Letters

Scope and Content

From Brig. Michael Calvert [commanded 23 Brigade during Operation Thursday]: /1 19 Sep 1975, happy to discuss Wingate with him; /2 29 Oct 1975, criticises views of medical services in the official histories which tend to "denigrate guerrilla warfare", questions some of T. Taylor's recollections [see BCM/1/26]; suggests meeting other Chindit doctors for a more rounded perspective; /3 10 Mar 1976, mentions BBC programme on Wingate which is being filmed (Don Shaw, Wingate, TV play) and an article by Bidworth in War Monthly.