Book, John Parker, The Gurkhas: The inside story of the worlds most feared soldiers, 1999

Physical description

Index, ill (b/w plates), maps, p.276.

Publication type

non-fiction

Summary

The author has travelled in Nepal and met many Gurkhas to investigate the background to their traditional service to Britain and the threat that this is now under. He recounts famous battles when they collected VC's and earned admiration.

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