Fought in the hills of the northeast, this campaign turned back Japan’s advance and changed the course of the war in Asia.

KOHIMA, India—Eighty years after the Imperial Japanese Army lost one of its bloodiest battles in World War II, a cenotaph was dedicated to the Japanese troops who died in the desperate campaign.

The obvious retaliation from the British Army led to one of the bloodiest battles ever fought on Indian soil. Just 16 km from Imphal, a fierce battle, now known as the Battle of Imphal, was fought on ...

This story was submitted to the People’s War site by Graham Lewis for Three Counties Action on behalf of Mr Edward L. Hancock and has been added to the site with his permission. Mr Hancock fully ...

In 1944, 16km away from present-day Imphal, there was a fierce battle fought between the Japa­nese and the British Armies on a small hillock now known as Red Hill. This ominous name came from the huge ...

Before the end of my operational tour I was recommended for a Commission. The Commissioning Board was held at Peshawar close to the northeast frontier so I had to fly the 1000 or so miles across India ...