenship if he had five years’ continuous residence in Burma prior to World War II, and many Indians have applied, but ...

This film records the Japanese militarys efforts to capture the Burma Roadone of the major supply lines to China from the British beginning in December 1941 The film ends with the fall of Mandalay ...

The Death Railway in Thailand, also known as the Burma Railway, was built during World War II by the Japanese. It stands as a ...

In May 1945, British forces crossed the Irrawaddy River in Burma and engaged a Japanese force, north of the Prome-Taungup road. With the tide of war changing in the allies favor, by May 9 ...

Track the progress of the Burma Campaign - from the rapid Japanese victories of 1941, to the desperate battles for the Indian towns of Kohima and Imphal. Then follow the course of the Allies as ...

The Allied fighting dash for Rangoon continues in Burma, as does the American advance on Okinawa, although Japanese resistance is stiffening and they are beginning counterattacks. The final Soviet ...

After leaving Burma, Garza served time in China and Kolkata — formerly Calcutta — before returning to the United States. Garza, who also had two brothers fighting in World War II, was awarded ...