The wars that started as a result of the attacks on the World Trade Centre on 11th September 2001, including the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, proved divisive and inconclusive and have defined the time in which we live.
Britain’s Gurkhas, Their Place in Our History and Our Future
by Colonel David G Hayes CBE
Thursday 3 February 2022
The Gurkhas are the most feared and respected body of fighting men in the British Army. This talk traces their history from their origins in Nepal in 1815 though to their current operations.
The extraordinary creation of the British assault glider-borne force in only three years during WWII, culminating in the coup de main at Pegasus Bridge on D-Day.