Orde Wingate: Unconventional Warrior: From the 1920s to the Twenty-First Century

by Simon Anglim

Major General Orde Wingate (1903-1944) was the most controversial British military commander of the Second World War, and perhaps of the last hundred years. He splits opinion among soldiers, academics and writers seven decades after his death. His exploits in Ethiopia and Burma, in particular his creation of the Chindits, special forces who were trained to use guerrilla tactics behind the Japanese lines, have made him into a key figure in the history...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1783462183
• ISBN13: 9781783462186
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"