Life in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is no party ... or so we thought. In Saudi Arabia Undercover, expat Harper Walsh busts this myth with true stories of homemade alcohol, pill popping, parties staffed by pretty Ethiopian girls in expat gated compounds, smuggled bacon sandwiches and frequent trips over the border into Bahrain for booze and sex.
Historical military novel set in Malaysia and Thailand in the 1950s and centred on the British Gurkha regiments that fought in the Malayan Emergency and the Indonesian Confrontation. Standalone sequel to Operation Janus.
Gurkhas Deadly Jungle Battles Againt Communist Insurgency 1950s Malaya
Operation Janus is the first in a trilogy of books involving Gurkha military units. The author, JP Cross, a retired Gurkha colonel, old `jungle hand' and counter-insurgency expert, draws on real events he witnessed during his time fighting in the Malayan Emergency.
Twilight in Kuta explores love, loss and infidelity in present-day Indonesia from a number of perspectives, their stories intertwine throughout the book, and the various narrators offer different interpretations of the events that unfold.
The story of what would become the tipping point of the Malayan Emergency in favour of the security forces is retold against a background of events in Moscow, Darjeeling, Delhi and Calcutta, where senior communist party members plot to infiltrate Gurkha units and destabilise Malaya.
Based on historical fact, Operation Black Rose is the first in a series of books involving Gurkha military units that includes Operation Janus, Operation Blind Spot, Operation Stealth and Operation Four Rings. The author, JP Cross, a retired Gurkha colonel, draws on real characters and events he witnessed across various theatres of war.
Considered one of the world's most popular holiday destinations, the tropical island of Bali in Indonesia has long been the site for Western fantasies about paradise. Millions of tourists visit the Island of the Gods every year, from families treating the kids to a beach holiday to single men looking for cheap booze and sex. And for many young ......
Cigarette Girl is more than just a love story and the soul-searching journey of three brothers. Set in Java the story takes its readers through a century of Indonesian history, from the Dutch colonial era to the Japanese occupation, the struggle for independence and the rarely discussed bloody coup of 1965.
The story of British Malaya and Singapore, from the days of Victorian pioneers to the denouement of independence, is a momentous episode in Britain's colonial past. Through memoirs, letters and interviews, Margaret Shennan chronicles its halcyon years, the two World Wars, economic depression and diaspora.
