The Old Road

How busy was the old Stilwell Road then - some stuff from the vault.

Seems likely that the road from India to China is being pushed ahead. Most of it is still the jungle overgrown Stilwell Road. And I am keen on doing a complete trip of the trail before the old road may or may not be pushed into oblivion by the new. And maybe along with its rich history too and a tremendous tale of the human spirit. Paradoxical! Here's a wartime documentary narrated by Ronald Reagan.

(For newbies)Currently the Northeast corner of India, including the state of Assam is locked out from all sides of the borders and is pretty much in the same state of affairs as in WWII years!! This is recent news about discovery of WWII airplane crash sites in Northeast India from the old CBI theatre. And here is another great battle that was fought in the same theatre.

And talking about secrets, some of the first special forces were operational in this theatre inspiring a classic Hollywood flick. And it certainly startled me to know that the CIA took off (operationally) in a tiny town in Assam out of all places...but that is another WWII story!!!