Ayo gorkhali : a history of the gurkhas / Tim I.Gurung.

By:

Tim I.Gurung

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: New Delhi : Westland publication pvt ltd, 2020.Description: xiv, 320 p. : ill.,map ; 24 cmISBN:

9789389648706

Subject(s):

Gurkha soldiers

DDC classification:

355.2 TIM

Summary: In WWI alone, 200,000 Gurkhas out of Nepal's five million people took up arms for the British cause. A further 250,000 Gurkhas fought alongside the British in WWII. In their 200-year history, the Gurkhas have served in places such as Malaya, Singapore, Borneo, East Timor, Hong Kong, Cyprus, the Falklands, Iraq, Afghanistan and Kosovo. Although the British Empire's reign in Asia has ended, some 3,5000 Gurkhas are currently serving in the British Army in the UK.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Barcode
Reference	Kalaignar Centenary Library Madurai	ENGLISH-REFERENCE BOOKS	நான்காம் தளம் / Fourth floor	355.2 TIM (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not for loan	136852

Includes bibliographical references and index.

In WWI alone, 200,000 Gurkhas out of Nepal's five million people took up arms for the British cause. A further 250,000 Gurkhas fought alongside the British in WWII. In their 200-year history, the Gurkhas have served in places such as Malaya, Singapore, Borneo, East Timor, Hong Kong, Cyprus, the Falklands, Iraq, Afghanistan and Kosovo. Although the British Empire's reign in Asia has ended, some 3,5000 Gurkhas are currently serving in the British Army in the UK.

Ayo gorkhali : a history of the gurkhas / Tim I.Gurung.

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