Chindit

<p><strong>Part of the SECOND WORLD WAR VOICES series </strong><strong>in partnership with the podcast <em>We Have Ways of Making You Talk, </em>presented by comedian Al Murray and bestselling historian James Holland.</strong><br /><br />'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<br /><em>__________________________________</em><br /><strong>1943 - 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.</strong><br /><br />Next, 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.<br /><br />Cipher 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.</p>