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Chindit
Second World War Voices (Related to this series)
- Author
- Richard Rhodes James
- Narrator
- Al Murray
- Publisher
- Transworld
- Publish Date
- 28 April 2022
- Run Time
- 6 hours 58 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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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.
Taking the reader through the remote wilds of the jungle, showing the parching heat and the relentless rain that these men experienced, Rhodes James paints a detailed portrait of a band of brothers fighting for survival.
© Richard Rhodes James 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
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Details
- Author
- Richard Rhodes James
- Narrator
- Al Murray
- Duration
- 6 hours 58 minutes
- Release Date
- 28 April 2022
- ISBN
- 9781529195361
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Transworld
- Genre
- Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, Military history, Battles and campaigns, Specific battles
Synopsis
Brought to you by Penguin.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.Taking the reader through the remote wilds of the jungle, showing the parching heat and the relentless rain that these men experienced, Rhodes James paints a detailed portrait of a band of brothers fighting for survival.© Richard Rhodes James 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
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