Chalke Talk

The podcast from the Chalke Valley History Festival
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143. BRITAIN’S GREATEST BATTLE: IMPHAL AND KOHIMA

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This epic battle was voted Britain’s Greatest Battle in a poll by the National Army Museum, yet few know or understand why this brutal but decisive engagement was so significant. As James Holland reveals, it deserves greater recognition not just for the extraordinary leadership of General Bill Slim but also for epic heroism and the dogged determination of all those who fought there.



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