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Article: Sahib: The British Soldier in India, ...
Geographical;  February 1, 2006 ;     569 words ...Sahib: The British Soldier in India, 1750-1914 by Richard Holmes Harper Collins ... brings to life the history of British colonialism in India--from the early days of the East India Company to the heady days of the Raj. Here we find ...

Article: British soldier killed in Mont Blanc avalanche; ...
The Evening Standard (London, England);  July 27, 2005 ;     700+ words ...BY PETER ALLEN in Paris A BRITISH soldier died and two have been seriously injured in an avalanche in the ... Indian monsoon mudslides kill 54 .MONSOON rains in western India have triggered mudslides which have left 54 people reported dead ...

Article: British soldier killed, three wounded in ...
The Hindustan Times;  August 21, 2006 ;     349 words ...Report from the India Press Release brought to you by the Hindustan Times Kabul, Aug 21 -- A British soldier with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) was killed and three others were wounded in a fire fight with ...

Article: Letter to a parent of a British soldier
New Statesman;  January 15, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... Taylor The New Statesman 16 August 1947 Letter to a parent of a British soldier in Palestine Dear Sir, Every morning when you open your paper ... Palestine is much the same as between Moslem and Hindu in India. The proportion of Moslem to Hindu is roughly 1 to 3; of ...

Article: British soldier is killed by bomb as Basra boils ...
The Daily Mail (London, England);  August 15, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... problem.' The attack came on the day there were reports that Washington had scrapped plans to give the United Nations a bigger role in the occupation of Iraq, defying pressure from France, India and others. m.hickley@dailymail.co.uk

Article: British soldier killed in bomb attack
The Scotsman;  August 15, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... to back away from moves to give the United Nations a greater role in the occupation of Iraq, an idea supported by France and India as a condition for their participation in peacekeeping exercises. Officials with the Bush administration were quoted as saying ...

Article: Inside Taliban Town; As the fifteenth British ...
The Evening Standard (London, England);  August 22, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... capital, Islamabad. In colonial days, Quetta was known as "Little London", one of the most desirable postings in British India. That was all destroyed by an earthquake in 1935. Now, it has the exciting air of a frontier town, surrounded by high ...