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PRISONERS OF HOPE (Pen & Sword Paperback) by Michael Calvert is a biography available to read on EtoBox.
What is PRISONERS OF HOPE (Pen & Sword Paperback) about?
In this classic WWII memoir, a British commando recounts how the legendary Chindits invented modern guerilla warfare through operations in Burma. In 1942, British Army Colonel Orde Wingate was sent to Burma to organize guerilla units against the invading Japanese forces. Drawing on locally available troops, Wingate turned English and Scottish line regiments and Gurkha riflemen into the elite "Chindit" force (named for the traditional dragon guardians of Burmese temples). Landing by parachute and
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Michael Calvert
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Military
- Published
- 1996
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781473817357
- Category
- biography
- Subjects
- Memoir, History, Biography
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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