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The Chindits, 1943-1944
Fire in the Night: Wingate of Burma, Ethiopia and ZionFire in the Night: Wingate of Burma, Ethiopia and Zion by C Smith
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The most recent and the best best biography of Wingate.
March or Die: Story of Wingate's ChinditsMarch or Die: Story of Wingate's Chindits by Philip Chinnery
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An excellent account of the Chindit story.
Across the Threshold of Battle: Behind Japanese Lines with Wingate's Chindits - Burma 1943Across the Threshold of Battle: Behind Japanese Lines with Wingate's Chindits - Burma 1943 by Harold James
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This is probably the best memoir of the first operation.
The Road Past Mandalay (Cassell Military Paperbacks)The Road Past Mandalay (Cassell Military Paperbacks) by John Masters
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A brilliant piece of war reportage, undoubtedly the best memoir of the second operation.
A Signal Honour: With the Chindits and XIV Army in Burma.A Signal Honour: With the Chindits and XIV Army in Burma. by Robin Painter
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A fine memoir that includes the first Chindit operation.
Beyond the Chindwin: The Story of the Number Five Column of the Wingate Expedition into Burma, 1943Beyond the Chindwin: The Story of the Number Five Column of the Wingate Expedition into Burma, 1943 by Bernard Fergusson
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The story of a column on the first operation told by its commander.
Fighting Mad: One Man's Guerrilla WarFighting Mad: One Man's Guerrilla War by Michael Calvert
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Another first-class memoir.
Any Time Any Place: History of USAF Air Commandos and Special OperationsAny Time Any Place: History of USAF Air Commandos and Special Operations by Philip Chinnery
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The story of 1st Air Commando, the American air unit that supported the second operation.
Back to MandalayBack to Mandalay by Lowell Thomas
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1st Air Commando, mainly through the words of its commander, Colonel James Cochran.
The Chindit War: Stilwell, Wingate, and the Campaign in Burma, 1944The Chindit War: Stilwell, Wingate, and the Campaign in Burma, 1944 by Shelford Bidwell
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A reasonable and considered account of the second operation.