19. Demolitions – “Drop the 9 span, 1200m Ava Bridge!”
Discover how British engineer demolitions dismantled Burma’s crucial infrastructure in WWII, shaping military outcomes and delaying enemy invasion.
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18. Demolitions – Sink it! Burn it! Deny it..
The vital demolitions carried out by Sappers during the retreat from Singapore and into Burma.
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17: Sittang Bridge – “the dust settles”
Uncover the critical moments of the Sittang River battle, where strategic decisions and demolition efforts altered the course of WWII in Burma.
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16. Sittang Bridge – “blow the bridge”
Heck! it’s only 11 spans, each a 150-foot (45 metre) steel girder construction. It’s actually a huge railway bridge over a wide deep river.
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15. Sittang Bridge – “prepare for demolition”
As a Sapper Officer in peacetime, you may never have done the deed and, using real charges, blown a bridge. Your first might just be the huge Sittang Bridge!
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14. Sappers in the 14th Army – Part III – Recruit and train
Explore the training of Indian Sappers in WWII, including innovative methods, reduced timelines, and the role of old veterans in this comprehensive account.
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13. Sappers in the 14th Army – Part II – Officer recruitment
Engineer Manpower in the 14th Army. Sapper numbers and officer recruitment.
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12. Sappers in the 14th Army
Meet the main Sapper figures of the 14th Army – General Hasted, Brigadier Horsfield and Colonel Williams (aka Elephant Bill)
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‘Victory over Japan Day’ 80th Anniversary
“When you go home tell them of us and say, for your tomorrow, we gave our today”.
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11. 14th Army – “prayed to a dozen gods” General Slim
We fed an army that dined by religion, marched by caste, and prayed to a dozen gods—but fought as one.