In a cataclysmic year during which the whole world has been beset by Covid-19, gone almost unnoticed is the 75th anniversary of the end of the last great catastrophe to befall our planet – WWII. But ...

In the Battle of Imphal and Kohima, did the presence of the Indian National Army alongside Japanese troops cause the British to be haunted by the spectre of the 1857 sepoy mutiny? Was the same thought ...

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This photo shows British troops advancing to open the Imphal-Kohima road. The road was freed as a result of hard fighting by the 14th Army; British troops who cleared the Japanese of Kohima pushed ...

The Japanese leadership believed this was their moment. If they could break through into India, capture key bases and disrupt Allied supply lines, they could weaken the British position in the region.

LONDON (Reuters) - The Battle of Imphal/Kohima, when British troops fighting in horrendous jungle conditions turned the tide against the Japanese army in World War II, has been chosen as Britain's ...