History Of The 5th Royal Gurkha Rifles Frontier Force 1929 To 1947

Author : Colonel H. E. Weekes
Publisher : Andrews UK Limited
Page : 620 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2011-12-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781781493335

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History of the 5th Royal Gurkha Rifles by Colonel H. E. Weekes Pdf

A superb unit history. The project, originally privately printed, was initiated by Col. H. E. Weeks, but the final compilation and editing was carried through by several different officers of the Regiment.They made an excellent job of it.They cover the early days at Abbottabad, the Second Afghan War (when Capt John Cook won the Regiment's first VC at Peiwar Kotal), the Black Mountain expedition, the Hunza affair (when two more VCs were gained), and the services of the three battalions in the Great War (1st Bn at Gallipoli, 2nd Bn in Mesopotamia, and 3rd Bn in India and Mesopotamia). The text is accompanied by an Index, Apps: Roll of Honour (British officers ony), H & A, & list of former officers.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 518 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 19??
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:251025749

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History of the 5th Royal Gurkha Rifles (frontier Force) 1858 to 1928 by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1930
Category : World War, 1914-1918
ISBN : OCLC:684255635

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History of the 5th Royal Gurkha Rifles (Frontier Force). by Anonim Pdf

Author : India. Army. Gurkha Rifles, 5th
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 640 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1956
Category : Electronic
ISBN : WISC:89049299787

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History of the 5th Royal Gurkha Rifles (Frontier Force).: 1929 to 1947 by India. Army. Gurkha Rifles, 5th Pdf

Author : T. Moreman
Publisher : Springer
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1998-08-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9780230374621

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The Army in India and the Development of Frontier Warfare, 1849-1947 by T. Moreman Pdf

This comprehensive study is the first scholarly account explaining how the British and Indian armies adapted to the peculiar demands of fighting an irregular tribal opponent in the mountainous no-man's-land between India and Afghanistan. It does so by discussing how a tactical doctrine of frontier fighting was developed and 'passed on' to succeeding generations of soldiers. As this book conclusively demonstrates this form of colonial warfare always exerted a powerful influence on the organisation, equipment, training and ethos of the Army in India.

Author : Alan Warren
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2011-12-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781441133700

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Burma 1942 by Alan Warren Pdf

In December 1941 Japan set out to seize South-East Asia and the western Pacific to complete the building of a self-sufficient empire. The rapid loss of all of Britain's possessions in the Far East was the culmination of a failed attempt to deal with the rise of Japanese imperialism. Britain's bluff was called and millions of Britain's 'protected' subjects in Asia fell into the hands of a brutal occupying power. The British fought the Second World War in Burma and India against the backdrop of nationalist unrest and revolt. The appalling Bengal famine of 1943, brought about by the loss of Burma's rice crop and the dislocation of government, would cause the deaths of many. Alan Warren provides a new study of the series of battles that made up the Burma campaign, including first-hand accounts of the conflict and a fresh examination of the armies and commanders of the major combatants. Burma 1942 powerfully demonstrates how victory or defeat in particular battles altered the trajectory of the conflict, affecting the lives of millions.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1264 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1958
Category : Aeronautics, Military
ISBN : IND:30000096818301

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Air University Periodical Index by Anonim Pdf

Author : Tony Gould
Publisher : Granta Books
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Gorkha (South Asian people)
ISBN : 1862073651

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Imperial Warriors by Tony Gould Pdf

A comprehensive history of the Gurkhas, which remains to this day a unique and much-loved regiment, and which played a crucial role in the British Empire.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2014-05-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004255708

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Allied Fighting Effectiveness in North Africa and Italy, 1942-1945 by Anonim Pdf

Allied Fighting Effectiveness in North Africa and Italy, 1942-1945 offers a collection of scholarly papers focusing on heretofore understudied aspects of the Second World War. Encompassing the major campaigns of North Africa, Sicily and Italy from operation TORCH to the end of the war in Europe, this volume explores the intriguing dichotomy of the nature of battle in the Mediterranean theatre, whilst helping to emphasise its significance to the study of Second Word War military history. The chapters, written by a number of international scholars, offer a discussion of a range of subjects, including: logistics, the air-land battle, coalition operations, doctrine and training, command, control and communications, and airborne and special forces. Contributors are Matthew C. Ford, Simon Godfrey, John Greenacre, Andrew L. Hargreaves, James Hudson, Alan Jeffreys, Kevin Jones, Paul Lemaire, Ross Mahoney, Christopher Mann, Cesar Campiani Maximiano, Patrick J. Rose, and Grant T. Weller.

Author : Richard Mcmillan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2006-05-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134254286

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The British Occupation of Indonesia: 1945-1946 by Richard Mcmillan Pdf

Original and critical scholarship with a high standard of writing: crisp and measured Relevant to a wide range of undergraduate courses in history This book revises history and presents new ideas: on the British official interpretation of post-war events in Southeast Asia; the condemnation of British policy by many Dutch scholars; and the ideas popularly held in Indonesia and by those sympathetic to the nationalist cause that Britain was playing a Dutch game

Author : Gautam Sharma
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : India
ISBN : UOM:39015052435099

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Indian Army, a Reference Manual by Gautam Sharma Pdf

Author : Harry Fecitt
Publisher : Vij Books India Pvt Ltd
Page : 588 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2019-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9789388161787

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Distant Battlefields by Harry Fecitt Pdf

"World War II was a traumatising experience for those nations that were caught up in it. Nowhere was this more apparent than in Undivided India where over two and a half million Indians volunteered to serve in the armed forces and to fight against the evils of the fascist Axis Powers. Those Indians who served and fought had their own motives but a predominant one was pride and satisfaction in doing a soldier's job and earning a soldier's pay. Service in the Indian Army was respected, particularly in rural communities, and money sent home by a soldier could over time transform his family's social status. As it had done towards the end of World War I the Indian Army in World War II opened its arms wide and recruited from many varied castes and backgrounds, and few were found wanting. The demands made on India to provide servicemen and women were massive. Indian Army formations contributed significantly to the defeat of Italian forces in East and North Africa and then to the much more difficult confrontations with German troops. Dark days followed when Japan invaded Hong Kong, Borneo, Malaya and Burma. Indian troops predominated in the defence of those regions and many were killed in action or ordered into captivity by their commanders. After realistic re-assessments of the threats faced in Asia had been made, and the new training and motivation required had been delivered, the Indian Army emerged again in 1944 and 1945 as the most proficient and economical Allied force in Asia. Meanwhile Indian troops, not forgetting the large number of Nepalese serving in the Indian Army, fought Vichy French forces in Syria, nationalists in Persia and Iraq, and above all else Germans in North Africa and Europe – and they won their battles. This book will show you how the Indian Army was tested during World War II, and how it prevailed using courage, professionalism, honour and dignity. "

Author : Ian Cardozo
Publisher : Penguin Random House India Private Limited
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2023-08-28
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9789357082334

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Beyond Fear by Ian Cardozo Pdf

A story from a third-generation soldier of the 1st Battalion, the 5th Gorkha Rifles (FF) who was killed in combat. A ghost story narrated to the author by an officer of the Garhwal Rifles while on a visit to Lansdowne. A gripping account of the air raid on Pakistan's airfield at Sargodha in 1965 led by Wing Commander O.P. Taneja, VrC. These are some of the stories featured in Major General Ian Cardozo's book Beyond Fear, stories that inform the reader that fear is not exceptional. It is common to all human beings. The question is: Do we face fear or run away from it? Through these thirteen stories, he reveals to the reader how military personnel conquer fear. He calls it 'biting the bullet'. Through the twists and turns of his stories, he brings out how honour, love, courage, trust, hope, faith and loyalty help the soldier in his quest to conquer fear and that these very qualities can help the reader deal with fear in their everyday lives. These stories also show that real life can sometimes be stranger than fiction.

Author : Roger Perkins
Publisher : Newton Abbot, Devon : R. Perkins
Page : 824 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : History
ISBN : UVA:X002573484

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Regiments by Roger Perkins Pdf

Intended as a work of reference, this critical bibliography is a description of the historical records published by, or in the name of, all the military, para-military and police forces which served the British Empire and Commonwealth. It is based upon information received from 200 contributors and from contacts with 78 military libraries worldwide. It gives a listing of all such books, for all of the dominions, colonies, protectorates and mandated territories, from the time of Robert Clive's India through to 1993.

Author : Margaret Anne Myers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1957
Category : Armed Forces
ISBN : UCBK:B000815447

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Regimental Histories of the Indian Army by Margaret Anne Myers Pdf