White City

mikky · 08-17-2008, 12:31 PM

Thanks guys,never thought of archives/op thursday,will give that a go.Strongly recommend reading 'prisoners of hope ' by mad Mike Calvert.Incredible soldier.
He was 77 brigade commander and led from the front.
White city,was the most successful of Wingate's strongholds,blocks on railway line ,made to provoke the japanese into attacking.
Haven't read rolo's book yet,have read quite a few others on chindits.Love the title of one i have yet to read "jungle jungle little chindit"
Regards Mikky

**Antipodean Andy** · 08-17-2008, 05:55 PM

You sound like the rest of us, Mikky, a pile of books that you'll get to eventually.

mikky · 08-18-2008, 03:24 AM

Yep,that's me ,pile of books will get into someday when can drag myself off these forums.

**bamboo43** · 08-09-2009, 05:03 PM

Hi Mikky,

I see that your post is over a year old, but long shot or not, I was in Burma last year, March 2008 and have photos of 'White City' (village of Henu), including Pagoda hill. I was on a tour of all the Chindit places of interest run by Poppy Travel, the tour company for the British Legion. The reason I was out there was that my Grandfather died in Burma (Rangoon Jail) in 1943, on the first Chindit operation 'Longcloth'. I have researched the subject very intensely and have made many contacts along the way. I have attached a picture of what Pagoda hill looks like today.

hope this finds you?

Bamboo.