'Anglim's excellent account is a valuable addition to the subject ... a first rate analysis, dispassionate and objective, about Wingate's influence on the development of military tactics during his life.' British Army Review 'Should you read it? If you are interested in 'Wingate the Legend', it is essential; if you want to see how ambitious and driven men on the make in war succeed, it is instructive ... a serious contribution.' Royal United Services Institute Journal

• Introduction; Chapter 1 The Doctrinal Background; Chapter 2 Wingate before Palestine, 1923–36; Chapter 3 Wingate and Counterterrorism in Palestine, 1937–9; Chapter 4 Wingate in Ethiopia, 1940–1; Chapter 5 Wingate in Burma – The Origins of the Chindits, 1942–3; Chapter 6 Wingate in Burma – Operations Longcloth and Thursday, and The Subsequent Development of Long Range Penetration; Chapter 7 The ‘Wingate Myth’ Reassessed;