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Indian Army and the First World War : 1914-18 / Kaushik Roy.
By: Roy, Kaushik [author.]
.Series: Oxford scholarship online: Publisher: New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2019Edition: First edition.Description: 1 online resource : maps (black and white).Content type: text | cartographic image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780199093939 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Great Britain. Army. British Indian Army | World War, 1914-1918 -- CampaignsAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780199485659DDC classification: 940.354 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online 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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| ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
This edition previously issued in print: 2018.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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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