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He led the forgotten army. If he had been in North Africa or the Home Front it would have been a different story. The Far East with the loss of Singapore was not high up on the list of priorities. F/Marshal Slim has not got the recognition he deserves in some small way the program helps to redress the balance.
His troops looked on him as a soldier's soldier who was concerned with their welfare. He started his service with the Royal Warwickshire Regiment now 2RRF - the same as Monty. They both had a thorough grounding of the attrition of the first war and Slim was sympathetic to what his troops were going through.
It would be interesting to think who of the known generals, one could put on a parallel with Slim - in the Far East theatre of operations. That if at all.
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