Diamond, Jon, (Jonathan Russell)

Chindit versus Japanese infantryman: 1943-44

by Dennis, Peter, Diamond, Jon, (Jonathan Russell)

fromCombat

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Orde Wingate, a military maverick and proponent of guerrilla warfare, knew that Allied victory against the Japanese in Burma's jungles and mountains required a new type of soldier - the Chindit, indoctrinated with special training and physical conditioning. Opposing the Chindits…

Chindit versus Japanese infantryman, 1943-44

by Dennis, Peter, Diamond, Jon, (Jonathan Russell)

fromCombat

0 Type: Book

"In order to keep China in the war against the Japanese, the Western Allies believed they had to return to Northern Burma. Colonel Orde Wingate, a military maverick and proponent of guerrilla warfare, knew that a different type of British infantryman was required for this role -…

Orde Wingate: leadership, strategy, conflict

by Diamond, Jon, (Jonathan Russell)

fromCommand (Oxford, England)

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Orde Wingate rose to fame by creating the Chindits in Burma in 1943. He is an extremely important figure in military history, and deserves just as much attention as Alanbrooke, Montgomery, and Auchinleck. Unlike them, however, he always operated outside the accepted etiquette an…