| The Army in India and the Development of Frontier Warfare, 1849-1947 1998 Edition Contributor(s): Moreman, T. (Author) |
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ISBN: 031221703X ISBN-13: 9780312217037 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 1999 Annotation: For generations of British and Indian Officers and men, the North-West Frontier was the scene of repeated skirmishes and major campaigns against the trans-border Pathan tribes who inhabited the mountainous no-man's land between India and Afghanistan. This scholarly study explains how units of the Army in India adapted to particular requirements of this distinctive form of colonial warfare which represented an enduring military problem for these guardians of the Raj. Frontier fighting during the nineteenth century prompted the development of a unique doctrine for operations in mountainous terrain against an irregular tribal opponent. This book traces how these specialized principles and minor tactics were refined and passed on to later generations of soldiers between 1849 and 1947 as a written doctrine and system of training. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - General - Technology & Engineering | Military Science - History | Europe - Great Britain - General |
| Dewey: 355 |
| LCCN: 98018858 |
| Series: Studies in Military and Strategic History |
| Physical Information: 1.11" H x 5.64" W x 8.72" (1.00 lbs) 258 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 - Chronological Period - 1920's - Chronological Period - 1930's - Chronological Period - 1940's - Cultural Region - Indian - Cultural Region - British Isles - Cultural Region - Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This comprehensive study is the first scholarly account explaining how the British and Indian armies adapted to the peculiar demands of fighting an irregular tribal opponent in the mountainous no-man's-land between India and Afghanistan. It does so by discussing how a tactical doctrine of frontier fighting was developed and 'passed on' to succeeding generations of soldiers. As this book conclusively demonstrates this form of colonial warfare always exerted a powerful influence on the organisation, equipment, training and ethos of the Army in India. |