Orde Wingate gave his life in the fight against Japan whilst leading his famous chindit troops in Burma. A difficult man he alienated as many fellow soldiers as he impressed, with his ideas on irregular warfare.Before Burma he also clashed with the British establishment as he trained and led Jewish fighters in a pre state of Israel, Holy land.Orde wingate was a quintessential British eccentric and a British warrior through and through.
Friday, 23 May 2008
True Brit 4
Orde Wingate gave his life in the fight against Japan whilst leading his famous chindit troops in Burma. A difficult man he alienated as many fellow soldiers as he impressed, with his ideas on irregular warfare.Before Burma he also clashed with the British establishment as he trained and led Jewish fighters in a pre state of Israel, Holy land.Orde wingate was a quintessential British eccentric and a British warrior through and through.
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i had an uncle emil barlow who made that march and then was put in the bottom of a japanese boat with 2.000 of his comrads and the blown up by americans because it was an enemy boat
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