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A Connecticut Yankee in the 8th Gurkha Rifles: A Burma Memoir
by Scott Gilmore
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0028811062
- ISBN 13
- 9780028811062
- Seller
-
WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
Item Price
€9.34€6.54
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About This Item
Washington, DC: Brassey's, 1995 Brassey's, Washington, DC. 1995. Hardcover. First Printing by Line Number. Brassey's WWII Commemorative Series. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; scant shelfwear to board edges. DJ: Near Fine; NOT Price Clipped ($24.95); light bumping to head and tail; slight rubbing to panels. Green paper over boards with red cloth overlay on the spine; bright gilt lettering on the spine. 279 pp 8vo. The author entered WWII in late 1941 as an American serving the British as an Ambulance Driver which took him over the Middle East and finally to the jungles of Burma after his officer training for the Indian Army of the British Raj and assigned to the 8th Gurkha Rifles, 4th Battalion. Attached to General Slim's 14th Army where he and his comrades fought their way through Burma and on to Rangoon against heavy Japanese opposition. Rising to company commander, the author tells of his experiences in jungle warfare and with the legendary Gurkha soldiers during the days of Britain's greatest Glory in WWII. A clean very presentable copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015930
- Title
- A Connecticut Yankee in the 8th Gurkha Rifles: A Burma Memoir
- Author
- Scott Gilmore
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0028811062
- ISBN 13
- 9780028811062
- Publisher
- Brassey's
- Place of Publication
- Washington, DC
- Date Published
- 1995
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- British Army, Indian Army, Gurkha Rifles, Burma, World War II, Rangoon, India, British Army, jungle warfare, Irrawaddy River, General Slim, 8th Gurkha Rifles,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Autobiography;
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30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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