Late Colonial Indian Army - From the Afghan Wars to the Second World War

This book examines the British Indian Army during the later colonial era, from the First Afghan War in 1839 to Indian independence in 1947. During this period, it developed from an internal policing force to a frontier army, and later to a conventional Western-style fighting force.

List of contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1 The Frontier Army
Chapter 2 The Indian Army and the Great War
Chapter 3 Between Two Wars
Part I: North Africa
Chapter 4 The Indian Army and the Second World War
Part II: Italy
Chapter 5 The Indian Army and the Second World War
Part III: East Asia
Chapter 6 The Indian Army and the Second World War
Conclusion
Appendix
Bibliography
About the Author

About the author

Pradeep Barua is professor of history at the University of Nebraska at Kearney.

Summary

This book examines the British Indian Army during the later colonial era, from the First Afghan War in 1839 to Indian independence in 1947. During this period, it developed from an internal policing force to a frontier army, and later to a conventional Western-style fighting force.

Product details

• Authors: Pradeep Barua
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2021
• EAN: 9781498552202
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-5220-2
• No. of pages: 364
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Afghanistan, First World War, military history, HISTORY / Military / Strategy, 21st Century, Military & defence strategy, Defence strategy, planning & research, World War Two period (c 1939 to c 1945), Second World War, Asian History, c 1914 to c 1918 (including WW1), c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), Indian sub-continent, South Asia (Indian sub-continent), Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, Early 21st century c 2000 to c 2050, World War One period (1914–1918), HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / Afghan War (2001-2021), HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War I, HISTORY / Asia / South / General