The army in British India : from colonial warfare to total war, 1857-1947
Roy, Kaushik, 1971-2014
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The army in India was the principal pillar of British power in South Asia from the mid-19th century until Indian independence. This volume evaluates 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.
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London : Bloomsbury, 2014.
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256 pages ; 24 cm.
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Originally published: 2012.
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9781472570697 (pbk)
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355'.00954'09034355.0095409034
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English
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1956581
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