Remembering WWII's 'forgotten army': VJ Day

Eighty years on from Victory over Japan day in 1945, the
contribution of British and Commonwealth soldiers in a brutal
battle against the Imperial Japanese armed forces is often
overlooked. The fact that the dropping of two atomic bombs on
Hiroshima and Nagasaki saved the lives of many in prisoner of war
camps is even less discussed. 


Featuring voicenotes from readers whose family fought in Asia and
the Pacific, Venetia and Roland dive into this tangled history
and reflect on the legacy they have left behind. 


Plus, The Telegraph's Gareth Corfield gives the inside scoop on
the story behind the biggest British data leak in history - the
Ministry of Defence's Afghan list - and how Iran is using it to
hunt for MI6 spies. 


Read David Blair's
piece: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/08/06/the-bombing-of-hiroshima-saved-my-grandfather/


Read more VJ Day veteran
accounts: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/08/15/vj-day-80th-anniversary-veterans-who-were-there/


Listen to our mini series on the rise of China's
military: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/08/08/battle-lines-podcast-inside-the-rise-of-chinas-military/


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