The Fame of the Name
by
JP Cross
The name Gurkha is justly famed throughout the World for the soldierly qualities of the men that bear it. Famed for their endurance, famed for their discipline, famed above all for their courage in battle and their deadly use of the kukri in combat at close quarters. And yet, that is only half the story, for their hard existence has also given the hill men of Nepal self–reliance, keen powers of observation allied with cunning, and an amazing tenacity and single-mindedness of purpose. These less well-known qualities are the main focus in this book, which takes the story of the Gurkhas forward from mid Victorian times to the end of World War II.
Few people, if any, are better qualified to write about the genius of the Gurkha than J P Cross. All but three years of his 39 years in the British army were served with the Gurkhas and since retirement he has lived permanently in Nepal with his surrogate family. So since 1944 he has lived with the Nepalis virtually all his adult life and speaks with them in their own language as if it were his mother tongue. He is the only foreign permanent resident in the country’s history allowed to own land and a house. An expert on Nepalese history who has been awarded both the MBE and OBE, he is a prolific author. This is the fourth book in this series of historical novels, following The Throne of Stone, The Restless Quest, and The Crown of Renown.
ISBN: 978-1-906302-22-1
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