Michael Calvert (1913–1998)
Author of Chindits: Long Range Penetration
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- Canonical name
- Calvert, Michael
- Legal name
- Calvert, James Michael
- Other names
- Calvert, Mike
- Birthdate
- 1913-03-06
- Date of death
- 1998-11-26
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- male
- Education
- University of Cambridge (St. John's College)
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- DSO and Bar
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- UK
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- Rohtak, Delhi, India
- Place of death
- Richmond-upon-Thames, Surrey, England
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- Rohtak, Delhi, India
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Chindits--long range penetration (Ballantine's illustrated history of the violent century. Weapons book) by Michael Calvert
This volume covers the special force 'Chindits' introduced into the Burma Campaign of WWII. Operating behind the Japanese lines, the Chindits were supplied by air and ushered in a new type of conducting war.
The Chindits, officially as Long Range Penetration Groups, were special operations units of the British and Indian armies which saw action in 1943–1944 .
The Chindits, officially as Long Range Penetration Groups, were special operations units of the British and Indian armies which saw action in 1943–1944 .
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