Gurkhas at War
Subtitle: Eyewitness Accounts from World War II to Iraq
Contributors: John Chapple (Foreword); J. P. Cross (Editor); Buddhiman Gurung (Editor)
Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
Published: June 29, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9781591143178
Subjects: Military - Other; History / Military History; Asia - India & South Asia; Military - General; History; History - Military / War; Military
Description: he result of unprecedented in-depth interviews with Gurkha soldiers past and present, Gurkhas at War depicts key military campaigns of the twentieth century. These eyewitness accounts cover the lengthy battles against the Japanese in Burma, the action against Communist rebels in Malaya and Hong Kong, plus more recent deployment of Gurkhas in the Falklands, the Gulf, the Balkans, and East Timor. The result is a powerful and intimate introduction to Gurkha culture and recruiting traditions and an insider s view on the numerous issues facing the Gurkhas today in Nepal and in context with the British Army.