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 ...
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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 recruit them and their rapid emergence as elite troops of the East India Company, the British Raj and the British Empire. Their special aptitude meant they were used as the first British 'Special Forces'. Bellamy looks at the wars the Gurkhas have fought this century, from the two world wars through the Falklands to Iraq and Afghanistan and examines their remarkable status now, when each year 11,000 hopefuls apply for just over 170 places in the British Army Gurkhas. Extraordinarily compelling, this book brings the history of the Gurkhas, and the battles they have fought, right up to date, and explores their future.
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Add this copy of The Gurkhas: Special Force to cart. $15.73, very good condition, Sold by Halcyon Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from LONDON, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2011 by John Murray.
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Fine in fine dust jacket. 448 p. Audience: General/trade. First edition UK hardback, 2011 John Murray (publishers). The book is in fine condition, the dustjacket is in fine condition. It is not price clipped. Illustrated.
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Fine in Near fine jacket. Fine/Near fine. John Murray, 2011. First UK edition-first printing. Black hardback(silver lettering to the spine, scratch on the cover) in fine condition, with Dj(two small creases and nicks on the edges of the Dj cover) in near fine condition. Illustrated with b/w photos, maps. The book is new with a small nick on the edges of the pages, light shelf wear on the Dj cover.437pp including List of plates, list of figures and tables, glossary and guide to military terms, notes, bibliography, index. Price un-clipped. Heavy book.
Add this copy of The Gurkhas: Special Force to cart. $71.87, very good condition, Sold by Alpha 2 Omega Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Southampton, HANTS, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2001 by John Murray Publishers.
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Near fine in Near fine jacket. Near fine condition. John Murray, 2001. First UK edition-first printing. Black hardback(silver lettering to the spine, two small nicks on the edges of the cover and spine) with Dj(two small creases and nicks on the edges of the Dj cover), both in near fine condition. Illustrated with b/w photos, maps. Nice and clean pages as new with two small ink marks inside the pages, a couple of small scratches inside the first blank page of the book, small crease on the edges of the pages. Nice and clean book.437pp including List of plates, list of figures and tables, glossary and guide to military terms, notes, bibliography, index. Price un-clipped. A collectable first edition. Heavy book.
Add this copy of Gurkhas: Special Force to cart. $228.47, new condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2011 by John Murray.
