Can anyone dig up any information at all on Lieutenant Colonel G.G. Peel, Royal Artillery? He took command of 130 (Assault) Field Regiment on 10...
Gladiators of World War II Pagoda Hill-" It was a hell of a fight. The Japs took everybody on. It was all hand to hand fighting. Boot, butt, and...
Major John Kennedy, The Poona Horse, The Chindits and Dah Force John Kennedy was born 10.3.1915 at Neston, on the Wirral Peninsula, near...
Another very interesting interview. IWM Harold Douglas James 3/2nd Bn Gurkha Rifles with 3 Column 77 Bde Object description British officer...
IWM Interview with Harry Maples Williams 1st Bn South Staffordshire Regt This interview has a fascinating account of the ' Pagoda Hill ' action...
One for Bamboo Again the IWM turns up trumps with many hours of interviews with the remarkable ' Mad Mike ' Calvert James Michael Calvert The...
Remembering today two men who took part in Wingate's experimental Chindit mission in 1943. Rifleman Ganga Ram Rai, part of the decoy Southern...
Jack Hill died from the ravages of beri beri, in block 3 of Rangoon Jail on this day back in 1944. He was the working leader of the Guerilla...
I'll put this down very simply: Was General Wingate a military genius, the worthy creator and leader of such legendary outfits as Gideon Force...
When I was In Washington DC a few years back I went to Arlington National Cemetary... I saw the grave of General Orde Wingate and i was curious...
Rather than asking the narrow question of wether a particular nation's leadership should be role models, more applicable to the forum here is do...
I had not come across this topic with a quick browse however many members would have an interesting opinion. Some from first hand experience, to...
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