The Gurkhas are a highly professional unit within the British Army who hail from the foothills and mountains of the Himalayas, in northern India and Nepal. They have fought in both the British and Indian armies in many wars, but today we discuss their role in the Second World War with the author of a new novel, The Jungle War, Hannah Watson. Robert Lyman, historian of the period, joins too to provide some historical insight.

Gurkha and Jungle War Links

The Jungle War

The Gurkha Museum

The Gurkha Welfare Trust

Kohima Educational Trust

Hari Budha Magar

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