ONE of the last surviving members of the legendary Chindits special forces unit has been laid to rest with full military honours after he died aged 104. Arthur Rollins served in the famous jungle ...

THEY were the lions of the jungle – 10,000 British troops led by an eccentric genius. With their distinctive slouch hats, the Chindits were the highly trained special forces who fought the Japanese, ...

One of Britain's last remaining hero Chindits has died, taking with him first-hand memories of one of the most brutal and secretive campaigns of the Second World War. Charlie Richards, who was 104, ...

A new Army unit which will use psychology and social media to help Britain "fight in the information age" should not be created at the expense of combat troops, a former commander of British forces in ...

We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Social Media news every morning. The British Army will revive one of the most contentious special forces units of the second world war, ...

The training was conducted in the inhospitable jungle and hilly terrain between Narmada and Betwa river basins. New Delhi [India], Feb 17 (ANI): The Indian Army on Friday flagged off a Chindits Trail ...

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New Delhi [India], Mar. 9 (ANI): The Indian Army on Friday concluded its special expedition to commemorate the spirit and ethos of Indian troops employed on Burma front in the Second World War. The ...

They were led by a man Winston Churchill once called a genius, and were behind a mission that swung the war THEY were the lions of the jungle – 10,000 British troops led by an eccentric genius. With ...