It Happens With Gurkhas (eBook)
Tales from an English Nepali, 1944-2015
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224 Seiten
The History Press (Verlag)
978-0-7509-6930-7 (ISBN)
224 Seiten
The History Press (Verlag)
978-0-7509-6930-7 (ISBN)
Gurkhas have served with the British for almost 200 years, first with the army of the East India Company, then with the Indian Army of the Raj, and then in 1947 becoming an integral part of the British Army. This anthology of articles from The Kukri, the Gurkha regimental journals, by J.P. Cross covers much of the past sixty years of their history, taking in the last days of the Second World War and the Indonesian Confrontation in the 1960s, and also gives an insight into the everyday life, culture and beliefs of these renowned soldiers. As a Gurkha officer, J.P. Cross had many unusual experiences in his long career: in 1945, for example, he was attached to a Japanese battalion in Indochina that was fighting for the British against the Viet Minh, and the only photograph taken of this Japanese unit finally laying down its weapons appears in this book. Later, he just managed to resolve a potentially deadly dispute between an offended Gurkha and a visiting South Vietnamese trainee at the Jungle Warfare School. He also describes several seemingly supernatural experiences whilst serving with troops from a culture where such things are firmly believed in. This is a unique anthology of articles drawn from an equally unique military career and a relationship with the Gurkhas that has lasted for over half a century.
Gurkhas have served with the British for almost 200 years, first with the army of the East India Company, then with the Indian Army of the Raj, and then in 1947 becoming an integral part of the British Army. This anthology of articles from The Kukri, the Gurkha regimental journals, by J.P. Cross covers much of the past sixty years of their history, taking in the last days of the Second World War and the Indonesian Confrontation in the 1960s, and also gives an insight into the everyday life, culture and beliefs of these renowned soldiers.As a Gurkha officer, J.P. Cross had many unusual experiences in his long career: in 1945, for example, he was attached to a Japanese battalion in Indochina that was fighting for the British against the Viet Minh, and the only photograph taken of this Japanese unit finally laying down its weapons appears in this book. Later, he just managed to resolve a potentially deadly dispute between an offended Gurkha and a visiting South Vietnamese trainee at the Jungle Warfare School. He also describes several seemingly supernatural experiences whilst serving with troops from a culture where such things are firmly believed in.This is a unique anthology of articles drawn from an equally unique military career and a relationship with the Gurkhas that has lasted for over half a century.
Gurkhas have served with the British for almost 200 years, first with the army of the East India Company, then with the Indian Army of the Raj, and then in 1947 becoming an integral part of the British Army. This anthology of articles from The Kukri, the Gurkha regimental journals, by J.P. Cross covers much of the past sixty years of their history, taking in the last days of the Second World War and the Indonesian Confrontation in the 1960s, and also gives an insight into the everyday life, culture and beliefs of these renowned soldiers.As a Gurkha officer, J.P. Cross had many unusual experiences in his long career: in 1945, for example, he was attached to a Japanese battalion in Indochina that was fighting for the British against the Viet Minh, and the only photograph taken of this Japanese unit finally laying down its weapons appears in this book. Later, he just managed to resolve a potentially deadly dispute between an offended Gurkha and a visiting South Vietnamese trainee at the Jungle Warfare School. He also describes several seemingly supernatural experiences whilst serving with troops from a culture where such things are firmly believed in.This is a unique anthology of articles drawn from an equally unique military career and a relationship with the Gurkhas that has lasted for over half a century.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.8.2016 |
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| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Anthologien |
| Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte | |
| Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen | |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik | |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945 | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung | |
| Schlagworte | 1947 • Anthology • Beliefs • British Army • Culture • east india company army • Everyday life • Gurkha • Gurkha officer • Gurkha regimental journals • Gurkhas • indian army of the raj • Indochina • Indonesian confrontation • Japanese battalion • j p cross • j.p. cross • jp cross • jungle warfare school • military career • Second World War • soldier • soldiers • supernatural experiences • Tales from an English nepali 1944-2015 • Tales from an English nepali 1944-2015, Gurkha, Gurkhas, british army, east india company army, indian army of the raj, 1947, the kukri, anthology, Gurkha regimental journals, second world war, world war two, world war 2, world war ii, ww2, wwii, Indonesian confrontation, the 1960s, the ‘60s, • The 1960s • the ‘60s • the kukri • |the sixties • the sixties, everyday life, culture, beliefs, soldiers, soldier, Gurkha officer, jp cross, j p cross, j.p. cross, Japanese battalion, Indochina, viet minh, jungle warfare school, supernatural experiences, military career, • Viet Minh • World War 2 • World War II • World War Two • ww2 • WWII |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7509-6930-X / 075096930X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7509-6930-7 / 9780750969307 |
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