Two Pathet Lao sentries at Sam Neua. MEET the lone British officer who was sent to fight the Japanese in World War Two but at just twenty years old ended up commanding them in the fight against communism in Vietnam. John Cross was originally sent to Southern Vietnam because his battalion, 1/1 Gurkha Rifles, was part of 100 Brigade, 20 Indian Division who were sent from Burma to what was then called French Indo-China to disarm the occupying Imperial Japanese Army. With the French initially incapable of taking back control of their colonies the British relied on Japan to run things and worked with them to fight the Vietminh guerrillas. Stunning pictures document Lieutenant Colonel Cross??? time there in the months after World War Two ended and again during the 1970s when he was stationed as an attach?? in the region. The exploits of John Cross??? time in South East Asia have been revealed in his new book, First In Last Out, which is published by Pen and Sword.

Outside the large protective baffle at Sam Neua. MEET the lone British officer who was sent to fight the Japanese in World War Two but at just twenty years old ended up commanding them in the fight against communism in Vietnam. John Cross was originally sent to Southern Vietnam because his battalion, 1/1 Gurkha Rifles, was part of 100 Brigade, 20 Indian Division who were sent from Burma to what was then called French Indo-China to disarm the occupying Imperial Japanese Army. With the French initially incapable of taking back control of their colonies the British relied on Japan to run things and worked with them to fight the Vietminh guerrillas. Stunning pictures document Lieutenant Colonel Cross??? time there in the months after World War Two ended and again during the 1970s when he was stationed as an attach?? in the region. The exploits of John Cross??? time in South East Asia have been revealed in his new book, First In Last Out, which is published by Pen and Sword.

Pathet Lao at Sam Neua. MEET the lone British officer who was sent to fight the Japanese in World War Two but at just twenty years old ended up commanding them in the fight against communism in Vietnam. John Cross was originally sent to Southern Vietnam because his battalion, 1/1 Gurkha Rifles, was part of 100 Brigade, 20 Indian Division who were sent from Burma to what was then called French Indo-China to disarm the occupying Imperial Japanese Army. With the French initially incapable of taking back control of their colonies the British relied on Japan to run things and worked with them to fight the Vietminh guerrillas. Stunning pictures document Lieutenant Colonel Cross??? time there in the months after World War Two ended and again during the 1970s when he was stationed as an attach?? in the region. The exploits of John Cross??? time in South East Asia have been revealed in his new book, First In Last Out, which is published by Pen and Sword.

Pathet Lao at Sam Neua. MEET the lone British officer who was sent to fight the Japanese in World War Two but at just twenty years old ended up commanding them in the fight against communism in Vietnam. John Cross was originally sent to Southern Vietnam because his battalion, 1/1 Gurkha Rifles, was part of 100 Brigade, 20 Indian Division who were sent from Burma to what was then called French Indo-China to disarm the occupying Imperial Japanese Army. With the French initially incapable of taking back control of their colonies the British relied on Japan to run things and worked with them to fight the Vietminh guerrillas. Stunning pictures document Lieutenant Colonel Cross??? time there in the months after World War Two ended and again during the 1970s when he was stationed as an attach?? in the region. The exploits of John Cross??? time in South East Asia have been revealed in his new book, First In Last Out, which is published by Pen and Sword.

Papa Looly on patrol. MEET the lone British officer who was sent to fight the Japanese in World War Two but at just twenty years old ended up commanding them in the fight against communism in Vietnam. John Cross was originally sent to Southern Vietnam because his battalion, 1/1 Gurkha Rifles, was part of 100 Brigade, 20 Indian Division who were sent from Burma to what was then called French Indo-China to disarm the occupying Imperial Japanese Army. With the French initially incapable of taking back control of their colonies the British relied on Japan to run things and worked with them to fight the Vietminh guerrillas. Stunning pictures document Lieutenant Colonel Cross??? time there in the months after World War Two ended and again during the 1970s when he was stationed as an attach?? in the region. The exploits of John Cross??? time in South East Asia have been revealed in his new book, First In Last Out, which is published by Pen and Sword.

Beside the Mekong River in an armoured boat of the River Flotilla. MEET the lone British officer who was sent to fight the Japanese in World War Two but at just twenty years old ended up commanding them in the fight against communism in Vietnam. John Cross was originally sent to Southern Vietnam because his battalion, 1/1 Gurkha Rifles, was part of 100 Brigade, 20 Indian Division who were sent from Burma to what was then called French Indo-China to disarm the occupying Imperial Japanese Army. With the French initially incapable of taking back control of their colonies the British relied on Japan to run things and worked with them to fight the Vietminh guerrillas. Stunning pictures document Lieutenant Colonel Cross??? time there in the months after World War Two ended and again during the 1970s when he was stationed as an attach?? in the region. The exploits of John Cross??? time in South East Asia have been revealed in his new book, First In Last Out, which is published by Pen and Sword.

Meeting villagers in Military Region 4. MEET the lone British officer who was sent to fight the Japanese in World War Two but at just twenty years old ended up commanding them in the fight against communism in Vietnam. John Cross was originally sent to Southern Vietnam because his battalion, 1/1 Gurkha Rifles, was part of 100 Brigade, 20 Indian Division who were sent from Burma to what was then called French Indo-China to disarm the occupying Imperial Japanese Army. With the French initially incapable of taking back control of their colonies the British relied on Japan to run things and worked with them to fight the Vietminh guerrillas. Stunning pictures document Lieutenant Colonel Cross??? time there in the months after World War Two ended and again during the 1970s when he was stationed as an attach?? in the region. The exploits of John Cross??? time in South East Asia have been revealed in his new book, First In Last Out, which is published by Pen and Sword.

'Rogues Gallery': the attache corps. MEET the lone British officer who was sent to fight the Japanese in World War Two but at just twenty years old ended up commanding them in the fight against communism in Vietnam. John Cross was originally sent to Southern Vietnam because his battalion, 1/1 Gurkha Rifles, was part of 100 Brigade, 20 Indian Division who were sent from Burma to what was then called French Indo-China to disarm the occupying Imperial Japanese Army. With the French initially incapable of taking back control of their colonies the British relied on Japan to run things and worked with them to fight the Vietminh guerrillas. Stunning pictures document Lieutenant Colonel Cross??? time there in the months after World War Two ended and again during the 1970s when he was stationed as an attach?? in the region. The exploits of John Cross??? time in South East Asia have been revealed in his new book, First In Last Out, which is published by Pen and Sword.

Inside 'Whisky 3', a guerilla camp. MEET the lone British officer who was sent to fight the Japanese in World War Two but at just twenty years old ended up commanding them in the fight against communism in Vietnam. John Cross was originally sent to Southern Vietnam because his battalion, 1/1 Gurkha Rifles, was part of 100 Brigade, 20 Indian Division who were sent from Burma to what was then called French Indo-China to disarm the occupying Imperial Japanese Army. With the French initially incapable of taking back control of their colonies the British relied on Japan to run things and worked with them to fight the Vietminh guerrillas. Stunning pictures document Lieutenant Colonel Cross??? time there in the months after World War Two ended and again during the 1970s when he was stationed as an attach?? in the region. The exploits of John Cross??? time in South East Asia have been revealed in his new book, First In Last Out, which is published by Pen and Sword.

John Cross on tour in Brigadier General Soutchai's helicopter, November 1974. MEET the lone British officer who was sent to fight the Japanese in World War Two but at just twenty years old ended up commanding them in the fight against communism in Vietnam. John Cross was originally sent to Southern Vietnam because his battalion, 1/1 Gurkha Rifles, was part of 100 Brigade, 20 Indian Division who were sent from Burma to what was then called French Indo-China to disarm the occupying Imperial Japanese Army. With the French initially incapable of taking back control of their colonies the British relied on Japan to run things and worked with them to fight the Vietminh guerrillas. Stunning pictures document Lieutenant Colonel Cross??? time there in the months after World War Two ended and again during the 1970s when he was stationed as an attach?? in the region. The exploits of John Cross??? time in South East Asia have been revealed in his new book, First In Last Out, which is published by Pen and Sword.

Briefing in Done Hene, Military Region 3: Austalian DA and British Head of Chancery. MEET the lone British officer who was sent to fight the Japanese in World War Two but at just twenty years old ended up commanding them in the fight against communism in Vietnam. John Cross was originally sent to Southern Vietnam because his battalion, 1/1 Gurkha Rifles, was part of 100 Brigade, 20 Indian Division who were sent from Burma to what was then called French Indo-China to disarm the occupying Imperial Japanese Army. With the French initially incapable of taking back control of their colonies the British relied on Japan to run things and worked with them to fight the Vietminh guerrillas. Stunning pictures document Lieutenant Colonel Cross??? time there in the months after World War Two ended and again during the 1970s when he was stationed as an attach?? in the region. The exploits of John Cross??? time in South East Asia have been revealed in his new book, First In Last Out, which is published by Pen and Sword.

At the border of Royal Lao government and Pathet Lao territory, Military Region 4. MEET the lone British officer who was sent to fight the Japanese in World War Two but at just twenty years old ended up commanding them in the fight against communism in Vietnam. John Cross was originally sent to Southern Vietnam because his battalion, 1/1 Gurkha Rifles, was part of 100 Brigade, 20 Indian Division who were sent from Burma to what was then called French Indo-China to disarm the occupying Imperial Japanese Army. With the French initially incapable of taking back control of their colonies the British relied on Japan to run things and worked with them to fight the Vietminh guerrillas. Stunning pictures document Lieutenant Colonel Cross??? time there in the months after World War Two ended and again during the 1970s when he was stationed as an attach?? in the region. The exploits of John Cross??? time in South East Asia have been revealed in his new book, First In Last Out, which is published by Pen and Sword.

HM King of Laos inspects 'Honor Guard', Vientiane. MEET the lone British officer who was sent to fight the Japanese in World War Two but at just twenty years old ended up commanding them in the fight against communism in Vietnam. John Cross was originally sent to Southern Vietnam because his battalion, 1/1 Gurkha Rifles, was part of 100 Brigade, 20 Indian Division who were sent from Burma to what was then called French Indo-China to disarm the occupying Imperial Japanese Army. With the French initially incapable of taking back control of their colonies the British relied on Japan to run things and worked with them to fight the Vietminh guerrillas. Stunning pictures document Lieutenant Colonel Cross??? time there in the months after World War Two ended and again during the 1970s when he was stationed as an attach?? in the region. The exploits of John Cross??? time in South East Asia have been revealed in his new book, First In Last Out, which is published by Pen and Sword.

John Cross in ceremonial uniform talking to a Lao soldier guarding the route into Thad Luang before the arrival of the royal group. MEET the lone British officer who was sent to fight the Japanese in World War Two but at just twenty years old ended up commanding them in the fight against communism in Vietnam. John Cross was originally sent to Southern Vietnam because his battalion, 1/1 Gurkha Rifles, was part of 100 Brigade, 20 Indian Division who were sent from Burma to what was then called French Indo-China to disarm the occupying Imperial Japanese Army. With the French initially incapable of taking back control of their colonies the British relied on Japan to run things and worked with them to fight the Vietminh guerrillas. Stunning pictures document Lieutenant Colonel Cross??? time there in the months after World War Two ended and again during the 1970s when he was stationed as an attach?? in the region. The exploits of John Cross??? time in South East Asia have been revealed in his new book, First In Last Out, which is published by Pen and Sword.

HBM Ambassador, Alan Davidson, with the Red Prince, Souvanouvong, in the Politburo cave at Sam Neua. MEET the lone British officer who was sent to fight the Japanese in World War Two but at just twenty years old ended up commanding them in the fight against communism in Vietnam. John Cross was originally sent to Southern Vietnam because his battalion, 1/1 Gurkha Rifles, was part of 100 Brigade, 20 Indian Division who were sent from Burma to what was then called French Indo-China to disarm the occupying Imperial Japanese Army. With the French initially incapable of taking back control of their colonies the British relied on Japan to run things and worked with them to fight the Vietminh guerrillas. Stunning pictures document Lieutenant Colonel Cross??? time there in the months after World War Two ended and again during the 1970s when he was stationed as an attach?? in the region. The exploits of John Cross??? time in South East Asia have been revealed in his new book, First In Last Out, which is published by Pen and Sword.

John Cross inspecting an 'Honour Guard' of a Royal Lao Army guerilla unit. MEET the lone British officer who was sent to fight the Japanese in World War Two but at just twenty years old ended up commanding them in the fight against communism in Vietnam. John Cross was originally sent to Southern Vietnam because his battalion, 1/1 Gurkha Rifles, was part of 100 Brigade, 20 Indian Division who were sent from Burma to what was then called French Indo-China to disarm the occupying Imperial Japanese Army. With the French initially incapable of taking back control of their colonies the British relied on Japan to run things and worked with them to fight the Vietminh guerrillas. Stunning pictures document Lieutenant Colonel Cross??? time there in the months after World War Two ended and again during the 1970s when he was stationed as an attach?? in the region. The exploits of John Cross??? time in South East Asia have been revealed in his new book, First In Last Out, which is published by Pen and Sword.

the wedding of Princess Marina Rangsi and His Highness Prince Sisouk na Champassak. MEET the lone British officer who was sent to fight the Japanese in World War Two but at just twenty years old ended up commanding them in the fight against communism in Vietnam. John Cross was originally sent to Southern Vietnam because his battalion, 1/1 Gurkha Rifles, was part of 100 Brigade, 20 Indian Division who were sent from Burma to what was then called French Indo-China to disarm the occupying Imperial Japanese Army. With the French initially incapable of taking back control of their colonies the British relied on Japan to run things and worked with them to fight the Vietminh guerrillas. Stunning pictures document Lieutenant Colonel Cross??? time there in the months after World War Two ended and again during the 1970s when he was stationed as an attach?? in the region. The exploits of John Cross??? time in South East Asia have been revealed in his new book, First In Last Out, which is published by Pen and Sword.

Major General Kouprasith Abhay, deputy Commander-in-Chief, Royal Lao Army reports to HM the King. MEET the lone British officer who was sent to fight the Japanese in World War Two but at just twenty years old ended up commanding them in the fight against communism in Vietnam. John Cross was originally sent to Southern Vietnam because his battalion, 1/1 Gurkha Rifles, was part of 100 Brigade, 20 Indian Division who were sent from Burma to what was then called French Indo-China to disarm the occupying Imperial Japanese Army. With the French initially incapable of taking back control of their colonies the British relied on Japan to run things and worked with them to fight the Vietminh guerrillas. Stunning pictures document Lieutenant Colonel Cross??? time there in the months after World War Two ended and again during the 1970s when he was stationed as an attach?? in the region. The exploits of John Cross??? time in South East Asia have been revealed in his new book, First In Last Out, which is published by Pen and Sword.