The GurkhasThe Gurkhas have fought on behalf of Britain and India for nearly two hundred years. As brave as they are resilient, resourceful and cunning, they have earned a reputation as devastating fighters, and their unswerving loyalty to the Crown has always inspired affection in the British people. There are also now up to 40,000 Gurkhas in the million-strong army of modern India. |
Contents
Whence The Gurkhas? | |
Collision Conflict and Cooperation with the British | |
Proving Competence and Loyalty | |
Riflemen and Afghanistans Plains | |
Gurkhas in the Great Game | |
The Great War for Civilisation 191419 | |
Empire Under Threat | |
The Second World | |
The Paths Divide | |
Indias Gorkhas | |
Britains Gurkhas | |
The Gurkhas Now and the Future | |
Illustration Credits | 3 |