Their ferocity is as legendary as their loyalty to the British monarch; their regimental histories, spanning almost two centuries, are crammed with acts of incredible bravery and sacrifice. And their battle honours include an unprecedented 26 VC's. The Gurkhas' particular reputation as fearsome fighting men remains unmatched anywhere in the world and was no better demonstrated than in the Falklands conflict in 1982. There the mere threat of their kukri knives put fear into the hearts of the Argentines and probably encouraged their swift surrender at Port Stanley and saved far greater loss of life.
276 pages. Hard cover with NO dust jacket. Ex-library.