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Two soldiers. Two nations. One victory history failed to remember equally.
Burma, 1944.
Havildar Umrao Singh serves with the Indian Artillery, hauling mountain guns through jungle, monsoon rain and enemy fire. Alongside him—but separated by language, culture and military unit—Al-Haji Abdul Aziz Brimah fights with the Gold Coast Regiment of the 81st West African Division.
Both men have travelled thousands of miles from home. Both serve within Britain’s multinational Fourteenth Army. Neither knows how completely the war will change him—or how differently their sacrifices will be remembered.
As Indian gunners and West African infantry advance through the Kaladan Valley, their survival becomes part of the same vast chain of human effort. Soldiers carry ammunition where vehicles cannot travel. Porters cross rivers beneath impossible loads. Medical teams fight disease as fiercely as the enemy. Gurkhas, Indians, Africans, Burmese and British troops endure a campaign overshadowed by the war in Europe.
At the centre of it stands Umrao Singh’s extraordinary defence of his gun position—an act of courage that will earn him the Victoria Cross. Yet beyond the battlefield lies another struggle: returning home, rebuilding a life and asking whether the country they helped defend will honour its promises.
Based on real people, documented battles and surviving testimony, Our Blood, Their Victory is a historical novel about courage, colonial inequality and the soldiers Britain called its “Forgotten Army.”
The story does not claim that Singh and Aziz personally met. Instead, it explores something equally powerful: people do not need to know one another’s names to depend upon each other, contribute to each other’s survival or belong to the same victory.
They fought beneath the same exhausted sky.
Their blood was real.
The victory belonged to them too.
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. Two soldiers. Two nations. One victory history failed to remember equally.Burma, 1944.Havildar Umrao Singh serves with the Indian Artillery, hauling mountain guns through jungle, monsoon rain and enemy fire. Alongside him-but separated by language, culture and military unit-Al-Haji Abdul Aziz Brimah fights with the Gold Coast Regiment of the 81st West African Division.Both men have travelled thousands of miles from home. Both serve within Britain's multinational Fourteenth Army. Neither knows how completely the war will change him-or how differently their sacrifices will be remembered.As Indian gunners and West African infantry advance through the Kaladan Valley, their survival becomes part of the same vast chain of human effort. Soldiers carry ammunition where vehicles cannot travel. Porters cross rivers beneath impossible loads. Medical teams fight disease as fiercely as the enemy. Gurkhas, Indians, Africans, Burmese and British troops endure a campaign overshadowed by the war in Europe.At the centre of it stands Umrao Singh's extraordinary defence of his gun position-an act of courage that will earn him the Victoria Cross. Yet beyond the battlefield lies another struggle: returning home, rebuilding a life and asking whether the country they helped defend will honour its promises.Based on real people, documented battles and surviving testimony, Our Blood, Their Victory is a historical novel about courage, colonial inequality and the soldiers Britain called its "Forgotten Army."The story does not claim that Singh and Aziz personally met. Instead, it explores something equally powerful: people do not need to know one another's names to depend upon each other, contribute to each other's survival or belong to the same victory.They fought beneath the same exhausted sky.Their blood was real.The victory belonged to them too. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9798171162207
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. Two soldiers. Two nations. One victory history failed to remember equally.Burma, 1944.Havildar Umrao Singh serves with the Indian Artillery, hauling mountain guns through jungle, monsoon rain and enemy fire. Alongside him-but separated by language, culture and military unit-Al-Haji Abdul Aziz Brimah fights with the Gold Coast Regiment of the 81st West African Division.Both men have travelled thousands of miles from home. Both serve within Britain's multinational Fourteenth Army. Neither knows how completely the war will change him-or how differently their sacrifices will be remembered.As Indian gunners and West African infantry advance through the Kaladan Valley, their survival becomes part of the same vast chain of human effort. Soldiers carry ammunition where vehicles cannot travel. Porters cross rivers beneath impossible loads. Medical teams fight disease as fiercely as the enemy. Gurkhas, Indians, Africans, Burmese and British troops endure a campaign overshadowed by the war in Europe.At the centre of it stands Umrao Singh's extraordinary defence of his gun position-an act of courage that will earn him the Victoria Cross. Yet beyond the battlefield lies another struggle: returning home, rebuilding a life and asking whether the country they helped defend will honour its promises.Based on real people, documented battles and surviving testimony, Our Blood, Their Victory is a historical novel about courage, colonial inequality and the soldiers Britain called its "Forgotten Army."The story does not claim that Singh and Aziz personally met. Instead, it explores something equally powerful: people do not need to know one another's names to depend upon each other, contribute to each other's survival or belong to the same victory.They fought beneath the same exhausted sky.Their blood was real.The victory belonged to them too. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9798171162207
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