The Forgotten Muslim Soldiers of Dunkirk
- Episode aired Jul 20, 2021
Part of South Asia and South East Asia Week on WW2TV Dr Ghee Bowman is a historian and author with a special interest in soldiers from South Asia. On 28th May 1940, Major Akbar Khan marched ... Read allPart of South Asia and South East Asia Week on WW2TV Dr Ghee Bowman is a historian and author with a special interest in soldiers from South Asia. On 28th May 1940, Major Akbar Khan marched at the head of 299 soldiers along a beach in northern France. They were the only Indians i... Read allPart of South Asia and South East Asia Week on WW2TV Dr Ghee Bowman is a historian and author with a special interest in soldiers from South Asia. On 28th May 1940, Major Akbar Khan marched at the head of 299 soldiers along a beach in northern France. They were the only Indians in the British Expeditionary Force at Dunkirk. With Stuka sirens wailing, shells falling in... Read all