The Gurkhas : the inside story of the world's most feared soldiers
Parker, John, 1938 August 5-2005
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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 VCs and earned admiration.
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Edition:
Updated ed.
Imprint:
London : Headline, 2005.
Collation:
xx, 412 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 18 cm.
Notes:
Previous ed.: 1999.Includes bibliographical references (p. 395-396) and index.
ISBN:
9780755314157 (pbk)
Dewey class:
356.113094356.1130941
Local class:
356.1130941
Language:
English
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BRN:
2010517