JUNGLE, JUNGLE, LITTLE CHINDIT
Written by Patrick Boyle, Jon Musgrave-Wood
Illustrated by Patrick Boyle, Jon Musgrave-Wood
Published by Hollis & Carter
in 1944
JUNGLE, JUNGLE, LITTLE CHINDIT
Written by Patrick Boyle, Jon Musgrave-Wood.
Illustrated by Patrick Boyle, Jon Musgrave-Wood.
Stock no. 1326908
1st.
1944.
Hardback.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
An illuminating document on jungle warfare. Beige cloth, blue title to spine and vignette to front cover. 97 pages, top edge blue. B/w illustrations throughout. A nice, bright copy with pale foxing to prelims and foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper has a small piece missing to top front edge and the white rear panel is a bit grubby.
Front cover
Contents
- CHAPTER
- Foreword
- 1. The Chindit : What is it?
- 2. Unfriendly Troops
- 3. Friendly Troops
- 4. Chindits with four Legs
- 5. The Flying Machines
- 6. The Rich, Green Impenetrable
- 7. "12 Words for Ninepence"
- 8. The Stronghold
- 9. "Excuse me, Sir - but that's a Track, not a railway"
- 10. "Fetch me a Compass and keep the Bearings Oiled"
- 11. The Halt Game
- 12. The Cup that Chars
- 13. "Stop that Ruddy Noise"
- 14. The Fun that the Pathfinders have
- 15. "One more River to cross"
- 16. Blocking the Hon. Way
- 17. Concealment and Camouflage
- 18. "Hush! Here they come - I think"
- 19. "the Rains come"
- Glossary