Description
Product ID: | 9781848543447 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Title: | The Gurkhas |
Authors: | Author: Chris Bellamy |
Page Count: | 464 |
Subjects: | Military history, Military history, Special and elite forces, Special & elite forces, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Nepal |
Description: | Select Guide Rating The first complete history of the the world's most formidable soldiers - written by an award-winning historian 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. |
Imprint Name: | John Murray Publishers Ltd |
Publisher Name: | John Murray Press |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2011-10-13 |