Return of the Chindits - Pacific War #73 DOCUMENTARY

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Kings and Generals' historical animated documentary series covering the Pacific War week by week continues. Join us today as we cover the end of Operation Longcloth, the first Chindits Expedition under Brigadier Wingate, and the direct aftermath of the important Battle of the Komandorski Islands.
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#1 - Pearl Harbor: • Attack on Pearl Harbor...
#2 - Invasion of Malaya: • Japanese Invasion of M...
#3 - Guam, Wake, the Philippines: • Japan Attacks Everywhe...
#4 - Borneo, Philippines: • Japan Continues Attack...
#5 - Wake Island: • Fall of Wake Island - ...
#6 - Kampar: • Battle of Kampar - Pac...
#7 - Slim River: • Battle of Slim River -...
#8 - Dutch East Indies: • Battle for the Dutch E...
#9 - New Britain: • Invasion of New Britai...
#10 - Fall of Malaya: • Fall of Malaya - Pacif...
#11 - Makassar: • Battle of Makassar Str...
#12 - Fall of Singapore: • Fall of Singapore - Pa...
#13 - Sumatra: • Japanese Invasion of S...
#14 - Timor: • Japanese Invasion of T...
#15 - Java: • Fall of Java - Pacific...
#16 - Rangoon: • Fall of Rangoon - Paci...
#17 - US Response: • How the US Responded t...
#18 - Tojo: • Hideki Tojo: Bringing ...
#19 - Japanese Raids in the Indian Ocean: • Japanese Raids in the ...
#20 - Bataan: • Fall of Bataan & The B...
#21 - Doolittle Raid: • Doolittle Raid: Americ...
#22 - Japanese Advance on Burma Road: • Japanese Advance on Bu...
#23 - Australia's Pearl Harbor: • Australia's Pearl Harb...
#24 - Coral Sea: • Battle of the Coral Se...
#25 - Fall of the Philippines: • Fall of the Philippine...
#26 - Fall of Burma: • Fall of Burma - Pacifi...
#27 - Sei-Go: • How Japan Responded to...
#28 - Midway: • Battle of Midway - Pac...
#29 - Japanese Invasion of Alaska: • Japanese Invasion of A...
#30 - Japanese Attack on Sydney: • Japanese Attack on Syd...
#31 - MacArthur and the Philippines: • How MacArthur Caused t...
#32 - Attacks New Guinea: • Japan Attacks New Guin...
#33 - Biological Warfare in China: • Japanese War Crimes: B...
#34 - Japan Attacks the Continental United States: • Japan Attacks the Cont...
#35 - Invasion of Buna-Gona: • Invasion of Buna-Gona ...
#36 - Kokoda: • Battle of Kokoda - Pac...
#37 - Invasion of Solomon Islands: • Invasion of Solomon Is...
#38 - Savo Island: • Battle of Savo Island ...
#39 - Raid on Makin Island: • Raid on Makin Island -...
#40 - Battle of Eastern Solomons: • Battle of Eastern Solo...
#41 - Isurava: • Australia's Thermopyla...
#42 - Milne Bay: • Battle of Milne Bay - ...
#43 - Bloody Ridge: • Battle of the Bloody R...
#44 - Ioribaiwa: • Battle of the Ioribaiw...
#45 - Matanikau: • Battle of Matanikau - ...
#46 - Cape Esperance: • Battle of Cape Esperan...
#47 - Kokoda Track Counteroffensive: • Kokoda Track Counterof...
#48 - Henderson Field: • Battle for Henderson F...
#49 - Santa Cruz Islands: • Battle of the Santa Cr...
#50 - Oivi-Gorari: • Battle of Oivi-Gorari ...
#51 - Guadalcanal: • Naval Battle of Guadal...
#52 - Buna-Gona: • Battle of Buna-Gona - ...
#53 - Carlson's Patrol: • Carlson's Long Patrol ...
#54 - Tassafaronga: • Battle of Tassafaronga...
#55 - Fall of Gona: • Fall of Gona - Allied ...
#56 - Battle of Mount Austen: • Battle of Mount Austen...
#57 - 1st Arakan Campaign: • First Arakan Campaign ...
#58 - Fall of Buna: • Fall of Buna - Pacific...
#59 - Sanananda: • Sanananda Campaign - P...
#60 - Galloping/Sea Horse: • Galloping Horse and Se...
#61 - End of Buna-Gona: • End of the Battle of B...
#62 - Rennell Island: • Battle of Rennell Isla...
#63 - End of Guadalcanal: • End of the Guadalcanal...
#64 - Wau: • Battle of Wau - Pacifi...
#65 - First Chindits: • Britain Strikes Back A...
#66 - Landing at Amchitka: • Landing at Amchitka - ...
#67 - Bismarck Sea: • Battle of the Bismarck...
#68 - Blackett Strait: • Battle at the Blackett...
#69 - Operation Longcloth: • Operation Longcloth - ...
#70 - Komandorski Islands: • Battle of the Komandor...
#71 - Pacific Conference: • Military Conference th...
#72 - Japan Counterattacks: • Japan Tries to Counter...
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[@fibblit2394]

can you add your exclusive content to nebula? theyre at a critical mass now where it's worth signing up for imo. im sure your content would be welcome there.

[@wolfu597]

When Wingate crossed the Chindwin, he started leaping into the air, because the sand on the west bank were so hot since he had crossed the river in bare feet. This made many onlookers to think that Wingate had lost his mind. And everyone who returned asked themselves: has Wingate come back? Wingate had lost 1/3 of his men during Longcloth. 1000 killed or capture, and 600 of the survivors never saw active service again. And a such he expected to be court-martialed upon his return to India. Instead, he was promoted to Major-General. And the Chindits became world famous, depicted in the media as the first unit that could match the Japanese in the jungle.

[@ObliviousPenguin]

I might be missing something, but it looks like they marched into the jungle, blew a couple of bridges up and then got absolutely annihilated in countless ambushes by the Japanese. Perhaps you'd be able to explain why they were so famous?

[@wolfu597]

@@ObliviousPenguin The Chindits mission was to disrupt the Mandalay-Myitkina railway, which they did. While also ambushing Japanese truck convoys and attacking Japanese outposts. Which they did, but the overall material damage was small. However, the real impact on the Japanese was psychologically. Up until now, the British had shown that they could not match the Japanese in the jungle, as we have seen with the Arakan offensive. And now, we have 3000 British soldiers simply crossing the Chinwin without the Japanese even noticing it, marching for hundreds of miles behind their lines, blowing up their rail lines, their lines of communications and ambushing their units, only to disappear into the jungle. And the Japanese had no idea of how many there were. They tried to encircle them like they have done so successfully in Malaya, Singapore and Burma. But instead of capturing entire units, all they got was a small unit here and there, of men who were sick or wounded. The Chindits marched for a 1000 miles into what the Japanese considered to be their 'safe space', with 2/3 of the Chindits managed to escape back to friendly lines. The material damage was small, but the pyschological damage was much greater. The Japanese realised that they could no longer sit on the defensive in Burma. The Japanese High Command began to look into what would become known as Operation U-Go, which would culminate in the battles of Imphal and Kohima. The impacts of op. Longcloth on the Japanese Army, were similar to those of the Doolittle raid on the Imperial Japanese Navy (Which resulted in the sinking of 4 carriers at Midway). Furthermore, the lessons learned from this operation would be put to good use during the Chindits second incursion into Burma, and an american unit called 'Merrils Marauders' would also benefit from the lessons learned.

[@ObliviousPenguin]

@@wolfu597 Apologies for the late response, and thank you for your insightful explanation, it's made things a lot clearer to me now.

[@4nthr4x]

@@wolfu597 Thanks!

[@brokenbridge6316]

The Chindit's are a very interesting group of soldiers. And often not talked about enough.

[@williamromine5715]

I had always knew the operation had been tough. Your video shows just how wide spread it was, but difficult it was for the troops to get back to India or China. It's amazing that any of them it back to safety. For all of its loses in men and material, basically it was a success. It stopped the Japanese advance, disrupted its supply chain, and showed that the Japanese were not "super men". Thank you for continuing to produce first class videos.

[@blockmasterscott]

Man, this was like watching an exciting action movie. Well done! 👍

[@brianfasher9378]

Hi Guys at Kings And Generals. I love your work. I think that an episode or episodes on Australia and New Zealand's defensive preparations would be very interesting. Both countries built extensive coastal fortifications, especially in and around ports. A huge variety of Territorial Army and Militia units even up to division size were mobilized in both countries, home guard battalions were formed, armed and trained, the production of weapons, and armored vehicles, munitions, and other improvised equipment was extended or begun. Civilian aircraft were converted into bombers and reconnaissance aircraft. Ships like the Monowai were converted into Armed Merchant Cruisers while smaller ships and boats were adapted for mine sweeping and other roles. All in all, I would love to see episodes covering these fortifications, preparations, and military units. They are all too often overlooked as many did not see action overseas, but there existence played an important role in overall victory.

[@samwill7259]

One of those units that I would wear on my lapel for the rest of my LIFE. If you were a Chindit, how could you have possibly resisted telling EVERYBODY

[@davidhughes8357]

K&G Have always been my favorite. You have never let me down and I will always stand with you. No matter what. I appreciate your hard work. THANK YOU ALL.

[@dialogue62]

In the Burma section when all the groups are racing back to India or China, it got confusing with the way one group would be followed then the calendar reset, then another group with another calendar reset, repeat, repeat... It would be nice if there was a summary at the end showing all of the rondels in flight with the same calendar. I think that would also do a lot for showing the complexity of the operations in that theater.

[@Shifty69569]

Thank you for supporting VTH! Really shows' where my subs and views go.

[@paintingpanzers]

Another fantastic episode!! The series on the Chindits has been my favourite thus far!

[@ozzyrangel6727]

Same, really been enjoying this theatre along with the North Atlantic (Aleutian) one.

[@paintingpanzers]

@@ozzyrangel6727 Yeah, it has been amazing!

[@aegystierone8505]

The Chindit losses from just trying to get back to India is quite painful to watch.

[@jokerrhe]

the should have all went to China like Column 7

[@Maverick0451]

Incredible as always!!! I'm a long-time viewer, and I swear this is one of my personal favorite series, the detail is absolutely incredible!!! You provide the macro perspective with the strategic details, but also the small unit actions of so many individual units, and in this case even the scattered remnants of units tactically retreating. Thank you as always for all the work that goes into this, I'm a history nerd and this channel is one of my favorite ways to learn more about different parts of history!!!

[@zackbrandt6012]

Tuesday 9:00 am best time of the week

[@richardstone5552]

Thanks for your hard work

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

A well deserved rest for the Chindits that reached China.

[@musicmind6634]

natives were the real mvps

[@jozzieokes3422]

agreed

[@irishpsalteri]

I very much enjoy this series.

[@jozzieokes3422]

For the algorithm gods, K&G!

[@PearsHoney]

Beautifully made. Thank you 💎 What a great explanation and informative use of the map ! Thank God for modern technology to show the young ones what happened in World War 2. ~Wingate 🌹 NZ.

[@jonbaxter2254]

Love seeing this underappreciated theatre.

[@arandomguy007]

Another amazing episode

[@jonbaxter2254]

Alexander seems to attract ambushes like flies, poor guy.

[@-RONNIE]

Thanks for the information as always 👍🏻

[@ronb.8920]

Thanks!

[@BroncoBoyJ]

For the EMPEROR!!!!!

[@lostmusic99]

_I serve the Emperor!_

[@impostor101]

Shiniiieee

[@shinsenshogun900]

Tenno Heikai Banzai!!!

[@anthonybush607]

You’re about 30,000 years to early…Dorn sends his regards.

[@impostor101]

@ehteshamraian4768 oh good for yow ... so how did go

[@robbabcock_]

Great episode! ⚔🔥🙌

[@brandonsirochinsky3732]

I am engaging with this video and think other history fans would love it on their home page!

[@stevelebreton3489]

Thanks for the video

[@babayega3987]

Hey my grandfather was part of the chindits. He joined the 153 Gorkha parachute battalion as a soldier. He later joined the Indian Army as an officer in 1947 after independence and retired as a Brigadier.

[@pencilpauli9442]

Attack anywhere? Oh...my bad! lol

[@Desperate-Drive3423]

I know this has nothing to do with this video but could you make a series about the roman invasion of britain (43-96 AD )and about the rise of the franks (clovis the first)! I am trying to watch your videos chronological :)

[@mustafakemalpasha983]

As always, your videos are awesome. We would also greatly appreciate it if you could cover the topic of the Turkish War of Independence (May 19, 1919 - Jul 24, 1923).

[@MasterChiefSamus]

Japanese in Kiska: They're coming! Americans on their way to Attu: April Fools!

[@TheAnglishTimes]

Good series!

[@jessejojojohnson]

0:22 > With the conclusion of the Battles for Guadacanal and Buna Gona, both the allies and Japanese had to meet to discuss what their new plans for the future will be... How about end hostilities eh?

[@theawesomeman9821]

I salute the British and Burmese guerillas who fought the Japanese.

[@brainflash1]

Why did they replace the 35th Division with the 7th?

[@Taistelukalkkuna]

Likely military command brainfart.

[@paku5311]

Next episode will be assasination of admiral yamamoto 😢

[@beachboy0505]

Excellent video 📹 New history revealed and disclosed

[@adamndirtyape]

Is it just me but do the operations of the Chindits ultimately seem pointless? Whatever disruption they caused seems to be vastly overwhelmed by the loss of men and resources that probably could have been used better elsewhere. The poor results don't reflect badly on the brave men involved but were a fault of bad planning.

[@pecadodeorgullo5963]

Well, it had other effects since it forced the Japanese to commit more units to defending Burma and stalled any thoughts of a Japanese offensive into India since the Japanese would be more concerned about expelling the guerilla units. It also denied Japan access to northern Burma which used by allied planes to supply China. Furthermore, it laid the groundwork for future incursions into Burma as many natives had sided with the commonwealth and taught the commonwealth many lessons in what was necessary for success in Burma. To conclude, the chindits merely bought the commonwealth time and information for their upcoming operations in Burma. I can't for operation U-go.

[@DaHuntsman1]

Every soldier Japan had to commit to defending their railways and guarding against further commando raids was a soldier not being committed to a offensive elsewhere. While costly in manpower, the Chindit expeditions did prove their usefulness in not only disrupting Japanese operations in the region, but in also de-mystifying the belief that the Japanese were somehow the best jungle fighters in the world, proving that British troops, properly trained and led, could go toe to toe with them.

[@davidryan9008]

Great stuff

[@andypanda4927]

Adak! Wonderful, sunny, Adam. Where here is a woman behind every tree and warm, balmy breezes . . . NOT! At least, as Coasties, we got Togo out on the ocean or our duties. Poor molluscs were stuck there until rotation out. . . Or going around the bend - happened to some. . . Durn cutter rolled even at its moorings. Constantly warned to stay on trails if hiking. Why? The, possible, myth of crevasses under the tundra or old ordnance. Not sure about ordnance , but, tundra had deep sags in some areas. Bad enough in early 70s, shudder to think of conditions in WW-2.

[@Shax19]

Every time I see a notification for this series my dopamine spikes a bit

[@Guamurphy1952]

thnx

[@Broken_dish]

after doing the pacific covering vietnam would be interesting week by week or month by month i feel like the average person now adays knows next to nothing about the war id love to see the europe and africa front of ww2 week by week but id def take vietnam anyday this is the best series on youtube makes my week when the episode comes out

[@KingsandGenerals]

Noted!

[@ozzyrangel6727]

If they do cover Vietnam, I hope they also do a prelude similar to what they did for the Pacific. Maybe a couple of videos on the background of how the region became a French colony and then the lead-up to World War II just to set the stage.

[@markusskram4181]

Love The vid

[@westthebest3910]

The guy in the thumbnail looks like the guy from vlogging through history.

[@spentazvestky9134]

Yes

[@Patrick_Cooper]

Question, how is this is the first time I have ever heard of the P43 Lancer. Had to Google it. I am a avid WW2 fan, and have read 100's of books, watched thousands of hours of WW2 film and videos, but have never heard of it... Is that weird, or am I just getting old...

[@neiloflongbeck5705]

I have one answer for you about why you've never heard of the P-43 Lancer. It's because too many books have focused on the more famous aircraft that served in this war. Plus it only served as a fighter with the AVG in China and with the RAAF as a photo-reccon aircraft for about a year (No. 1 Photo Recconnaissance Unit - 12 aircraft).

[@Patrick_Cooper]

@@neiloflongbeck5705 True, but I watch a lot of videos. About WW2 airplanes. I have read many books. It would seem that at some point I would heard of it. But then again I just learned about the Douglas B-18 Bolo this morning...

[@neiloflongbeck5705]

@@Patrick_Cooper I too read as much as I can about the aircraft if both World Wars and first came across the P-43 in a book about the P-47 in the chapter about the history of Republic and its predecessor. I guess different authors/publishers have different ideas of what is important.

[@Patrick_Cooper]

I probably read it somewhere, since I started my WW2 craze in the early 70's but didn't care, because of all the really cool fighters I saw in WW2 movies.

[@thehistorybox1163]

Cheers

[@user-qw5cq1pf4j]

チンデット作戦の本当の戦果は、アラカン山脈での戦闘が可能だと、日本軍に誤認させたことだろう。兵力的劣勢かつ鉄道インフラの貧弱なビルマでは、多方面から侵攻する敵を各個撃破することは難しい。故に1943年のビルマ方面軍によるラングーン演習では、攻勢防御による敵戦力の撃滅が立案された。結果、インパール作戦が立案され、そこに牟田口将軍の野望と保身が加わり、1944年におけるインパールの悲劇へと繋がったのだ。まさに因果は巡るものである。

[@EpicDurian6964]

I never knew about this

[@Ccdddttt]

I feel like I would have followed Wingate into Hell if ordered. "Roger that sir, packing sunscreen."

[@kylelee9474]

[@seanmiller4185]

You quote B-175 being old and reliable. I cannot find on us army list but can find B-18 Bolo being used and withdrawn from service that year

[@johnlansing2902]

These were well trained soldiers how was the Japanese Intel still so good , where was their information coming from ?

[@zainmudassir2964]

I think the initiative has moved away from Japan by this point.

[@matthewjay660]

Hello Devin and Kings and Generals 🫡. I have a thought. What would you guys think about changing "French Indochina" on your maps to "VICHY French Indochina?" I say this because in 1943 there are indeed TWO different* Frances fighting: Free France versus Vichy France. Martinique, Guadeloupe, Corsica, New Caledonia (in the Pacific), and Algeria in 1943 are all Free French Forces, whereas Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam, ([Vichy] French Indochina) was still under Axis Japanese control.

[@me0101001000]

I wonder if you'll do the Chinese Civil War soon.

[@minoru5760]

More brilliant than usual! Although Brits skillful and fierce commando ops in animation, in global strength they were part of Galactic Empire than the Rebel Alliance (expect for their ideology)

[@mariustan07]

I'm deeply interested in how can i know the name of the song you guys use in the intro and outro?

[@skyrimboyahmet4909]

Hey kings and generals can you do video about Crimean tatars?

[@EcclesiastesLiker-py5ts]

Deja vu.

[@joesemansmmr41]

How about history of malacca empire,where east and west gather there for spice.south east asia where the sea nomad,head hunter and the boogeyman/the bugis man come from.

[@chrisroberts2843]

I have been regularly watching and enjoying this series, but the resolution on this episode was poor for me; I could not read the info boxes, so lost a lot of content. Did anyone else have this issue?

[@Heike--]

Too much text; video producer had to reduce size to get it to fit. He's probably young with good eyes, and has no idea whatsoever about the fact that reading small text gets difficult the older you get.

[@bigsarge2085]

💥💥💥

[@rezwanshuvo3537]

So the brits befriended the Chin, Kachin & the Karen people......greatly benefitted by them...... during their hard days.......making promises.....false promises that they will have their Independence......right to self determination & independent state ; That still remain a scar for these ethnicities.

[@adarshs4553]

Vedios on INDO - PAK war, pls

[@mikefingbond3888]

It's pronounced "ay-dak" ay as in "say" "day" "pay" "way". Source: am Alaskan

[@Murph945]

What happened to the men captured by the Japanese?

[@minoru5760]

@@leftistsarenotpeople And IJA POWs were forced to digging graves for British corpses and disposal of shits for survivors after the War. Cause and effect

[@Bullet-Tooth-Tony-]

Beheaded or force into labour

[@TommyGlint]

The River Kwai is in Thailand, so that is rather doubtful. Many ended up in Rangoon gaol. They were still forced to work for the Japanese, but not a bridge in Thailand though.

[@StreetDrilla]

could you one day do the Afghan-Mughal wars?

[@mysticonthehill]

It is sad knowing how Britain later failed its allies in Burma leaving the Karens and Kachins who bravely assisted them time and time again to the mercy of the government of Rangoon.

[@-JA-]

👍

[@normanwijaya]

What's with the weird drop shadows in this episode?

[@jankusthegreat9233]

Hi

[@normanwijaya]

What's with the weird drop shadows in this episode...

[@Ihavpickle]

Should I watch this video? Or should I do the dishes?

[@KingsandGenerals]

Yes

[@LichsuhoathinhDrabattle]

*Great video, Is anyone watching with me?😘*

[@johnboxler8989]

We killed Yamamoto

[@thebirdbrand]

Schwelly

[@caloricphlogistonandthelum4008]

I can't help feeling you're not really giving the Burma campaign the attention it deserves

[@extrahistory8956]

Except that they are. This is the most amount of detail I've ever seen about thus far about this campaign. Where else has the 1st Arakan campaign and Operation Longcloth have been as extensively covered by a documentary series as here?

[@karldubhe8619]

cfa

[@PlayGames-mb9gh]

I thought that was Andrew Schultz

[@impostor101]

Spoilers alert operator vengeance is the fall of yamamoto

[@georgepatton93]

The chindits seemed like one of those spectacular failures that was so weird and wacky that it caught people's attention and all the good press, thus exonerated it from being seriously criticized

[@TommyGlint]

What on Earth are you talking about?! Firstly, while perhaps not being resounding, unequivocal succeses, calling they “failures” is a bit much. Secondly, the 2 Chindit operations were critizised even before the started, and was opposed and critzised during the operations and even after the war.

[@georgepatton93]

@@TommyGlint My take on it was that the Chindit operation took a lot of resource, especially pulling veteran troops from other units, potentially sapping their operating abilities. While this did achieve some strategical success like making the Japanese redeploying their forces and buying the British some time before the next offensive, it did not seem sustainable in the long run. Even with the success, a huge portion of the veteran troops were so weaken they played no further role in the war, not a smart move , especially in the Indian theatre when organization and logistic issues were already severe enough, now you lack the veterans to lead your troops on a tactical level, that had the potential to go South real quick

[@jamielacourse7578]

Send them after Putin. My money's on the Chindits. Fair dinkem'.......

[@Heike--]

Is someone using these videos to train himself in video production or something? The drop shadows were distracting enough already, now they're moving around with the camera? Keep it simple, please. The action is in the ocean, not in the video production showing off.

[@YahiaTheGreat]

I can only see it was a terrible disaster for the British empire army!

[@dcpack]

The pronunciation of "Adak" is surprisingly painful.

[@khatian6350]

Why didn't you cover the political situation in Bengal Province? Haq government was toppled even without presenting the budget causing the notorious Bengal Famine claiming Five Million lives? Hope you will make an episode how foods were stockpiled for allied soldiers and denying Bengalis. And the effect of Scorching Earth Policy resulting the famine.

[@minoru5760]

British perspective sometimes ignores British stigma

[@Heike--]

Why don't YOU make your own videos? Jesus, you people always constantly complaining that we don't cover your petty squabbles. And on the rare occasion we do, you're all over the comments screaming that we did it wrong. Better to avoid the whole topic entirely.

[@khatian6350]

@@Heike-- In Sha Allah, We shall make. Bengal Famine of 1943 may be "petty squabbles" for you but for us it was loss of lives 5 times of the second largest city of British Empire. On which UK PM Churchill commented, "They Breed Like Rabbits". I hear same arrogance in your " petty squabbles" remark.

[@Heike--]

@@khatian6350 No matter what we do, you have nothing but ugly contempt for us. So why aren't you making your own videos, and demanding we do it for you? Isn't that colonialist? Isn't it cultural appropriation when we profit from your culture? Shouldn't you be far more capable than us?

[@TommyGlint]

@khatian6350 It is pointless making videos like that because of people like you. I’m sure you’re a nice guy, but you also seem already decided on what happend during the famine, who is to blame, and what a horrible person Churchill was, and how indifferent the British apparently was. A cyclone hit Bengal and Orissa in Oct. 1942. This caused the famine, ot destroyed much of the rice crop and the winter harvest. The alliviation of any food shortages was actually a provincial government problem to be solved LOCALLY, not by far away London. This local goverment was extremely hamstrung by the fact that WW2 was going on - no food could be brought in from the ‘normal’ alternatives to Indian grain, that is; Burma, Malay, Philippines etc. That the cyclone had destroyed huge swathes of infrastructure did not help either. But once London was made aware of the severity of the famine they DID react. No doubt Churchill could be unpleasant and had views that showed that… well, the man was born in 1874! But that does not mean that he, or the British authorities created, or was even indifferent, to the famine. It was one of the many tragedies of WW2 - a natural disaster that could easily have been countered, if the world had not been embroiled in a World War

[@beachboy0505]

Wingate was a waste of brave men and resources. Total waste of resources. No clear objectives.

[@TommyGlint]

Have you read a damn thing about the chindits?? If so, please elaborate on your defintion of “no clear objectives” and how the orders given to the chindits in ‘43 and ‘44 apparently had neither objectives or were clear. Guess they just went for a random jungle walk…

[@UmutBulut-tc4by]

you don't know about history

[@daffyd5867]

My father did ww2 and korea.. was a chindit... rarely spoke of Burma.. was like it stole his soul..

[@thehistorybox1163]

Thanks for the video

[@777rogerf]

Thanks!