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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Roy, Kaushik, 1971-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Bloomsbury, 2013.
Colección:Bloomsbury studies in military history.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Military uprising, 1857-9
  • Small wars in north-west India, 1859-1913
  • Small wars in north-east India, 1859-1913
  • Army in India and the first World War, 1914-18
  • Reforms and modernization of the army in India during the interwar period, 1919-39
  • Armed forces of India in the second World War, 1939-1945
  • Demobilization, partition and military legacies of the Raj.