War in the Wilderness: The Chindits in Burma 1943-1944

War in the Wilderness: The Chindits in Burma 1943-1944
Tony Redding (Author)
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War in the Wilderness offers the disturbing and harrowing first-hand accounts of no less than 50 veterans of Major-General Orde Wingate’s two bitterly-fought campaigns in North Burma in 1943–44. Chindit service in the Burmese jungle was widely acknowledged as the most demanding ground combat role given to any Allied troops in the Second World War, yet the men who made up Special Force were ordinary soldiers, trained in an extraordinary regime to accomplish and survive the impossible. Landed by Glider or Dakota on rough and remote jungle airstrips, hundreds of miles behind Japanese lines, the men lived on emergency rations for months, battling the monsoon conditions, disease and a ruthless enemy. They marched for 1000 miles in tropical conditions, across some of the wildest country on Earth, with half their bodyweight on their backs. The Burma campaign left thousands dead and virtually all survivors were hospitalised. But those who did return remained Chindits for the rest of their lives. Their suffering and achievements were recognised by their place of honour, at the head of the annual Cenotaph parade for many years after the war. In this book Tony Redding has gathered together the memories of those men, who came from every walk of life to fight alongside one another in the most punishing infantry campaign of the conflict.

• Rank: #453896 in Books
• Published on: 2011-12-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 10.00" h x 7.01" w x .0" l, 2.85 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 448 pages

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author tony redding format hardback language english publication year 01 10 2011 subject history military subject 2 military history title war in the wilderness the chindits in burma 1943 1944 author redding publisher history press publication date dec 01 2011 pages 448 binding hardcover edition reprint dimensions 7 00 wx 10 00 hx 1 75 d isbn 0752460781 subject biography autobiography military description the chindit expeditions behind japanese lines in occupied burma 1943 1944 transformed the

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Contributors: Tony Redding - Author. Format: Hardcover

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TheNile.com.au About FAQ Payment Delivery Contact Us 1800-987-323 War in the Wilderness by Tony Redding Format Hardcover Condition Brand New The Chindit expeditions behind Japanese lines in occupied Burma 1943 - 1944 transformed the morale of British forces after the crushing defeats of 1942. The Chindits provided the springboard for the Allies later offensives. This title provides an account of the human aspects of the Chindit war in Burma. Publisher Description War in the Wilderness Details I