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Journeys Hazardous by Brigadier Christopher Bullock
Product No. 165
£12.95
This tells a young officer’s tale of ‘Claret’ operations in the undeclared war between Britain and Indonesia in the mid 1960’s.
These clandestine operations were officially denied but, nevertheless, wrested the initiative back from Indonesia and enabled Britain to successfully conclude what was euphemistically known as ‘confrontation’.
Based on personal diaries, this account tells, with humour and sensitivity, the actions of a Gurkha company operating deep into Indonesian territory. The Gurkha Regiment involved has marched into history, and the author retired. Nevertheless, the experiences of junior leadership in unusually independent command make this a weight worth adding to the young leaders bergen or the older warriors casebook……
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