Written by on
36th Infantry Division enters the town of Tigyiang during the advance down the Irrawaddy Valley towards Mandalay, Myanmar. 22 December 1944.
Written by on
Photo Credit - www.lostfootsteps.org
1871: the first Burmese embassy to the UK arrives in the hope of a peace treaty with Queen Victoria. Seated L-R:
Written by on
1945 Japanese surrender to Allied forces in front of Convocation Hall (Rangoon, Burma).
Written by on
The history of Burma is fraught with colonial domination and internal conflict.
Written by on
Soldiers remove their shoes while they visit a pagoda in Rangoon, 13 May 1945.
Written by on
Photo Credit - www.lostfootsteps.org
Photograph of an unidentified Burmese representative at the June 1911 coronation of King George V and Queen Mary in London.
Written by on
WW II: British troops in Burma, 1945.