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The Gurkhas
Chris Bellamy
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Description for The Gurkhas
Paperback. The first complete history of the the world's most formidable soldiers - written by an award-winning historian Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FKN; HBW; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 318.
The Gurkhas have fought on behalf of Britain and India for nearly two hundred years. As brave as they are resilient, resourceful and cunning, they have earned a reputation as devastating fighters, and their unswerving loyalty to the Crown has always inspired affection in the British people. There are also now up to 40,000 Gurkhas in the million-strong army of modern India.
But who are the Gurkhas? How much of the myth that surrounds them is true? Award-winning historian Chris Bellamy uncovers the Gurkhas' origins in the Hills of Nepal, the extraordinary circumstances in which the British decided to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
John Murray Press
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
464
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848543447
SKU
V9781848543447
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About Chris Bellamy
Chris Bellamy is an acclaimed historian and journalist. His latest book, Absolute War: Soviet Russia in the Second World War won the Westminster Medal for Military Literature. Previously he has been Defence Correspondent at the Independent. He was shortlisted for Foreign Reporter of the Year in the British Press Awards and the Foreign Press Association Awards in 1996 for reporting ... Read more
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