Wingate and the Chindits by David Rooney
Major General Orde Wingate, DSO and two bars, who had created and personally led the Chindits (commandos, from the Burmese word for a griffin) was killed in an air accident in March 1944, at the height of the second Chindit campaign. He was highly praised, especially by General Slim. But by 1956, Slim was dismissive of him in Defeat into Victory, and the Official British History in 1961 was viciously critical. What happened to change minds so completely? David Rooney examines the life and achievement of a maverick soldier who inspired loyalty and devotion in some, hostility in others. He presents facts that thoughtful, diligent research has uncovered, to leave a broader impression of Wingate's colourful career. The result is an intriguing portrait of a military mind of daring originality, deserving of a better judgement in military history.-
The Forgotten Soldier
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The Great Escape
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The Spanish Civil War
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The Road Past Mandalay
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Bugles and a Tiger
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Winged Dagger
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Three Corvettes
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Memoirs
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Fighting Scared
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Run Silent, Run Deep
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Popski's Private Army
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U-boat Killer
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Burma Victory
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The Purple Plain
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And We Shall Shock Them
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The Recollections of Rifleman Bowlby
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Hirschfeld
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Death to the French
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Stirling's Men
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Borodino
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The Small Back Room
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Eagle Against the Sun
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The Scarlet Sword
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Donitz and the Wolf Pack
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The Hunting of Force Z
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Operation Eichmann
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Escape and Evasion
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War Story
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No Picnic
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By Sea and Land
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Full Circle
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Weapons of Mass Destruction
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Liaison, 1914
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Himmler
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The "Daily Telegraph" British Battlefields
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Kentucky Blues
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Hornet's Sting
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A Real Good War
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Auchinleck
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Kamikaze
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Gunboat!
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Nightfighter
David Rooney saw war service in India and West Africa as a captain in the Queen's Royal Regiment. After the war he read history at Keble College, Oxford, and went on to a teaching career in Belfast, Germany and England, including four years as a Senior Lecturer at Sandhurst. He is a Life Member of Clare Hall, Cambridge, and continues to lecture and write. Previous titles include: Military Mavericks and Burma Victory.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780304354528 |
| ISBN 10 | 030435452X |
| Title | Wingate and the Chindits |
| Author | David Rooney |
| Series | Cassell Military Paperbacks |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Orion Publishing Co |
| Year published | 2000-06-01 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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