Lieutenant Horwood draws Japanese fire

20th January 1944: British officer earns VC for directing a prolonged attack on Japanese positions over three days and eventually dies 'on the enemy wire'

The Arakan Campaign January 1943 - May 1945: An Indian soldier using smoke grenades to clear Japanese troops from bunkers in the Maungdaw hills.

As the Japanese prepared for a major assault through north Burma into India, the British were attempting a more aggressive approach into occupied Burma. The fighting was conducted in dense jungle where the Japan…