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1944
American Soldier in Kachin in 1944
Taken in March 1944, this photograph shows American Private Wayne Martin offering gum to a child. PFC Martin was one of "Merril's Marauders", the American special operations unit that fought behind Japanese lines and this photograph was taken during the unit's successful campaign to take Walawbun in the Hukawng Valley. The operation, involving some 2,750 men and conducted in cooperation with a Chinese armoured battalion, took five days and resulted in 800 enemy killed, with eigh Marauders killed and 37...
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The aim of this website is to promote interest in Myanmar's amazing history.Our hope is to challenge the often two-dimensional and uncritical views of history taught in Myanmar by reexamining key periods in the country's past. We would like as well to reveal the rich multicultural nature of Myanmar's history and its deep and ongoing ties to global events and trends.Finally, this website will also delve into the history of neighbouring regions, such as Yunnan in China and the Northeast in India, in the hope of introducing these places to a Myanmar audience.We believe that meeting Myanmar's many challenges today will require fresh imaginative thinking. This is turn will only be possible with a clear and critical understanding of Myanmar and global history.