Duncan Gilmour
@DuncanGilm41333
Grandson of Lt. Col. Edgar Peacock and producer of Jungle Warrior. Available at all good bookshops or direct from publishers http://chiselbury.co.uk
You absolutely won’t want to miss this! A whole day of fantastic talks at @NAM_London on Sat 20 Sep on the subject of the Burma Campaign. It’s going to be a blast! @TheBurmaStar @KohimaEdTrust @forgottenwarpod @KohimaMuseum
Read our cohost @robert_lyman on Slim and his epic 1945 campaign in @HistoryofWarMag in this month’s edition 👇
Inside issue 148 - Cover feature: @robert_lyman on Lieutenant General Bill Slim's cunning plan to take on Japanese defences in Burma, 1945, after victory in Kohima and Imphal. ➡️ Buy Today: history-of-war.visitlink.me/aFYo7M Pictured, IWM SE 3311.
Both books essential reading for a full understanding of how the war in Burma played out.
Following our latest podcast on Edgar Peacock and SOE in Burma it's time to revisit Slim's "Defeat Into Victory". Podcast available wherever you get your pods from. If you've read the book or listened to the episode let me know what you think in the comments below. 👍
And, also, a feature by @richard_duckett about the SOE operation which ensured Britain won the war: Operation Character.
Inside issue 148 - Cover feature: @robert_lyman on Lieutenant General Bill Slim's cunning plan to take on Japanese defences in Burma, 1945, after victory in Kohima and Imphal. ➡️ Buy Today: history-of-war.visitlink.me/aFYo7M Pictured, IWM SE 3311.
Thanks John. Link here 👇 open.spotify.com/episode/79oj7q…
Also @TheUCS473 have a very good podcast on this - covering Lieutenant Colonel Edgar Peacock’s P force - part of SOE operations around the Chindwin River. Worth a listen too.
Thanks Bertie! Glad you were there. And I hear you might have a tour or two getting booked as a result which is fabulous!
Great to be with all of you there! SOE in Burma, Operation Character and Colonel Peacock is a story that needs to be told - and @richard_duckett is the man to do it!
At least we know where @reformparty_uk stand on the issue!
We must protect those brave Afghans who helped us and their families by settling them in the UK. Simple. No ifs no buts.
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One of the most astonishing revelations to be found in Dr Richard Duckett’s ‘Jungle Warrior’, is that ‘Peacock Force’ took an active, fighting role in the famous Battle of Imphal (March – July 1944). This unexpected discovery, so Duckett explains, is ‘exciting’ for ‘until…
Go for your morning run immersed in the Burmese jungle. With guests @DuncanGilm41333 and @richard_duckett open.spotify.com/episode/79oj7q…
My piece in this morning’s @Daily_Express 👇📰
Today's Daily Express 🫡 @richard_duckett @robert_lyman @chiselbury @SimonLeney
Worth tuning in. It was a very good discussion 👇
Podcast on SOE in Burma out tomorrow.
Podcast on SOE in Burma out tomorrow.
Today's Daily Express 🫡 @richard_duckett @robert_lyman @chiselbury @SimonLeney
Another written review in; take a look! #Junglewarrior amazon.co.uk/product-review…
Some paper coverage of #Junglewarrior launch event with relatives of SOE Burma personnel. amazon.co.uk/Jungle-Warrior…
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