Hello welcome to another World War II podcast. I had planned an extra episode for you in October

but due to scheduling, shuffling, booking guests, the extra has become the first episode for November. So fingers crossed if I can get the

planned guests pinned down with dates you'll still get that extra episode. I just don't or when. So we spent a bit of time in the

Pacific this year. I didn't intend to but as it's a theatre of the war that I'm

not that familiar with I've been happy to be pulled down that route. One topic

we've skirted round on a number of episodes is the Bhutan Death March and

it's been a topic I've been keen to look at as we have mentioned it a few times

it seemed like an obvious gap in my knowledge to fill. So I'm joined by Jay Burtz.

Jay has authored a number of books in the War Stories World War II

first-hand series. For these he collected eyewitness accounts is also the author and

historical consultant for World War II Comics.

These are not the jingoistic commando comics that I grew up with within the 70s and 80s.

Sorry that's a UK based reference.

You'll have to let me know what the international equivalents are.

World War II comics tell the story of the war in a straight factual manner but in comic form.

They are a great way to get kids reading about the war and I'll put a link on the website.

So the latest issue looks at the Battle of Midway but previous issues tell the story of the

fighting on Butan and Pearl Harbor.

So Jay, thanks for joining me. Let's start with, um,

baton, baton, baton, baton, baton,

yeah, the correct, uh, Filipino pronunciation is but to on, they pronounce every syllable, but in America, nine times out of ten will say baton.

I was just at a Filipino event yesterday and a few people said baton

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