Gurkha

25 Years of The Royal Gurkha Rifles

C. Lawrence

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UNICORN
01 October 2019

History; Military history; Bargains

A pictorial history of The Royal Gurkha Rifles. An introduction to this remarkable regiment, its operational deployments abroad and at home supported by a wealth of photographs chronicling its quarter century of service to the Crown. This unique insight into one of the world's elite fighting units includes descriptions of operational deployments in Afghanistan, the Balkans, Sierra Leone and East Timor, as well as special interest sections covering recruiting, sport, adventure training, snipers, tracking and, of course, the kukri fighting knife. The Roll of Honour, its Battle Honours (including those of its antecedent regiments), honours and awards received by members of the Regiment and a brief history of Britain's Gurkhas are amongst the detail amassed in this special edition.

By: C. Lawrence
Imprint: UNICORN
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 185mm,
ISBN: 9781912690237
ISBN 10: 1912690233
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 01 October 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Craig Lawrence is an author, military historian and lecturer in strategy and strategic leadership. He was commissioned into the 2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles) in September 1984 with thirty years since then either serving with Gurkhas or filling a variety of appointments in various military headquarters, including the Ministry of Defence. He commanded his Gurkha battalion on operations in the Balkans and the Ivory Coast and, most recently, spent eleven months in Afghanistan as the Director of ISAF's Election Support Cell, reducing risk to Afghanistan's 2014 Presidential and Provincial Elections. On retirement he took up post in London at the Royal College of Defence Studies (RCDS), where he is the Course Director.

Reviews for Gurkha: 25 Years of The Royal Gurkha Rifles

A pictorial celebration of 25 years of the Royal Gurkha Rifles, this book is crammed with more than 500 images of the brave soldiers past and present...Lawrence wanted to include as many of the men as possible as a tribute to those who had served and continue to serve in the RGR. -- (10/10/2019)