Gurkhas at War: in Their Own Words: the Gurkha Experience, 1939 to the Present by J P Cross

Gurkhas at War: in Their Own Words: the Gurkha Experience, 1939 to the Present by J P Cross

-- The first time the Gurkha voice has been heard at length -- Vivid, first-person descriptions spanning over fifty years of warfare -- Historical overview of Gurkha campaigns from 1939-1998 This collection of eyewitness material offers an unprecedented contribution to the history of the Gurkhas, a famed but elusive brigade whose story has always been told by "outsiders." These first-person narratives center on the fifty-year period from the outbreak of World War II, including the campaigns against Communists in Malaya and Hong Kong, the Falklands War, and recent confrontation in East Timor. The editors -- who traveled 5,000 miles to rescue material from surviving soldiers -- provide an introduction to Gurkha culture, historical overviews of each military campaign, and record some of the peculiarities of their encounters with these most resilient of soldiers.

John Cross has designed and delivered learning and development programmes and has the real-world practitioner experience -- RAF instructor, sales director, marketing director and business owner. He spent 15 years as a middle manager before starting his own training business.

Kevin Money is Associate Professor at Henley Business School. He is the Director of the John Madejski Centre for Reputation and teaches on the MBA programme (6000 students). He is mentor and tutor in Henley's Advanced Management Programme. He is also a chartered psychologist, NLP practitioner and Director of the Positive Psychology Forum. He regularly speaks to both academic and practitioner audiences eg World Marketing Congress, BSkyB and the Future Leaders event.

Rafael Gomez has previously taught Management at the London School of Economics and is currently Associate Professor in Industrial Relations and Human Resources at the University of Toronto. He has worked with both public and private sector organizations and presented his findings at 50 national and international conferences. He is a member of a number of related associations.

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ISBN 13	9781853674945
ISBN 10	185367494X
Title	Gurkhas at War: in Their Own Words: the Gurkha Experience, 1939 to the Present
Author	J P Cross
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Greenhill Books
Year published	2001-09-21
Number of pages	320
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