Forgotten Voices of Burma Quotes

“A sergeant despatch rider came up and handed me a message, which read, 'The war in Europe is over.' I called out to the sergeant, 'I've got a message here. The war in Europe is over.' He said, 'Very good, sir,' saluted, turned to some men nearby, and said, 'The war in Europe is over. Five-minute break.”
― Julian Thompson, Forgotten Voices of Burma: A New History of the Second World War's Forgotten Conflict in the Words of Those Who Were There