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Lieutenant) October 05, 2014

Written by the U.S. Air Force to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Air Force, this is a short history of the 1st American Volunteer Group (AVG) of the Chinese Air Force, nicknamed the Flying Tigers. It was commanded by Claire Lee Chennault and composed of pilots from the...read more

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The Flying Tigers are flying in close formation. Every pilot in that picture is looking at the airplane next to him and trying to maintain his position by maintaining the same view of his neighbor. The pilot in front looking at the camera plane is doing the same thing. Planes were much slower...read more

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Shared by Chindit (

Lieutenant) September 28, 2014

... At the “Quadrant”summit conference held in Quebec in August 1943, future allied military policy was the agenda. The British were under pressure to take offensive action in the Burma theatre. Churchill, with Wingate by his side, persuaded the allied chiefs to embark on a second, larger...read more

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Lieutenant) September 28, 2014

... The story of the first expedition was inked onto paper by General Sir Archibald Wavell, the Commander-in Chief of India. At the start of 1942, as Burma brewed up in a maelstrom of war and relentless Japanese invasion, it was decided to bring in a Middle East expert to train Chang Kai-Shek’s...read more

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Shared by Chindit (

Lieutenant) September 28, 2014

"War in the Wilderness" is the most comprehensive account ever published of the human aspects of the Chindit war in Burma. The word 'Chindit' will always have a special resonance in military circles. Every Chindit endured what is widely regarded as the toughest sustained Allied combat experience...read more

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Shared by Chindit (

Lieutenant) September 27, 2014

The Chindits were a British India 'Special Force'" that served in Burma and India in 1943 and 1944 during the Burma Campaign in World War II. They were formed to put into effect Orde Wingate's newly developedguerrilla warfare tactic of long-range penetration. The Chindits were trained to operate...read more

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Shared by Chindit (

Lieutenant) September 27, 2014

Most of these photographs came from specific collections. Some are refreshingly new — some I hadn’t seen until recently. Unless mentioned otherwise, all photographs are from 1944. If you have a photo that you would like to contribute, kindly e-mail it to me. Naturally, all photos will be...read more

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Shared by Chindit (

Lieutenant) September 27, 2014

Cuando Japón declaró la guerra a Gran Bretaña el 7 de Diciembre de 1941, Malasia, Singapur y Birmania sucumbieron a la imparable ofensiva japonesa por la jungla. Los británicos llegaron realmente a creer que los nipones eran una especie de “superhombres invencibles”, imposibles de derrotar. Algo...read more

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Shared by Chindit (

Lieutenant) September 26, 2014

Ordinary soldiers asked to do the extraordinary, the British Chindits of Burma in WW2 have earned a fearsome reputation for bravery and sheer bloody mindedness in their drawn out daring raids behind Japanese lines. In a hostile environment, these men, nicknamed after a mythological Burmese...read more

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The short version: Japan's actions from 1852 to 1945 were motivated by a deep desire to avoid the fate of 19th-century China and to become a great power. For Japan, World War II grew from a conflict historians call the Second Sino-Japanese War. The Second Sino-Japanese War began in earnest in...read more

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"The Flying Tigers; Chennault's American Volunteer Group in China" by Braxton Eisel

The Flying Tigers over China, 1942

In 1944 – The Second & Last Expedition

In 1943 – The First Expedition

"War in the Wilderness: The Chindits in Burma 1943-1944" by Tony Redding

The Chindits (Gladiators of World War II)

The Chindits – A Photo Record (Vol. 1)

Chindits

Chindit Boxed Set: 20 metal miniatures (28 mm, Bolt Action)

What Sparked Japan's Aggression During World War II?

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