Soldiers of empire: Indian and British armies in World War II /
Tarak Barkawi.
- New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2017.
- xvii, 321 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Gratis
Includes bibliographical references (pages 288-314) and index.
Introduction: decolonizing the soldier -- Part I. Colonial soldiers -- Making colonial soldiers in British India -- Unmaking an imperial army -- Politics and prisoners in the Indian Army -- Part II. Going to war -- Defeat, drill, and discipline -- Ritual, solidarity, and sacrifice -- Battle -- Part III. History and theory -- The experience and representation of combat -- Cosmopolitan military histories and sociologies.
9781316620656 (paperback : alk. paper)
Great Britain. Army. British Indian Army --History--World War, 1939-1945.
World War, 1939-1945--Participation, East Indian. Sociology, Military--History--India--20th century. World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Burma.