Tag: Burma

Spotlight: Chindits in Burma

We’re heading to the jungles of Burma for a look at the British Chindits, formed to take on the Japanese invaders using their own tactics. ‘Chindits’ is the name given to troops under Orde Wingate during the campaign in Burma in 1943 and 44. The name derives from Chinthay, a Burmese mythical beast – effigies…