Orde Wingate and the British Army, 1922-1944

Major General Orde Wingate (1903–44) was the most controversial British military commander of the Second World War, due to his idiosynchratic leadership style, which led some to question his sanity, and his fiercely pro-Zionist stance. More than sixty years after his death he still splits opinion amongst soldiers, academics and writers.

Orde Wingate and the Special Night Squads: A Feasible Policy for Counter-Terrorism?

This article analyses the counter-terrorist operations carried out by Captain (later Major General) Orde Wingate in Palestine in 1938, and considers whether these might inform current operations. Wingate's Special Night Squads were formed from British soldiers and Jewish police specifically to counter terrorist and sabotage attacks. Their approach escalated from interdicting terrorist gangs to pre-emptive attacks on suspected terrorist sanctuaries to reprisal attacks after terrorist atrocities. They continued the British practice of using irregular units in counter-insurgency, which was sustained into the postwar era and contributed to the evolution of British Special Forces. Wingate's methods proved effective in pacifying terrorist-infested areas and could be applied again, but only in the face of 'friction' arising from changes in cultural attitudes since the 1930s, and from the political-strategic context of post-2001 counter-insurgent and counter-terrorist operations. In some cases, however, public opinion might not preclude the use of some of Wingate's techniques.

Orde Wingate, the Iron Wall and Counter-terrorism in Palestine, 1936-1939

A pamphlet published by the British Army's Strategic and Combat Studies Institute on the then Captain Orde Wingate's formation and command of the Anglo-Jewish Special Night Squads in the Palestine Arab revolt of 1936-1939, with a discussion of their long-term strategic and political implications.

Orde Wingate and the Theory behind the Chindit Operations: Some Recent Findings

This short paper discusses some of the theory behind the Chindit operations in Burma of 1943-44, drawing parallels between Wingate's theoretical concepts post 1990s concepts of 'manoeuvre warfare.'

Orde Wingate in the Sudan, 1928-1933: Formative Experiences of the Chindit Commander

This short paper looks at Orde Wingate's role in armed policing and counter-bandit operations in Sudan during his time with the Sudan Defence Force.

Orde Wingate in the Phony War and After, 1939-1940

An account of Wingate's time in the UK, from his return to Palestine to his departure for Ethiopia.

Orde Wingate, 'Guerrilla' Warfare and Long-Range Penetration, 1940-44

Major General Orde Wingate was a highly controversial figure in his time and remains so among historians. However, his eccentric and colourful personality has drawn attention away from the nature of his military ideas, the most important of which was his concept of long-range penetration, which originated from his observations of his operations in Italian-occupied Ethiopia in 1941, and evolved into the model he put into practice in the Chindit operations in Burma in 1943-44. A review of Wingate's own official writings on this subject reveals that long-range penetration combined local guerrilla irregulars, purpose-trained regular troops and airpower into large-scale offensive operations deep in the enemy rear, with the intention of disrupting his planning process and creating situations regular forces could exploit. This evolved organically from Major General Colin Gubbins' doctrine for guerrilla resistance in enemy occupied areas, and bears some resemblance to the operational model applied by US and Allied forces, post September 2001.

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Vorbesitzer: Alessandro Farnese

Mensajes angélicos como guías de viaje en los poemas del Ms. Esc. KIII-4 (Libro de Apolonio, Vida de Santa María Egipciaca, Libre dels tres reys d?Orient)

El objetivo del presente trabajo es analizar el motivo del viaje en el Libro de Apolonio, la Vida de Santa María Egipciaca y el Libre dels tres reys d'Orient , a través de los mensajes angélicos que lo guían, mensajes que funcionan como la mediación divina que posibilita la irrupción de lo sagrado en el ámbito profano, y que dota de una configuración particular asociada con la santidad a los personajes que reciben esos mensajes. Como recurso narrativo, los mensajes angélicos adquieren en estos poemas la forma de un marco posible para experiencias increíbles, que permite anticipar ciertos sucesos o encadenarlos para encauzar de manera verosímil cuestiones tan trascendentes como la conversión y la realidad medieval de los milagros.

Consideraciones sobre enunciación y representación en el Llibre dels fets del rei En Jaume I : la primera persona y su concomitancia en la construcción de sentido

"Retrau mon seyor sent Jacme que fe sens obres morta es. Aquesta paraula volch nostre Seyor complir en los nostres feytz". Así comienza el Llibre dels fets de Jaime I de Aragón, obra fundacional de la historiografía catalana medieval, en la cual se hace oír la voz del Rey, para dar testimonio de un destino (personal y nacional) cumplido. La construcción de la propia historia desde una perspectiva providencialista culmina con su puesta por escrito, última voluntad de Dios que Jaime cumple. Entre las estrategias que construyen el sentido del texto, lo sostienen y señalan reflexivamente el modo en que se espera que tal sentido sea entendido, nos interesa observar la productividad de la conmutación narración / comentario, que se articula a través del dispositivo de enunciación en primera persona (que postula una serie de correferencias: narrador, enunciador, portavoz, personaje, autor). El análisis plantea diversos niveles de pertinencia. Nos interesa observar los modos en que el enunciador se manifiesta respecto de su enunciado, responsabilizándose o distanciándose de ciertas opiniones, comprometiéndose con lo que dice, intentando influir persuasivamente sobre las creencias de sus enunciatarios, proyectando imágenes de sí mismo, construyendo narrativamente un efecto de verdad.