Indian Empire at war from Jihad to victory, the untold story of the Indian Army in the First World War
Morton-Jack, George
Indian Empire at war from Jihad to victory, the untold story of the Indian Army in the First World War - London Little Brown 2018 - 582p. illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 530-550) and index.
Almost two million volunteers served the Indian army in the Great War, always under British regimental officers, high commanders and staff. 150,000 of them were long-serving pre-war professional soldiers; most of the remainder were wartime recruits, drawn from across South Asia. Half of the Indian soldiers were sent overseas, and those who returned did so with a different outlook on life - for some it lit the spark for Jihad and for even more it led to a desire for Independence. In most histories of the war, the Tommies, pals and poets have dominated the tales - but what of the war as experienced by their Indian counterparts? This remarkable, fresh take on WWI sets this right, telling the Indian army's story of 1914-18 through the voices of the service's officers and ranks, and of the princes, priests, prostitutes and others who encountered them across the continents.
9781408707708
2018410449
GBB8C4007 bnb
018932068 Uk
India. Army --History--World War, 1914-1918.
Great Britain. Army. British Indian Army --History--20th century.
World War, 1914-1918--Participation, East Indian.
World War, 1914-1918--India.
940.41254 / MO-I
Indian Empire at war from Jihad to victory, the untold story of the Indian Army in the First World War - London Little Brown 2018 - 582p. illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 530-550) and index.
Almost two million volunteers served the Indian army in the Great War, always under British regimental officers, high commanders and staff. 150,000 of them were long-serving pre-war professional soldiers; most of the remainder were wartime recruits, drawn from across South Asia. Half of the Indian soldiers were sent overseas, and those who returned did so with a different outlook on life - for some it lit the spark for Jihad and for even more it led to a desire for Independence. In most histories of the war, the Tommies, pals and poets have dominated the tales - but what of the war as experienced by their Indian counterparts? This remarkable, fresh take on WWI sets this right, telling the Indian army's story of 1914-18 through the voices of the service's officers and ranks, and of the princes, priests, prostitutes and others who encountered them across the continents.
9781408707708
2018410449
GBB8C4007 bnb
018932068 Uk
India. Army --History--World War, 1914-1918.
Great Britain. Army. British Indian Army --History--20th century.
World War, 1914-1918--Participation, East Indian.
World War, 1914-1918--India.
940.41254 / MO-I