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Gurkha : 25 years of the Royal Gurkha Rifles
- Title
- Gurkha : 25 years of the Royal Gurkha Rifles / Major General (Retd) JC Lawrence, CBE FRGS.
- Author
- Lawrence, J. C. (Colonel)
- Publication
- London : Uniform an imprint of Unicorn Publishing Group LLP, 2019.
- ©2019
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Details
- Description
- 288 pages : illustrations (chiefly color); 26 cm
- Summary
- A pictorial history of the Royal Gurkha Rifles. An introduction to the regiment, its deployments at home and on operations supported by a wealth of photographs chronicaling the last quarter of a century in service to the Crown. Brief histories of deployments and special interest sections, including recruiting, training, sport, religious festivals and of course, the Kukri are included. The Roll of Honour, Battle Honours (including its Antecedent Regiments), lists of officers and soldiers plus honours and awards are amongst the detail amassed in this special edition.
- Alternative Title
- Twenty five years of the Royal Gurkha Rifles
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 280-281) and index.
- Contents
- The need for change : the formation of the Royal Gurkha Rifles : the Queen's truncheon -- The Balkans : the Royals -- East Timor : recruiting and basic training -- Sierra Leone : specialist skills -- Afghanistan : sport and adventurous training -- Other operational deployments : the Gurkha Kukri -- The jungle -- Parades and visits.
- Call Number
- JFF 20-1157
- ISBN
- 9781912690237
- 1912690233
- OCLC
- 1127928139
- Author
- Lawrence, J. C. (Colonel), author.
- Title
- Gurkha : 25 years of the Royal Gurkha Rifles / Major General (Retd) JC Lawrence, CBE FRGS.
- Publisher
- London : Uniform an imprint of Unicorn Publishing Group LLP, 2019.
- Copyright Date
- ©2019
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 280-281) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFF 20-1157