Gurkha Brotherhood (inbunden, eng)

<p><b><i>‘Sometimes my mind reaches back beyond the fear and the arid landscapes of war, to memories of childhood that fill me with happiness and laughter.’</i></b><br><br><b>___________</b><br><br><b>‘A humane and gripping book which proves beyond doubt why the Gurkhas are known as such formidable warriors.’ – Sir Ranulph Fiennes</b><br><b>___________</b><br><br>This is a searingly honest memoir by Kailash Limbu, a serving <b>Gurkha soldier</b> who undertook five tours of active service in Afghanistan.

Kailash Limbu was in the front line of the fighting in <b>Helmand Province</b>. On dangerous resupply missions and on offensive patrols that took them to the heart of the ‘killing zone’, he and his men came <b>under frequent attack from Taliban fighters</b>.<br><br>He talks of other operations in which he has served – and, perhaps most movingly, of the other Gurkha soldiers – the united <b>band of brothers</b> – with whom he serves and on whom he relies every day.<br><br>On many occasions he has feared he would not live to see the end of the day – and, inevitably, he lost several friends and colleagues from the close-knit Gurkha brotherhood.

His means of coping with the <b>trauma of conflict </b>was to travel back in his mind to his<b> childhood in a remote Himalayan village</b> in Nepal. But even amid the simplicity of mountain life, danger and tragedy lurked.<br><br>In this compelling narrative Capt Limbu <b>celebrates his Gurkha heritage</b>, relates <b>remarkable stories of courage</b> (his own and others’), and <b>confronts demons</b> that have shaped but never broken him.

The result is a record of war and peace that is rare in its <b>honesty and humility</b>.</p>

Format	Inbunden
Omfång	272 sidor
Språk	Engelska
Förlag	Michael O'Mara Books Ltd
Utgivningsdatum	2021-05-27
ISBN	9781789292572