Gurkhas at War: In Their Own Words
by J.P. Cross
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- Paperback
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- ISBN 10
- 1848328176
- ISBN 13
- 9781848328174
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Frontline Books, 2016. Paperback. New. New tightly bound softcover in printed wraps. 8vo. Clean text free of marks or underling. B&W photo plates. Includes a glossary, list of abbreviations and an index. 320 pp.
Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. From the back cover, "The Gurkhas are a famed buy mysterious band of warrior whose history has always been told by outsiders. Gurkhas at War is the result of in-depth interviews with more than one hundred Gurkha soldiers past and present, and for the first time depicts key military campaigns in the words of the men who were there.
These eyewitness accounts include the lengthy battles against the Japanese in the Burmese jungle, the action against Communist rebels in Malaya and Hong Kong, as well as more recent deployments in the Falklands and Iraq.
J.P. Cross and Buddhiman Gurung provide a thorough introduction to Gurkha culture, a historical overview of each campaign fought, and record of of some of the peculiarities of their encounters with these most resilient of soldiers.
Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. From the back cover, "The Gurkhas are a famed buy mysterious band of warrior whose history has always been told by outsiders. Gurkhas at War is the result of in-depth interviews with more than one hundred Gurkha soldiers past and present, and for the first time depicts key military campaigns in the words of the men who were there.
These eyewitness accounts include the lengthy battles against the Japanese in the Burmese jungle, the action against Communist rebels in Malaya and Hong Kong, as well as more recent deployments in the Falklands and Iraq.
J.P. Cross and Buddhiman Gurung provide a thorough introduction to Gurkha culture, a historical overview of each campaign fought, and record of of some of the peculiarities of their encounters with these most resilient of soldiers.
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- Bookseller
- The Anthropologists Closet (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2521
- Title
- Gurkhas at War: In Their Own Words
- Author
- J.P. Cross
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 1848328176
- ISBN 13
- 9781848328174
- Publisher
- Frontline Books
- Place of Publication
- Barnsley, S Yorkshire, Uk
- Date Published
- 2016
- Keywords
- Burma, British Army, Soldiers, Borneo, Fauklands, India, Baling, Japan, War,
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