"How a forgotten British captain is a hero in Myanmar" Topic
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 Editor in Chief Bill   | 03 Feb 2016 6:11 a.m. PST |
In World War Two, British Capt Peter Robert Sandham Bankes led a company of Chin tribesmen in Burma – now known as Myanmar – in repelling the Japanese advance on the nearby border with India. He was killed in those remote hills 72 years ago, but as journalist Mark Fenn found, he remains a hero in the eyes of local people… link |
| Chalfant | 03 Feb 2016 7:49 a.m. PST |
A small effort in an enormous global conflict, but an enormous effort in such a small locale. Chalfnat |
| OldGrenadier at work | 03 Feb 2016 1:28 p.m. PST |
Both father and son are worthy of our respect. |
Dn Jackson  | 03 Feb 2016 5:21 p.m. PST |
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