Indian Army and the First World War : 1914-18 / Kaushik Roy.
2019
D547.I5
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Title
Indian Army and the First World War : 1914-18 / Kaushik Roy.
Author
Roy, Kaushik, 1971- author.
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780199093939 (electronic book)
Published
New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2019.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource : maps.
Call Number
D547.I5
Dewey Decimal Classification
940.354
Summary
The Indian Army which was the bulwark of the British Empire in South Asia functioned as an imperial fire brigade force during the Great War. The 'brown warriors' of the Raj defended the British Empire from Belgium and France in the west to Singapore in the east. The Indian Army fought the Kaiserheer and the Ottoman Army in diverse theatres. Further, Indian society was mobilized to provide military and non-military manpower as well as economic assets in order to sustain the British imperial war effort.
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The Indian Army which was the bulwark of the British Empire in South Asia functioned as an imperial fire brigade force during the Great War. The 'brown warriors' of the Raj defended the British Empire from Belgium and France in the west to Singapore in the east. The Indian Army fought the Kaiserheer and the Ottoman Army in diverse theatres. Further, Indian society was mobilized to provide military and non-military manpower as well as economic assets in order to sustain the British imperial war effort.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Access limited to authorized users.
Source of Description
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on January 9, 2019).
Series
Oxford scholarship online.
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Print version: 9780199485659
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