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Gurkha: Better to Die Than Live a Coward: My Life in the Gurkhas

by Alexander Norman, Kailash Limbu
$8.90
Gurkha: Better to Die Than Live a Coward: My Life in the Gurkhas
Gurkha: Better to Die Than Live a Coward: My Life in the Gurkhas

Heroism and culture through a Gurkha's eyes.

If you're intrigued by the blend of harrowing combat experiences and rich cultural insights, "Gurkha" offers a captivating journey. Kailash's personal narrative, from a Himalayan village to the front lines in Afghanistan, provides more than just a soldier's memoir—it's a visceral and inspiring look at determination, tradition, and valor that's bound to leave you with a deeper understanding of the Gurkhas' legendary reputation.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Gurkha: Better to Die Than Live a Coward: My Life in the Gurkhas

by Alexander Norman, Kailash Limbu
$8.90
ISBN: 9781408705360
Authors: Alexander Norman, Kailash Limbu
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
Date of Publication: 2015-09-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Biographies & Memoirs, History
Related Topics: Biography Memoir, Biography, Autobiography, War, Asia
Goodreads rating: 3.91
(rated by 684 readers)

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For the first time in its 200 year history, a soldier of the Brigade of Gurkhas has been given permission to tell his story in his own words. Colour Sergeant Kailash Limbu was born in one of the most remote hill villages of Nepal. His family had no running water or electricity. The nearest town was several days' trek from his family home. Yet before he was 25, he was serving as a section commander in the Royal Gurkhas in one of the most dangerous regions on earth, using the most sophisticated weaponry in existence, fighting the most unpredictable enemy in the world—the Taliban. He and his comrades took part in one of the least known yet most heroic operations during the entire war in Afghanistan. Just a single platoon in strength, they held out for 30 days against a relentless series of attacks against their position right in the heart of Taliban country. In one of the most exciting and illuminating accounts of modern warfare, the author relives those days and recounts what it really means to be a Gurkha. We learn that facing hardship as a group is ingrained into the Nepalese hill people; how, as a boy, Kailash Limbu trained with the legendary kukri knife—a tool in life and a lethal weapon in warfare. We live through the rigorous, three-stage process of selection, the culture-shock of
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Heroism and culture through a Gurkha's eyes.

If you're intrigued by the blend of harrowing combat experiences and rich cultural insights, "Gurkha" offers a captivating journey. Kailash's personal narrative, from a Himalayan village to the front lines in Afghanistan, provides more than just a soldier's memoir—it's a visceral and inspiring look at determination, tradition, and valor that's bound to leave you with a deeper understanding of the Gurkhas' legendary reputation.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.