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Bugles and a Tiger: My life in the Gurkhas by John Masters (Paperback, 2002)
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John Masters was a soldier before he became a novelist. Born in India, he was sent to England to complete his education before attending Sandhurst. It was there the rumour began about his ancestry, that (in the language of the time) he 'had a touch of the tarbrush'. This encounter with racist bigotry would be turned to good effect in his most famous novel, BHOWANI JUNCTION (later filmed with Stewart Granger and Ava Gardner). At Sandhurst it just made him more determined to succeed. John Masters joined a Gurhka regiment on receiving his commission, and his depiction of garrison life and campaigning on the North-West Frontier has never been surpassed.
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John Masters was a soldier before he became a bestselling novelist. He went to Sandhurst in 1933 at the age of eighteen and was commissioned into the 4th Gurkha Rifles in time to take part in some of the last campaigns on the turbulent north-west frontier of India. John Masters joined a Gurhka regiment on receiving his commission and his depiction of garrison life and campaigning on the North-West Frontier has never been surpassed. BUGLES AND A TIGER is a matchless evocation of the British Army in India on the eve of the Second World War. Still very much the army depicted by Kipling, it stands on the threshold of a war that will transform the world. This book is the first of three volumes of autobiography that touched a chord in the post-war world.Product Identifiers
PublisherOrion Publishing Group
ISBN-139780304361564
eBay Product ID (ePID)91115794
Product Key Features
Book TitleBugles and a Tiger: My Life in the Gurkhas
Number of Pages320 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2002
TopicMemorials, History
GenreBiographies & True Stories
TypeTextbook
AuthorJohn Masters
Book SeriesW&N Military
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height196 mm
Item Weight220 g
Item Width128 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorJohn Masters
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- 23 Jun, 2021
Historically valuable and very readable
I was a soldier (in the 60s in Malaya and Hong Kong ) so knew the Gurkhas and this book brought back memories. The book, I think, accurately brings to life the ethos of not only of the Gurkhas in the British Army but also of contempory life in India, the UK and elsewhere in the 30s and 40s.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 21 Jun, 2018
Riveting read
Amazing storyVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 07 Jun, 2024
Absolutely brilliant, many thanks :-)
Absolutely brilliant, many thanks :-)Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 19 Jul, 2023
Excellent
Excellent bookVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
