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The Army in British India : from colonial warfare to total war 1857-1947 /
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 th...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Bloomsbury,
2013.
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| Colección: | Bloomsbury studies in military history.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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 arm. |
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| Notas: | Title from PDF title page (viewed on Dec. 7, 2012). |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource : maps. |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781441168450 1441168451 9781441110763 1441110763 9781472570697 1472570693 |