Chindit affair : a memoir of the war in burma / by Frank Baines ; [edited by Brian Mooney and Antony Edmonds].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Baines, Frank, 1915-1987.

Contributor:

Mooney, Brian, 1949-

Edmonds, Antony.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Baines, Frank, 1915-1987.

Baines, Frank.

World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Burma.

World War, 1939-1945.

World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, British.

Genre:

Personal narratives -- British.

Autobiographies.

Personal narratives.

Physical Description:

xiv, 242 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Barnsley : Pen & Sword, 2011.

Summary:

In this previously unpublished memoir, Baines (1915-1987) describes his experiences as a staff captain in the British Army during the Second World War, primarily engaging Japanese forces in Burma as part of the 111 Indian Infantry Brigade. Unique among war journals is the author's acknowledgement of an affair with his male teenage assistant. B&w photographs from Burma are provided but no notes or index. Distributed in the US by Casemate. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Chapter 1 111 Brigade 1

Chapter 2 Mule Problems 11

Chapter 3 Ready for War 29

Chapter 4 Into the War Zone 47

Chapter 5 Lift-Off 63

Chapter 6 Burma 77

Chapter 7 Across the Irrawaddy 92

Chapter 8 The Gangaw Hills 103

Chapter 9 A Change of Plan 114

Chapter 10 The March North 131

Chapter 11 The Build-Up to Blackpool 138

Chapter 12 Blackpool 153

Chapter 13 On the March Again 169

Chapter 14 A Court Martial 180

Chapter 15 A New Objective 188

Chapter 16 Taking Point 2171 203

Chapter 17 Holding On 214

Chapter 18 Getting Out 226

Chapter 19 Postscript - Farewell to Dal Bahadur 238.

ISBN:

1848844484

9781848844483

OCLC:

708741431