Robin Rowland was an officer in Slim’s Fourteenth Army, fighting at the Battle of the Admin Box and at the Battle of Kohima. Here he is in conversation with James Holland. In this first part of their discussion Robin describes how he found himself in India and the chaos and confusion of the Admin Box.

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The Last Enemy - Richard Hillary

A brilliant first-hand account of a Spitfire pilot in the Battle of Britain.

London War Notes - Mollie Panter-Downes

A columnist for the New Yorker during the war, Panter-Downes letters from London offer real insight into life on the home front. 

Lion Rampant - Robert Woollcombe

A graphic account from a front line officer during the battle for Normandy.

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