Army in British India From Colonial Warfare to Total War 1857 - 1947

Name: Army in British India From Colonial Warfare to Total War 1857 - 1947
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ISBN: 9781441110763

ISBN-10: 1441110763

ISBN-13: 9781441110763

Edition: N/A

Authors: Kaushik Roy

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The army in India was the principal pillar of British power in South Asia from the mid-nineteenth century until Indian independence. This volume aims to evaluate the combat effectiveness of the army in British India from the mutiny of 1857 until the British departed India in 1947. It examines how the army in India developed from a colonial police force into one of the world's largest volunteer armies which saw service around the globe. The author presents new primary material from international archival sources and develops original interpretations of the political and military role of the army in colonial India. These new arguments include: the army's conduct of 'small wars' on the…

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List price: $24.16
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Publication date: 11/22/2012
Binding: E-Book
Pages: 256
Language: English

Peter Lorge is Senior Lecturer in Chinese History at Vanderbilt University, US.Kaushik Roy is Reader in the Department of History at Jadavpur University, India.