197 - Kohima
The WW2 Podcast
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The Power of the Box
The Japanese were unable to make the battle their own in the way that they wanted. Slim said, look, when you're surrounded, we've got an Anki called on a hammer and anvil. You're the anvil against which the hammer of the counter-attacking forces will fall. The Japanese are caught between. He was absolutely right. But it does point to the fact that actually it doesn't matter if you've got the right idea, the box will work,. but you actually need soldiers who are well trained and capable enough to withstand the physical and psychological realities of being surrounded.
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