{"product_id":"9780552178945","title":"Chindit","description":"Author: James, Richard Rhodes\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780552178945\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 04 May 2022\u003cbr\u003ePages: 272\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first personal account of the 1944 operations in Burma to be published, this reprint resurrects the extraordinary story of the Chindits.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart of the SECOND WORLD WAR VOICES series \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ein partnership with the podcast \u003ci\u003eWe Have Ways of Making You Talk, \u003c\/i\u003epresented by comedian Al Murray and bestselling historian James Holland.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'Heroic, punishing excursions behind enemy lines, the Chindit expeditions are mythical and controversial in equal measure...Rhodes James takes us right to the heart of them' Al Murray\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e__________________________________\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e1943 - The fight to retake Burma is about to begin. Major-General Orde Wingate surprises the conquering Japanese Army with a daring raid they had no idea was coming. But this is just the beginning.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eNext, he devises a campaign of guerrilla operation to hit the invaders where it most hurts. Behind their own lines. Marshalling and training a lethal force of 10,000 men deep in the Burmese jungle, the Chindits are born.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eCipher Officer Richard Rhodes James was part of that hidden army and chronicles the story of a band of brothers fighting for survival against a remorseless enemy and an unforgiving environment. Neither took any prisoners. The Chindits' daring actions and tactical brilliance laid the foundations for turning the tide of the war in the East.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46882739028126,"sku":"UBD-9780552178945","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780552178945.jpg?v=1779862075","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780552178945","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}