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The Indian Empire at war : from Jihad to victory, the untold story of the Indian Army in the First World War / George Morton-Jack.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Little Brown Book Group, c2018.Description: 582 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some color), maps ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781408707692 (cased) :
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: ebook version :: No titleDDC classification:
  • 940.412 54
Summary: 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.
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940.287 Pea Europe and beyond 1870 - 1982 / 940.3 Ter White heat : 940.4 Str The first world war : 940.412 54 Jac The Indian Empire at war : 940.43 War Passchendaele : 940.440 910 92 All Kitchener's last volunteer : 940.451 4 Pre Lusitania :

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.

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