Gurkha Warriors - The Inside Story of The World's Toughest Regiment - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Gurkha Warriors - The Inside Story of The World's Toughest Regiment write by Robert Crew. This book was released on 2004-05-31. Gurkha Warriors - The Inside Story of The World's Toughest Regiment available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Throughout our recent and not-so-recent history, the understated, fearless and hearty Gurkhas have served the British loyally and without complaint. For more than a hundred years, this bloodthirsty regiment has followed the British Army around the globe - from Gallipoli to the jungles of Burma in World War II, from Palestine to the Falklands and the Gulf War. This text tells the story of this regiment. It tells of the Gurkha blood running through the veins of British military conquests for more than two centuries, from the founding of the brigade by the terrifying, extraordinary Johnny Gurkha through to the amazing feats that put Gurkhas in the same distinguished company as the British Paras, the Commandos, the Guards and the Black Watch.
The Gurkhas
The Gurkhas - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Gurkhas write by John Parker. This book was released on 2013-02-28. The Gurkhas available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Their ferocity is as legendary as their loyalty to the British Monarch and their regimental histories are crammed with acts of incredible bravery and sacrifice. Their reputation as fearsome fighting men remains undisputed and the mere threat of their kukri knives has put the fear of God into opposing forces throughout the world. John Parker's book is a fascinating testimony to the Gurkhas - a fighting force that stands dramatically apart in British military history.
Gurkha Warriors
Gurkha Warriors - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Gurkha Warriors write by Bob Crew. This book was released on 2014-06-10. Gurkha Warriors available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Gurkha Warriors is a brilliantly researched and fantastically readable history of this most fascinating of regiments. It tells the story of the amazing feats that put the Gurkhas in the same distinguished company as the British Paras, the Commandos, the Guards and the Black Watch. This fascinating relationship between the British and the Gurkhas - born out of ferocious violence and bloodshed, deadly serious bravery and extraordinary heroics - is one of the most psychologically intriguing and totally astonishing stories known to military history. It is of obvious interest not only to soldiers and historians, but also to members of the general public on whose behalf brave Gurkha soldiers are still sent to spill their own and other people's blood in the four corners of our deeply troubled world today.
The Gurkhas
The Gurkhas - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Gurkhas write by John Parker. This book was released on 1999. The Gurkhas available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.
The Gurkha Way
The Gurkha Way - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Gurkha Way write by John Sadler. This book was released on 2023-11-30. The Gurkha Way available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In the 18th century in the town of Gorkha, just north of Kathmandu, ruler Prithvi Narayan fought campaigns against his neighbors and the British. During the fighting his warriors, renowned for their aggression and courage, gained the respect of the British, who appreciated that the steadfast warriors would make excellent soldiers. Upon the declaration of peace in 1816, a partnership was born. This alliance would play a vital role in UK defense over the next two centuries, from surviving the Indian Mutiny of 1857 and fighting in the jungles of Burma to the Khyber Pass, which would keep the Gurkhas in action for ninety years. The First World War sent the Regiment to the trenches, where battalion after battalion was decimated. Some 20 Gurkha battalions were deployed in the Second World War, which was soon increased to 45 following Dunkirk. Around 250,000 Gurkha soldiers would serve and were deployed most significantly in North Africa but also served with distinction in the Italian Campaign and Monte Cassino, as well as the decisive battles of Imphal and Kohima in the Far East. while the Gurkhas saw a drop in overall numbers post-war, they have continued to make integral contributions to many operations, including the Falklands and in Afghanistan, which this book examines extensively, with a special focus on Operation Herrick. In The Gurkha Way, John Sadler tells the story of the Gurkhas from their inception to modern day through interviews, unpublished diaries and correspondence. With over 200 years' experience, these steadfastly loyal soldiers are a link to an imperial past but also a key component of the modern British army. There is no other comparable unit in any of the world’s armies, (with the obvious exception of the Indian Army), or one more respected and loved by the British.
