Sometimes my mind reaches back, beyond the far and the arid landscapes of war, to \n \nmemories of childhood that fill me with happiness and laughter.' \nConsidered to be among the finest infantrymen in the world, the Gurkhas are proud, \nbrave warriors who have seen combat across the globe. In five tours of active service in \nAfghanistan that involved dangerous resupply missions and offensive patrols that took \nthem to the heart of the 'killing zone', Captain Kailash Limbu and his men of the 2nd \nBattalion Royal Gurkha Rifles came under frequent attack from Taliban fighters. Captain \nLimbu lost several friends and colleagues from the close-knit Gurkha brotherhood, and \non many occasions feared he himself would not live to see the end of the day. His \nmeans of coping with the trauma of conflict was to travel back to his childhood in a \nremote Himalayan village in Nepal. But even there, amid the simplicity of mountain life, \ndanger and tragedy lurked... \nIn this searingly honest memoir, Captain Limbu celebrates his Gurkha heritage, relates \nremarkable stories of courage, and confronts demons that have shaped but not broken \nhim. \n'A humane and gripping book which proves beyond doubt why the Gurkhas are known \nas such formidable warriors.'