By May of 1942, the Japanese Army in Burma had reached the Indian border. Suddenly, the war was no longer a distant thing. India itself was threatened.
Indian nationalists hoped to leverage the war to aid the cause of independence, but at the same time, two and a half million Indians volunteered to serve in the British-led Indian Army.
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Playlist:
Fanfare
Opening War Theme
“Something Stirring”
Closing War Theme
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The transcript link points to lecture #359–
I was just checking to see if you were paying attention. 🙂
Finally caught up and promised myself I’d comment and engage more. Continuing to love the coverage of angles and events in the war that completely missed me any time I’d read or heard about it growing up. Great episode.