Flight by elephants: the untold story of World War Two's most daring jungle rescue

by Martin, Andrew 1962-.

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BookPublisher: Fourth Estate 2013ISBN: 9780007461523; 0007461526.Classification number: 940.5425 MARSubject(s): Mackrell | World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- BurmaSubject: In 1942 Gyles Mackrell, a tea-planter, went into North Burma with 20 elephants and a team of mahuts to rescue starving Indian army soldiers, British civilians and their servants from the pursuing Japanese. This largely unknown story paints a picture of fading British imperial virtues at their most dignified and robust.

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Includes bibliographical references and index

In 1942 Gyles Mackrell, a tea-planter, went into North Burma with 20 elephants and a team of mahuts to rescue starving Indian army soldiers, British civilians and their servants from the pursuing Japanese. This largely unknown story paints a picture of fading British imperial virtues at their most dignified and robust.

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