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Part of the SECOND WORLD WAR VOICES series in partnership with the podcast We Have Ways of Making You Talk, presented by comedian Al Murray and bestselling historian James Holland.
‘Heroic, punishing excursions behind enemy lines, the Chindit expeditions are mythical and controversial in equal measure…Rhodes James takes us right to the heart of them’ Al Murray
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1943 – The fight to retake Burma is about to begin. Major-General Orde Wingate surprises the conquering Japanese Army with a daring raid they had no idea was coming. But this is just the beginning.
Next, he devises a campaign of guerrilla operation to hit the invaders where it most hurts. Behind their own lines. Marshalling and training a lethal force of 10,000 men deep in the Burmese jungle, the Chindits are born.
Cipher Officer Richard Rhodes James was part of that hidden army and chronicles the story of a band of brothers fighting for survival against a remorseless enemy and an unforgiving environment. Neither took any prisoners. The Chindits’ daring actions and tactical brilliance laid the foundations for turning the tide of the war in the East.
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1943. Major-General Orde Wingate startles the military world by commanding a daring raid in the heart of Japanese-occupied Burma. But this was just the beginning. In the following year, Wingate spearheaded an even more ambitious operation, flying 10,000 men and 1,000 animals behind Japanese lines to disrupt communications and harass the Japanese forces. With close tactical support from Colonel Philip Cochran, Chindit was the name given to these operations and the men who made them happen.This is their story, told by one man who was at the heart of it all. Cipher officer Richard Rhodes James tells the story of the preparations in central India, the flights deep into enemy territory and the campaign of guerrilla operations that followed.
| Weight | 0.189 kg |
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| Dimensions | 19.8 × 12.7 × 1.7 cm |
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| Cover | Paperback |
| Pages | 416 |
| Language | English |
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| Dewey | 940.542591 (edition:23) |
| Readership | General – Trade / Code: K |
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