THE BRITISH ARMY IN NORTH AFRICA, SICILY, ITALY, THE BALKANS AND AUSTRIA 1942-1946 - Standing with his Arab charger, this Goumier, dressed in a flowing burnous, awaits the return of his French officer. These rugged and fierce soldiers from the Atlas mountain area of Morocco rank with the Ghurkas as fighters. They duplicate many of the functions and talents of the Ghurkas, and have proved their strong fighting qualities in Tunisia, and in the hard mountain fighting in Italy British Army

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