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Ayo Gorkhali: A History of the Gurkhas book review - Beneath the tough exterior
Here is a comprehensive account that begins from the rise of the Gorkha kingdom ruled by Prithvi Narayan Shah
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Initial part of the book is almost entirely about the campaigns the Gurkhas went on, the victories they won, the feats of bravery that were awarded and applauded, as well as those that went unseen.
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Sir Ralph Lilley Turner (1888-1983), Director of the London School of Oriental Studies, had served in World War I in a Gurkha regiment of the British Indian Army. Later, Turner wrote one of the most famous tributes there has ever been to the legendary courage of the Gurkha soldiers. “Bravest of the brave, most generous of the generous, never had country more faithful friends than you.”