Gurkhas in WWII
- Episode aired Mar 18, 2021
Our guest is Tim I. Gurung who joined the British Gurkhas at 17 as his grandfathers and uncles had done before him. His book is a fresh analysis of the Gurkhas, presenting a more nuanced vie... Read allOur guest is Tim I. Gurung who joined the British Gurkhas at 17 as his grandfathers and uncles had done before him. His book is a fresh analysis of the Gurkhas, presenting a more nuanced view of the soldiers from Nepal who have fought with the British Army for 200 years. Tim will... Read allOur guest is Tim I. Gurung who joined the British Gurkhas at 17 as his grandfathers and uncles had done before him. His book is a fresh analysis of the Gurkhas, presenting a more nuanced view of the soldiers from Nepal who have fought with the British Army for 200 years. Tim will talk about the broad history of the Gurkhas as well as their various postwar struggles fo... Read all