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1943 MajorGeneral Orde Wingate startles the military world by commanding a daring raid in the heart of Japaneseoccupied Burma But this was just the beginning

In the following year Wingate spearheaded an even more ambitious operation flying 10000 men and 1000 animals behind Japanese lines to disrupt communications and harass the Japanese forces With close tactical support from Colonel Philip Cochran Chindit was the name given to these operations and the men who made them happen

This is their story told by one man who was at the heart of it all Cipher officer Richard Rhodes James tells the story of the preparations in central India the flights deep into enemy territory and the campaign of guerrilla operations that followed

Taking the reader through the remote wilds of the jungle showing the parching heat and the relentless rain that these men experienced Rhodes James paints a detailed portrait of a band of brothers fighting for survival

Richard Rhodes James 2022 P Penguin Audio 2022