Recommended Books

FROM DINGLE TO DELHI

by

JACK LINDO

 

The story of Jack's early life in Liverpool and later followed by his experiences

whilst fighting overseas with the Kings Liverpool Reg. and his proud association

with Wingate's Chindits. An exciting firsthand account of the fight in Burma against the Japanese.

Available only from Jacks Web Site:http://web.ukonline.co.uk/jack.lindo/index.htm

Email grangewood@ukonline.co.uk

MAD MIKE

by

DAVID ROONEY

 

The story of Bgd. Michael Calvert. This book includes his brief but dramatic service

in Norway in 1940, his role in the foundation of the commandoes and after the

Chindit campaigns his command of the SAS in the dying months of the war in Europe. This is the story of a brave man who was probably Britain's greatest modern warrior.

Published by Pen & Sword Books. ISBN 085052543.8

PRISONERS OF HOPE

by

MICHAEL CALVERT

 

Prisoners of Hope is the classic work on guerilla warfare as experienced by the commander in action. The leading protagonist on behalf of Wingate's idea's and defender of his reputation. Of the many thousands of books that have been written about the second world war this book is one of the very few acknowledged masterpieces.

Published by Leo Cooper. ISBN 085052 492 X

FIGHTING MAD

by

MICHAEL CALVERT

 

This is the author's personal story which tells of some of the things that happend to him before and during the War. Calvert tells of how he fought in the snow and ice of Norway, in the steaming jungles of Burma, and on the battlefields of Europe, where in 1945 he commanded the crack Special Air Service Brigade.

 

Published by Airlife Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1 85310762X

SUNSET IN THE EAST

by

JOHN HUDSON

John Hudson's book is well worth reading for it's vivid description of the brutal and sustained fighting through the siege of Imphal on the central Burma front. An exciting fighting mans account of front line action; it is an important contribution to military history.

Published by Pen & Sword Books. ISBN 0 85052 846 1

Pen & Sword Books.