It Happens With Gurkhas: Tales from an English Nepali, 1944-2015

Gurkhas have served with the British for almost 200 years, first with the army of the East India Company, then with the Indian Army of the Raj, and then in 1947 becoming an integral part of the British Army. This anthology of articles from The Kukri by J. P. Cross covers much of the past sixty years of their history, taking in the last days of the Second World War and the Indonesian Confrontation in the 1960s, and also gives an insight into the culture and beliefs of these renowned soldiers. AUTHOR John Cross has been a lifelong Gurkha officer and lives in Pokhara, Nepal. He is the author of ‘Gurkhas at War’ (Greenhill Books), ‘Jungle Warfare’ (Pen & Sword Books) and ‘A Face Like a Chicken’s Backside’ (The History Press). (Early in his career a Malayan aborigine said, ‘John Cross is a good man, although he has a face like a chicken’s backside’). SELLING POINTS: . A unique anthology of a remarkable military career and a relationship with the Gurkhas that has lasted for more than half a century. . Articles taking in the last days of the Second World War and the Indonesian Confrontation in the 1960s . Insight into the culture and beliefs of these renowned soldiers. 24 b/w illustrations