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Operation Longcloth 1943: The First Chindit Campaign

Operation Longcloth 1943: The First Chindit Campaign

Lyman, Robert
Pinto, Angel García

Paperback

Series: Campaign, Book 441

British HistoryJapanese HistoryWorld War II

Publisher Price: $25.00

PREORDER - Expected ship date April 20, 2027

ISBN10: 1472872932
ISBN13: 9781472872937
Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
Published: Apr 20 2027
Pages: 96
Weight: 1.00
Height: 1.00 Width: 7.24 Depth: 9.76
Language: English

A fascinating look at the campaign that launched the Chindit myth and saw Orde Wingate's long range patrol group wreak havoc across the Japanese lines.

Arriving in Burma in 1942 to survey the environment and finalise his development of long range penetration units, Major General Orde Wingate set up the training and deployment of the Chindits. Under Operation Longcloth, the Chindits crossed the Chindwin into Burma in February 1943. The 3,000-man patrol undertook considerable feats of physical endurance, attacked enemy positions, sabotaged lines of communications and made themselves a nuisance to the Japanese. The survivors returned in May 1943, bringing to an end the first Chindit campaign.

With detailed maps, stunning artwork and period images, this book looks at the origins and training of Wingate's long range penetration units and how Operation Longcloth became the basis of the Chindit legend. Written by expert historian Robert Lyman, the work explores how Wingate and the Chindits were heavily publicised even though the operation was a failure and their effectiveness was controversial.

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