80 years ago today, the Battle of Kohima was underway. Along with the Battle of Imphal, it was a major turning point in the Burma Campaign. Almost 18,000 British and Indian personnel became casualties of the fighting, including Captain J.N. Randle, who was awarded the Victoria Cross for his bravery during the battle. | Forces War Records

We Were Trapped In The "Valley Of Death", Outnumbered, Without Ammo And No Air Support — But Soon Our Hunter Arrived, Silently Over The Mountain, Picking Us Off One By One With A Gun... I checked my ammo pouch. Two magazines. That was it. The dust in the Korangal Valley tastes like copper and old graves. It was in my teeth, in my eyes, and choking the intake of our lead Humvee. "Sarge, they're flanking right! I can't hold 'em!" That was Corporal "Tex" Miller. He’s twenty years old. He has a fian