The sound of mortars and artillery shells is a constant across Burma’s ethnic states, and after nearly 80 years of war, the people have learned to endure. They can now gauge the distance of incoming ...

On a hill within an internally displaced people’s camp in Burma’s Karenni State, a solitary cross, scarred by a recent Burmese army airstrike, stands adjacent to a damaged Catholic church. On Good ...

Thailand delivered its first batch of humanitarian aid to war-torn Burma on Monday, aiming to alleviate the suffering of millions displaced by ongoing conflict. Critics say the aid may only reach ...

The inaugural winner of the Yale Nonfiction Book Prize, this debut collection from Gleason contains enlightening and beautifully written essays on illness and medicine. The Continue reading » Letters ...

The harrowing story of one of the greatest chapters of World War II---the building and defense of the Burma Road The Burma Road tells the extraordinary story of the China-Burma-India theater of ...

Like the subject it covers, it takes a while for “Skies of Thunder” to get going. Caroline Alexander’s World War II aviation history deals with Allied efforts to get supplies to China, a mission ...

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