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80 years ago General Bill Slim accepted the surrender of Japan, marking the end of World War Two, after leading the 14th Army to victory in Burma.
He is regarded by many as Britain’s greatest general, but how did he achieve what others believed to be impossible?
A veteran tells Sitrep what made the Burma campaign so hard and why General Slim was so well regarded, while Viscount Mark Slim gives us a rare tour of the artefacts which reveal his grandfather’s place in history.
Military historians Dr Robert Lyman and Phil Craig join Professor Michael Clarke and Kate Gerbeau to explain how Slim’s prioritisation of his troops’ wellbeing and focus on his enemy’s weak points made a winning formula which still underpins British military doctrine.
By BFBS Radio5
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80 years ago General Bill Slim accepted the surrender of Japan, marking the end of World War Two, after leading the 14th Army to victory in Burma.
He is regarded by many as Britain’s greatest general, but how did he achieve what others believed to be impossible?
A veteran tells Sitrep what made the Burma campaign so hard and why General Slim was so well regarded, while Viscount Mark Slim gives us a rare tour of the artefacts which reveal his grandfather’s place in history.
Military historians Dr Robert Lyman and Phil Craig join Professor Michael Clarke and Kate Gerbeau to explain how Slim’s prioritisation of his troops’ wellbeing and focus on his enemy’s weak points made a winning formula which still underpins British military doctrine.

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