Leathart,Scott With The Gurkhas India,Burma,Singapore,Malaya,Indonesia 1940-1959 , Bishop Auckland: The Pentland Press, 1996.

First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 5¾" - 6'' Tall 1858214203 This is a Fine Copy of this hardcover Book in a Fine dust-jacket which has NO chips or tears to the outer edges of the dust-jacket..Not price clipped.This copy was acquired from the private personal collection of Bill Towill a former brave serving Chindit who after the harrowing experiences of Dunkirk was sent out to India and commissioned into the 9th Gurkha Rifles,serving with their 3rd Battalion in India,in the Arakan (Burma) in 1942/43 in Northern Burma with the Chindits in 1944,in Java and also Malaya during 1945/46.This is a fascinating study on this extraordinary campaign.Laid in at the front of the book is a publisher's letter addressed to Bill Towill which the Author has requested that he be sent a copy with the Author's compliments.The book has a firm binding with no hinge weakness.Lovely clean copy internally with no previous names or inscriptions present and especially interesting with this close association,8vo 270pp First Edition 1st Impression (Book ref. 62630)  £35.00

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