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'Wishful thinking does not buy peace, but hard power does.'
General Lord Dannatt and my article in the Sunday Mail today
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Corporal Dainty's Bottom...
Mule recollections of Lieutenant Philip Brownless.
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The 'We Have Ways' phenomenon
…long may it continue
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Providing ‘Aid to the Civil Power’ in Colonial India
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The 'We Have Ways' phenomenon
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Is the tank dead?
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So, what went wrong?
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A Mosquito DFC in the family. Who knew?
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Jungle, Jungle, Little Chindit
Chapter 3 - Friendly Troops
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The Wandering Army
A recommendation
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Jungle, Jungle, Little Chindit
Chapter 1 - The Chindit: What Is It?
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Forgotten Warrior
The Life and Times of Major General Merton Beckwith-Smith 1890-1942
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Are you up for an exciting trip to the Brahmaputra, the Naga Hills and Imphal?
8-21 November 2023
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Bill Slim's 'Courage and Other Broadcasts'
Republished at last!
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Myanmar, old and new
For those of you who enjoy podcasts, I enjoyed doing one last week with my friends from Insight Myanmar on the subject of my 2016 book Among the…
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