The Gurkhas

by Byron Farwell

Overview

"Filled with interesting and often highly entertaining historical anecdotes, and there are some rare photographs and illustrations. . . . Lucid, well written. . . . A very sound contribution to our understanding of British Empire and South Asian history."—Choice

This book will tell who the Gurkhas are and where they come from. It will describe their manners, customs, and character, and their history as soldiers, with special attention to their unique skills and remarkable valor. Their story is as colorful and as romantic as that of the French Foreign Legion, and yet it has never been fully or adequately told.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780393307146
Publisher:	Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
Publication date:	10/17/1990
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	318
Sales rank:	666,143
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

During the Second World War, Byron Farwell (1921–1999) served as a captain of engineers attached to the Mediterranean Allied Air Force in the British Eighth Army area.