High Risks at Black Four Zero
Experiences of Jungle Operations in the Borneo 'Confrontation' With: Brigadier Bruce Jackman OBE MC An exciting and inspiring story of Gurkhas’ bravery and resilience operating in the most ...
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Operation Hell Fire
Brigadier Christopher Bullock OBE MC takes us through a young officer's tale of 'Claret' operations in the undeclared war between Britain and Indonesia in the mid 1960s. These clandestine operations ...
Gurkhas and the Empire Gallantry Medal and George Cross
Naik Nandlal Thapa and Lance Naik Chitrabahadur Gurung. Over the course of its history, 26 Victoria Crosses, the highest military award for valour, have been awarded to Gurkha soldiers and ...
Gurkhas and the Malayan Emergency
After the close of the Second World War, many of the political and military groups in Malaya that the British government had supported against the Japanese occupation forces, turned towards seeking ...
Gurkha Officer Remembers Heroic Grandfather
In the month of Remembrance Day and after the nation marked the 75th anniversary of Victory over Japan Day (VJ Day) in the Summer, a Gurkha officer has paid tribute to his grandfather who was awarded ...
Gurkha Victoria Cross at San Marino – Rifleman Sherbahadur Thapa
Born in Ghalechap in the Tanhu District of Nepal in 1921, Sherbahadur Thapa enlisted with 9th Gurkha Rifles in November 1942 and joined 1st Battalion 9th Gurkha Rifles in Italy as part of a draft ...
The untold story of the hero Gurkha Victoria Cross holders
By Lieutenant General Sir Peter Duffell, from a recent article written for the Daily Telegraph. Marking the 75th anniversary of VJ Day former Gurkha commander, Lieutenant General Sir Peter ...
To War with the Walkers by Annabel Venning
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 ...
Gurkha Odyssey – Campaigning for the Crown by Lt. Gen. Sir Peter Duffell KCB CBE MC
By Lieutenant General Sir Peter Duffell KCB CBE MC A compelling journey through Gurkha history written with grace and style it is indeed a wonderful read – Field Marshal Lord Bramall KG GCB OBE ...
