| The Indian Army 1914 1947 Contributor(s): Sumner, Ian (Author), Chappell, Mike (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1841761966 ISBN-13: 9781841761961 Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK) OUR PRICE: $18.90 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2001 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: At the height of its strength and confidence the army of British India was a unique organisation, whose officers and other ranks - all volunteers - were bound together by extraordinary e sprit de corps. Already the largest volunteer army in the world in 1914, by 1918 it had quadrupled in strength to nearly 600,000 men. Indian divisions served with distinction on the Western Front and, particularly, in the Middle East. After interwar campaigns on the North-West Frontier, in the Second World War Indian divisions made a major contribution to the British effort in North Africa, Italy and Burma. With independence and partition the old army was divided between the new states of India and Pakistan, retaining its discipline and professional pride in the most difficult circumstances. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Pictorial - History | Asia - India & South Asia - History | Military - World War Ii |
| Dewey: 355.009 |
| Series: Elite |
| Physical Information: 0.23" H x 6.9" W x 10.12" (0.49 lbs) 64 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 - Cultural Region - Indian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Osprey's examination of the Indian army during World War I (1914-1918), World War II (1939-1945), and the interwar years. At the height of its strength and confidence the army of British India was a unique organisation, whose officers and other ranks - all volunteers - were bound together by extraordinary sprit de corps. Already the largest volunteer army in the world in 1914, by 1918 it had quadrupled in strength to nearly 600,000 men. Indian divisions served with distinction on the Western Front and, particularly, in the Middle East. After interwar campaigns on the North-West Frontier, in the Second World War Indian divisions made a major contribution to the British effort in North Africa, Italy and Burma. With independence and partition the old army was divided between the new states of India and Pakistan, retaining its discipline and professional pride in the most difficult circumstances. |