Orde Wingate and the British Army, 1922-1944

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. Anglim's biography fills a significant void in the literature, making extensive use of Wingate's papers to place him firmly in the context of the British army of the time.

List of contents

Introduction; Chapter 1 The Doctrinal Background; Chapter 2 Wingate before Palestine, 1923–36; Chapter 3 Wingate and Counterterrorism in Palestine, 1937–9; Chapter 4 Wingate in Ethiopia, 1940–1; Chapter 5 Wingate in Burma – The Origins of the Chindits, 1942–3; Chapter 6 Wingate in Burma – Operations Longcloth and Thursday, and The Subsequent Development of Long Range Penetration; Chapter 7 The ‘Wingate Myth’ Reassessed;

About the author

Simon Anglim

Summary

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. Anglim's biography fills a significant void in the literature, making extensive use of Wingate's papers to place him firmly in the context of the British army of the time.

Product details

• Authors: Simon Anglim, Anglim Simon
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.01.2016
• EAN: 9781138661172
• ISBN: 978-1-138-66117-2
• No. of pages: 292
• Series: Warfare, Society and Culture
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military, HISTORY / General, HISTORY / Military / General, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Warfare and defence, Modern warfare, Biography: historical, political and military, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General