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BACK TO MANDALAY IBD

ORCHARD INNOVATIONS
05 / 2023
9781951682767
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Sinopsis

Back to Mandalay, first published in 1951, is noted correspondent Lowell ThomasâÇÖs engaging account of the Burma Campaign in World War II. Led by British General Orde Wingate, the book describes the formation of the Chindits -átroops specializing in operations in Japanese-occupied territoryá-áand his innovative tactics and approach to war including the use of gliders to transport large numbers of troops. Sadly, Wingate was killed in a plane crash in India in March 1944 at the age of 41. Included are 2 maps and 53 pages of illustrations.