"A union flag next to an army recruitment poster in Burmese opens an exhibition about what is often called the Forgotten War, where prisoners of war are better known than the war itself. The forgotten war is maybe obscured by the Victory in Europe, but also because it was exceptionally complicated, with several sides all vying for different aims."
"There are quite a few anecdotes about how European battle tactics and weapons had to be adjusted in the field for jungle warfare. One idea to camouflage uniforms seemed like a good idea, but because of the heat and humidity, soldiers took to using fabrics from parachutes and deliveries to wipe sweat away - the fabrics being bright colours totally unsuited to camouflage."
"The National Army Museum is now taking a look at the conflict, offering snapshots of some of the key challenges that the war imposed on the British side of the conflict. The exhibition includes a map of the region and the regional powers that were carving up the landscape, although I noticed that they placed Tibet under Chinese control, although this was during a short-lived period when Tibet was nominally an independent country."
The National Army Museum presents an exhibition on the Burma campaign, often called the Forgotten War, noting that prisoners of war became better known than the conflict itself. The display maps regional powers and records a depiction of Tibet under Chinese control during a brief period of nominal independence. The exhibition emphasizes combatants' experiences in the jungle, prisoner of war artifacts such as a railway nail, and adaptations of European tactics and weapons for jungle warfare. Camouflage experiments failed when bright parachute fabrics were repurposed to wipe sweat. The army made major advances against disease and malaria. The display highlights substantial contributions from locally recruited soldiers.
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