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020			_a9789389648706 _qhbk.
041			_aeng
082			_a355.2 _bTIM
100			_aTim I.Gurung
245		0	_aAyo gorkhali : _ba history of the gurkhas / _cTim I.Gurung.
260			_aNew Delhi : _bWestland publication pvt ltd, _c2020.
300			_axiv, 320 p. : _bill.,map ; _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aIn 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.
650			_aGurkha soldiers.
942			_cENG
999			_c46191 _d46191