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The Burma Campaign: was a series of battles fought by the British against the Imperial Japanese forces. Particularly tough due to monsoon season. The Japanese Fifteenth army pushed into Burma and wreaked havoc on the citizen population. Fighting continued all the way through 1945 when the allies conducted offensive operations to fight back the Japanese army. The British XXXIII were in a race against the monsoon season. In the end The Burma Campaign was not significant to the defeat of the Japanese Army. However it was a distraction to their armies and was helpful to those of Burma to help regain their land. Burma and India Battle Lines from  Wikipedia Bibliography The Burma Campaign,  Wikipedia

The Burning of the Forest is definitely an interesting tale to read about. The story once again shows an interaction between the gods and people of elevated power. It is interesting how Agni refers to the forest as food. Because he is the god of fire the forest is full of "nutrition" for what he needs. Just as a fire grows bigger and stronger with the increase of resources to supply the fire Agni saw the same. The more of the forest he could consume the more powerful his fire would become. This story seems to place Agni who appears to be a what I would consider to be the villain. Since the "heroes" appear to be intoxicated they are quickly turned into play the bit of the fools who helped the bad guy. Rewarded with gifts Krishna and Arjuna assisted in the defeat of Indra as the forest was completely consumed. Wildfire near Fawnskin, California. Photo from  Columbia Magazine Bibliography: John Mandeville Macfie,  The Mahabharata, A Summary

The Mahabharata is definitely not the Ramayana. This epic takes everything to a completely different level. The Mahabharata brings things to a different level right from the beginning. Incorporating a level of gods and mythical levels. The first story Vyasa and Ganesha quickly brought everything to that elevated level that the Ramayana built too. I was a bit overwhelmed and caught off guard with the story but quickly saw how the story brought everything to the level of the gods. So based off of the first part A I am intrigued. Even in King Shantanu and Ganga you can continue to see how the influence of Gods and Goddess continue to influence the story writing. That Escalated Quickly from  Know Your Meme Bibliography: John Mandeville Macfie,  Vyasa and Ganesha Donald A. Mackenzie,  King Shantanu and Ganga