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Nepal: what can we do?

As a former Gurkha officer and someone who spent three months in Nepal studying Nepali in 2004, the tragedy that struck the country last weekend is heartbreaking. While I was there I spent time in Kathmandu and in Pokhara where I was based, but also in Gorkha, a little known town in between the two.  The […]

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Gallipoli 100

Why am I writing a blog about a small peninsula in Turkey? Lone Pine Cemetery – one of many Commonwealth War Graves in Gallipoli In 2008 I was lucky enough to visit this remarkable place with other international military colleagues, including two Australians who were there for the first time. Having read a lot about […]