Imperial Warriors
Imperial Warriors
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Summary
Gurkhas have been recruited into the British and Indian armies since 1815. This study examines the legends that have grown up around them and puts the story of Britain's Gurkha force into the context of Nepalese history, as well as that of the Indian and British armies.
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Imperial Warriors by Tony Gould
Gurkhas have been recruited into the British and Indian armies since 1815 - the year the East India Company went to war with Nepal. Over nearly 200 years these soldiers from the foothills of the Himalayas have become a byword for courage, endurance and loyalty. In this study, Tony Gould examines the many legends that have grown up around them and puts the story of the expansion and contraction of Britain's Gurkha force into the context of Nepalese history, as well as that of the Indian and British armies. The reality of this unique relationship is in many ways more remarkable than the myth.
Tony Gould served in the 7th Gurkha Rifles in Malaya, India and Hong Kong. Invalided out of the army with polio, he read English at Cambridge, and then went on to work as a radio producer for the BBC and as literary editor of the New Statesman & Society. His books include Death in Chile: A Memoir and a Journey, Inside Outsider: the Life and Times of Colin MacInnes and, most recently, A Summer Plague: Polio and its Survivors.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781862073654 |
| ISBN 10 | 1862073651 |
| Title | Imperial Warriors |
| Author | Tony Gould |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Granta Books |
| Year published | 2000-09-19 |
| Number of pages | 512 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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