Tales from the King's African Rifles
Author | : John Nunneley |
Publisher | : Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
Total Pages | : 213 |
Release | : 2001 |
ISBN-10 | : 0304359777 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780304359776 |
Rating | : 4/5 (77 Downloads) |
Download or read book Tales from the King's African Rifles written by John Nunneley and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 2001 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When he was just 19, officer John Nunneley arrived in Kenya to join the King's African Rifles, a famous colonial regiment. He first led his askaris in Africa and then in Burma's Kabow Valley--otherwise known as the "Valley of Death"--where they fought Japan's elite White Tigers. Nunneley's emotionally searing memoir captures a vanished world, as well as the terror of battling a fierce enemy in close quarters...in a jungle that literally drove men out of their minds. "Enthralling...vivid and compelling...fearlessly honest and powerfully told."--William Boyd. 5 X 7 3/4. 15 B&W Illustrations