The History of WWII Podcast - by Ray Harris Jr

Episode 301-Burma: The Great Retreat Begins

09.24.2020 - By Recorded History Podcast NetworkPlay

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It's the beginning of the end for the Allied defense of Burma. While Gen. Slim's men are pushed back, their Chinese Allies in the Shan States of Eastern Burma are set upon and scattered.. Their remnants head back to China. Still, Gen. Slim wants to stay and fight and plans to build on Gen. Joseph Stilwell's string of victories, but even these can not alter the course of the wider war.

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