Join us for a compelling journey into history with our upcoming online lecture, part of the "Path to Victory" series, featuring the remarkable Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col) John Philip Cross ...
Both tickets includes tea and coffee on arrival, lecture as well as a question and answer session. The meal ticket twill include the two course Gurkha curry lunch with a complimentary ...
Gurkhas at War On the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939, Gurkhas were immediately deployed in service of the British War effort. Gurkha soldiers saw service in three main combat theatres: ...
Introduction The aftermath of the Second World War saw chaos flare across southeast Asia. In September 1945, the sudden end of Japanese occupation caused conflicts to erupt in French Indochina (now ...
Introduction 2024 marks the 80th anniversary of the Gurkha deployment to Greece at the end of the Second World War, when British troops were sent into the country to try and deescalate the ...
After his move to the Indian Army, following the end of the First World War, Slim first joined the 1st Battalion of the 6th Gurkha Rifles (1/6GR). Though initially received with reserve, having been ...
Born in Boston in 1758 to an ancient Scottish family, David Ochterlony began his career as a cadet in the armies of the Bengal Presidency within the Honourable East India Company. He quickly rose up ...
By Annabel Venning The miraculous story of the Walkers, six siblings who survived Blitz, battle and internment and whose incredible experiences tell a new social history of WW2, told by historian ...
The Second World War’s Tunisian Campaign began in November 1942, in the wake of the Allied victory at El Alamein. With his forces defeated, German General Erwin Rommel retreated into Tunisia, the ...
