Chindit

<p><b>Part of the SECOND WORLD WAR VOICES series </b><b>in partnership with the podcast <i>We Have Ways of Making You Talk </i>presented by comedian Al Murray and bestselling historian James Holland.</b><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><i>__________________________________</i><br><b>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.</b><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 10000 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>