Chindit vs Japanese infantryman, 1943-44
Diamond, Jon (Jonathan Russell)2015
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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 - the Chindit, indoctrinated with special training - to re-enter the jungles and mountains of Northern Burma in order to combat the victorious Japanese forces there. This study offers key insights into the tactics, leadership, combat performance and subsequent reputations of six representative Chindit and Japanese infantry units involved in three pivotal actions that hastened Japan's defeat in Burma during World War II.
Main title:
Chindit vs Japanese infantryman, 1943-44 / Jon Diamond ; illustrated by Peter Dennis.
Imprint:
Oxford : Osprey Publishing, 2015.
Collation:
80 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps ; 25 cm.
Series title:
Combat ; 10.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781472806512 (pbk)
Dewey class:
940.5'42591940.542591
Language:
English
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BRN:
2075340
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