376pp, several black and white photographic plates and maps. Fuchsia cloth-covered boards; gilt titles on spine. 8vo. Lightly rubbed spine ends. Top text block edge dusty, remaining edges starting to tan. Front pastedowns starting to fox, free endpapers tanning. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has light shelf wear, chipping to edges, mirrors book damage, not price clipped.
A thorough biography Major General Orde Wingate (1903 – 1944), an Army officer and creater of the Chindit deep-penetration missions into Japanese-held areas during the Burma Campaign of World War II.
